x-viral-template-miner
When the user wants to find proven-to-travel post templates in their niche and adapt them to their own product. Also use when the user mentions "what's going viral in my space", "what are competitors posting", "copy a viral post", "trending on X", "post ideas", "template mining", or "what to post this week". This is trend hunting, not plagiarism — the output is a template the user fills with their own assets.
Best use case
x-viral-template-miner is best used when you need a repeatable AI agent workflow instead of a one-off prompt.
When the user wants to find proven-to-travel post templates in their niche and adapt them to their own product. Also use when the user mentions "what's going viral in my space", "what are competitors posting", "copy a viral post", "trending on X", "post ideas", "template mining", or "what to post this week". This is trend hunting, not plagiarism — the output is a template the user fills with their own assets.
Teams using x-viral-template-miner should expect a more consistent output, faster repeated execution, less prompt rewriting.
When to use this skill
- You want a reusable workflow that can be run more than once with consistent structure.
When not to use this skill
- You only need a quick one-off answer and do not need a reusable workflow.
- You cannot install or maintain the underlying files, dependencies, or repository context.
Installation
Claude Code / Cursor / Codex
Manual Installation
- Download SKILL.md from GitHub
- Place it in
.claude/skills/x-viral-template-miner/SKILL.mdinside your project - Restart your AI agent — it will auto-discover the skill
How x-viral-template-miner Compares
| Feature / Agent | x-viral-template-miner | Standard Approach |
|---|---|---|
| Platform Support | Not specified | Limited / Varies |
| Context Awareness | High | Baseline |
| Installation Complexity | Unknown | N/A |
Frequently Asked Questions
What does this skill do?
When the user wants to find proven-to-travel post templates in their niche and adapt them to their own product. Also use when the user mentions "what's going viral in my space", "what are competitors posting", "copy a viral post", "trending on X", "post ideas", "template mining", or "what to post this week". This is trend hunting, not plagiarism — the output is a template the user fills with their own assets.
Where can I find the source code?
You can find the source code on GitHub using the link provided at the top of the page.
SKILL.md Source
# X Viral Template Miner Great posts in your niche are a renewable resource. Something that went viral last week is a proven template you can fill with your own product, screenshot, or result. This skill systematizes finding those templates and adapting them — without just copying the post. **When invoking**: Ask for the user's product, niche, and a list of 3-8 competitor / adjacent accounts. If they can't name any, help them find them first. ## Core rule **Trend-match, don't time-travel.** What went viral a year ago won't work today. The mining window is the last 2-4 weeks. If you're looking at a post older than a month, it's a pattern study — not a template to use this week. ## Mining protocol 1. **List the sources.** 3-8 accounts that share your ICP. Mix of: direct competitors, adjacent tools, well-known individuals in the space, community-built-in-public accounts. 2. **Pull the top posts.** For each account, list their top 5 posts from the last 30 days by likes. Note: - Media type (text, image, video, GitHub link, screenshot) - Post structure (hook / body / CTA shape) - What the audience is actually reacting to (novelty? result? visualization? contrarian take?) 3. **Extract the template.** Strip out the specific product and leave the shape. Examples: - `[screenshot of GitHub repo tree] + [one-line claim about the capability]` - `[visualization of data/graph] + [contrarian observation]` - `[before/after demo GIF] + [what I was told was impossible]` - `[screenshot of real user reaction] + [this is why we built it]` 4. **Score for fit.** For each template, answer: can I produce a genuine instance of this with my current product, or am I faking it? Kill anything you'd have to fake. 5. **Remix, don't copy.** Produce your own instance with your own asset. Change the voice. Change the framing. Same shape, different filling. ## Signals that a template is actually viral - Likes are >10x the author's baseline. - Replies outnumber quote-tweets (replies are the strongest algorithm signal as of 2026). - The post shows up in multiple accounts' feeds organically (not promoted). - The post has been screenshot and re-shared by someone else. ## Output format When asked to mine templates, produce: 1. **Source accounts** (the ones you scanned). 2. **Top 5 templates** from the last 30 days, each with: - Template shape (genericized, product-agnostic) - Original post(s) that validated it - Why it worked (1 sentence) - How the user's product could fill it 3. **3 ready-to-post remixes** using the user's actual assets. 4. **1 template to skip** and why (so they understand the "fake it" filter). ## Related skills - `x-account-warmup` — mining + daily posting is the warmup engine - `x-launch-video-structure` — launch videos also follow templates; mine video posts separately - `social-content-creation` — for longer repurposing from existing content (different use case)
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