What you'll get
This skill finds the posts, reels, videos, or tweets that did far better than a creator's or competitor's normal results. It compares each post against that account's own typical performance, explains the patterns behind the winners, and turns them into a practical swipe file. Marketers and creators get a ranked report with hooks to borrow and content ideas based on what actually worked.
Step 1 — Get the skill source URL
The Outlier Post Finder skill lives at:
Step 2 — Add it to your AI agent
Copy one of these prompts and paste it into your AI tool. The agent will fetch and install the skill for you.
Claude Code
Add the agent skill from https://github.com/ScrapeCreators/social-media-research-skills/tree/main/skills/outlier-post-finder to my project.
Cursor
Install this agent skill: https://github.com/ScrapeCreators/social-media-research-skills/tree/main/skills/outlier-post-finder
Codex
Add this skill to .codex/skills/: https://github.com/ScrapeCreators/social-media-research-skills/tree/main/skills/outlier-post-finder
Gemini CLI
Add the skill at https://github.com/ScrapeCreators/social-media-research-skills/tree/main/skills/outlier-post-finder to my .gemini/skills/ directory.
OpenCode
Install this agent skill from https://github.com/ScrapeCreators/social-media-research-skills/tree/main/skills/outlier-post-finder
Windsurf
Add this skill: https://github.com/ScrapeCreators/social-media-research-skills/tree/main/skills/outlier-post-finder
Step 3 — Try these prompts
Once the skill is installed, ask your AI things like:
- Know which of a competitor's posts really took off and why
- Building a swipe file of proven hooks and formats for your own content
- Analyzing a creator before partnering with them or modeling their approach
What this skill does
- Pulls recent public posts from TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, LinkedIn, X, Facebook, Threads, and Bluesky
- Measures each post against the account's own typical results, not raw view counts
- Ranks the biggest overperformers and explains why each one likely worked
- Collects the exact hooks used in the top posts
- Suggests new content ideas based on the winning patterns