I made a skill for OpenClaw/Hermes Agents from cailynyongyong's HOW TO GO VIRAL ON X

x-audience-warmup_SKILL.md

name	x-audience-warmup
description	Use when starting an X (Twitter) account from scratch, when follower count is below 500, or when preparing an account to receive viral traffic before posting demo videos or trend-hijacking content.

Overview

A cold X account with no followers wastes viral content. This skill covers the warm-up phase: getting from 0 to 500-1000 followers before deploying x-viral-demo-video or x-trend-hijacking posts.

Expected timeline: ~9 months from first post to first viral moment.

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When to Use

• Account is new or has fewer than 500 followers
• About to post a product demo video (see x-viral-demo-video)
• About to attempt trend hijacking (see x-trend-hijacking)
• Deciding between X and LinkedIn as primary channel

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Platform Decision

Audience	Best Platform	Notes
Developers, tech founders, open source	X (Twitter)	OSS repos get strong engagement here
Event marketers, non-tech B2B	LinkedIn	LinkedIn picks up Twitter viral content ~2 weeks later
Building in public	X first, then LinkedIn	X builds brand awareness; LinkedIn follows

Cross-platform stack: YouTube (OG fans, long-form journey) + Discord (community) + X (brand awareness). YouTube feeds X growth over time.

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Core Strategy

Daily posting cadence - post every single day without exception:

• Motivational one-liners
• Industry insights (1-2 sentences)
• Personal journey updates (wins, setbacks, milestones)

X Communities - tag relevant communities (e.g. "Building in Public") on every applicable post. Community members browse the tag feed and follow active posters.

Tag famous accounts - mention or tag relevant well-known accounts in posts. A single retweet from a large account can add hundreds of followers overnight.

Post proof of traction - share payment screenshots, first customer stories, milestone numbers. Audiences root for founders showing real progress.

Open source repos - if you have a public repo, post about it. Developers on tech Twitter are highly curious and will follow to track progress.

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Common Mistakes

• Posting a viral-format video (x-viral-demo-video) to an account with <200 followers - the content has nowhere to spread
• Skipping the daily cadence even once per week - consistency compounds
• Using X for non-tech B2B audiences instead of LinkedIn
• Waiting for a perfect post - volume beats perfection during warm-up
• Ignoring X Communities - tagging them is free distribution
• Only posting product content - mix in personal journey and wins to build parasocial connection

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Related Skills

• x-viral-demo-video - deploy after account reaches 500+ followers
• x-trend-hijacking - works best when base audience can amplify the initial signal

x-trend-hijacking_SKILL.md

name	x-trend-hijacking
description	Use when a trend is currently circulating on X and you want to post within the same day, when a competitor's post went viral and you want to clone the format, or when you need to maximize reach beyond your existing follower count.

Overview

Spot a trend, identify the winning template, post same-day with your own content in that format.

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When to Use

• A topic is trending on X right now (today or this morning)
• A competitor post in your space got high likes/retweets recently
• You have a GitHub repo, data viz, or milestone screenshot ready to post

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Trend Monitoring

• Check X every day - trends expire fast; yesterday's trend is stale
• Act same day - morning spotting, same-day posting

High-signal trend indicators:

• GitHub repo screenshots with high engagement
• Data visualizations being widely shared
• New open source tool announcements being retweeted
• Revenue/payment milestone screenshots
• Surprising or funny founder moments

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Competitor Template Copying

Step	Action
1. Find competitors	Search your niche keywords, find 5-10 active accounts
2. Sort by engagement	Look at posts with most likes/retweets, not recency
3. Extract the template	Hook format, visual type, caption length
4. Copy format, not content	Use the same structure with your own data/repo
5. Focus on recent	Only copy templates from the last 2-4 weeks

Example: "knowledge graph" trending + GitHub repo screenshots going viral → post your own repo screenshot with a graph visualization → 1.7K likes.

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Content Mix Strategy

Format	Use For
Text	Daily engagement, follower building
Images	Trend hijacking - screenshots, data viz
Video	Launch moments, product demos

• Text warms up audience; images and video carry the viral moment
• Images outperform text because X is predominantly text - visuals interrupt the scroll
• See x-viral-demo-video for video-specific execution

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Platform Timing

• X goes viral first; LinkedIn picks up the same content ~2 weeks later
• Post on X immediately when spotting a trend
• Being first on X means a 2-week head start over LinkedIn-only creators

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Community Tagging

• Tag relevant communities on every trend post (e.g. "Building in Public")
• Community feed browsers are actively looking for content - free distribution

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Common Mistakes

• Copying a template that went viral 3+ months ago - trends have moved on
• Posting to a cold account (<200 followers) before warming up - see x-audience-warmup
• Waiting a day after spotting a trend - post same day or skip it
• Skipping community tags - they are free distribution

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Related Skills

• x-audience-warmup - build the base audience before trend posts have impact
• x-viral-demo-video - for launch moments that pair with trend timing

x-viral-demo-video_SKILL.md

name	x-viral-demo-video
description	Use when a product launch on X (Twitter) is imminent and a demo video is needed, when the account has 500+ followers and a feature ready to demonstrate, or when a prior demo video underperformed and needs restructuring.

X Viral Demo Video

Overview

Structured method for creating demo videos that achieve 1000+ likes and 100K+ views on X. Requires a warmed-up account first - see the x-audience-warmup skill.

When to Use

• Recording a product demo for X/Twitter
• Planning a launch video
• Scripting a feature walkthrough for social media

Video Structure

Timestamp	Duration	Content
0s	1s	Visual hook - eye-catching, cute, or surprising. Show domain name/brand.
1s	5s	One-liner product intro using 3-5 words. Show the product, do not explain it.
6s	5-7s	The demo. Must be under 10 seconds or you lose attention.
Total	Max 60s	Hard cap. Over 1 minute loses the audience trained on 15-second reels.

One-liner Examples

• "You can now give OpenClaw a brain"
• "Introducing Claude Code for teams, but better"
• "I'm building Momo this year and I need to..."

One Feature Per Video

Cover one complete pipeline or workflow a customer can do end-to-end. Not a single button - a full use case. Not multiple features - one story.

ICP Storytelling

Pretend you ARE the ideal customer profile (ICP).

Template:

"Hi I'm [Name]. I'm a [role], and today [specific problem]. So I open [product]."

Example:

"Hi I'm Helen. I'm a founder and today's the day after the launch. Team Slack channels are blowing up and I need to know what's happening right now. So I open up Momo."

Rules:

• Get into the solution within 10 seconds
• The problem must be immediately recognizable to the ICP
• Show opening the product as the natural next step after the problem

Script Writing

1. Write everything you want to say in full
2. Cut every filler word ruthlessly
3. Check every sentence for over-explaining
4. Compact to only the exact words needed
5. Do not use AI to write scripts - AI adds filler words and loses the nuance of what you are actually showing

Common Mistakes

• Going over 60 seconds
• Explaining the product instead of showing it
• Slow demo - if the demo exceeds 10 seconds, cut it down
• Covering multiple features in one video
• Using AI-generated scripts with padding phrases ("In today's fast-paced world...")
• Skipping the visual hook in the first second
• Not referencing the brand/domain in the first second

Related Skills

• x-audience-warmup - warm up your account to 500+ followers before posting demo videos
• x-trend-hijacking - time your demo video launches to ride current trends for maximum reach