# Write Viral Short-Form Content with Proven Hooks

Creators struggle with blank pages and weak hooks that cause viewers to swipe away. This skill provides pattern-based frameworks for hooks, retention structure, and platform-specific scripts that hold attention and earn saves.

## Install

```bash
npx skillstore add vyralcontent/viral-short-form
```

## Metadata

- - Slug: vyralcontent-viral-short-form
- - Version: 1.0.0
- - Author: vyralcontent
- - GitHub username: vyralcontent
- - License: MIT
- - Repository: https://github.com/vyralcontent/content-skills/tree/main/skills/viral-short-form/
- - Ref: main
- - Supported tools: Claude, Codex, Claude Code
- - Risk level: safe
- - Risk factors: external\_commands, network, filesystem
- - Quality score: 85
- - Quality tier: gold
- - Public page: https://skillstore.pages.dev/skills/vyralcontent-viral-short-form
- - Manifest: https://skillstore.pages.dev/api/skills/vyralcontent-viral-short-form/manifest

## Capabilities

- Generate 6-10 diverse hook options labeled by archetype \(curiosity gap, withhold, stakes, contrarian, listicle, etc.\)
- Structure complete video scripts using the hook, escalation, payoff, CTA retention framework
- Draft slide-by-slide carousels for Instagram and LinkedIn with one idea per slide
- Critique existing hooks and scripts against three common failure modes with specific fix suggestions
- Adapt content for TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube Shorts with platform-specific formatting

## Use Cases

- Content creators launching products on short-form video: Get 8-10 hook ideas for a product launch video, then build the strongest into a full retention-structured script ready to film.
- Marketers repurposing long-form content into shorts: Turn a blog post, podcast episode, or YouTube video into several distinct short-form pieces with different hooks and formats.
- Beginner creators learning short-form structure: Learn the hook-escalation-payoff-CTA framework and diagnose why drafts lose viewers using the three failure modes checklist.

## Prompt Templates

### Generate hooks for a product launch

```
Give me 8 hooks for a short-form video launching my $39 reusable cold-brew maker. Label each by archetype.
```

### Write a complete talking-head script

```
Write a 30-second talking-head script on why most morning routines fail. Include hook, escalation, payoff, and CTA. Give me 3 hook options to choose from first.
```

### Critique and improve my draft hook

```
Here's my script hook: 'Hey guys, today I'm going to show you this amazing product.' Tell me exactly where it loses people and rewrite it stronger.
```

### Repurpose content into multiple shorts

```
Turn this blog post about productivity myths into 5 distinct short-form videos: one talking head, one listicle, one carousel, one demo, and one POV. Each needs a different hook.
```

## Limitations

- Pattern-matching guidance only, does not predict or guarantee virality
- No access to real viral videos, creator data, or platform analytics
- Cannot generate visual assets, video edits, or audio content
- Requires user to provide the initial brief, product, or topic context

## Best Practices

- Always offer 6-10 diverse hook options across different archetypes, never just one or variations of the same idea
- Lead every hook with the payoff or the tension, not setup, throat-clearing, or 'hey guys'
- Match the hook promise to the video payoff, orphan clickbait destroys trust and saves

## Anti Patterns

- Returning a single hook idea instead of multiple archetypes for the user to choose from
- Leading with the brand name instead of the viewer's outcome or tension
- Promising virality or guaranteed view counts instead of honest pattern-based guidance

## Security Audit

- - Safe to publish: true
- - Audited at: 2026-06-26T09:16:51.769\+00:00
- - Summary: Static analyzer flagged 73 potential patterns \(external\_commands, filesystem traversal, weak crypto, hardcoded URLs, system recon\). After full review of all 10 files \(701 lines\), every finding is a false positive: the skill contains only markdown documentation about short-form video content creation. Backticks are markdown formatting, not shell execution. Path traversal patterns are relative link references in markdown. Weak crypto and system recon flags are keyword matches in prose \(e.g. 'weak hook', 'system reconnaissance' phrases\). No executable code, no scripts, no network calls exist in the skill. The skill is pure instructional content for content creators with no security risk.

## Stats

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- - Downloads: 6
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- - Popularity score: 0