x-thread

# x-thread A thread is a list that people read one post at a time, and most of them stop after the first. So a thread is really one post with a sequel. Build it that way round. One tool lives in this folder and it runs: ```bash python3 thread.py draft.txt # cut it, count every post, lint it python3 thread.py draft.txt --number # add 1/7, 2/7 ... (counted in the length) python3 thread.py draft.txt --pack # merge short paragraphs into one post ``` Posts break at your own `---` lines first, then at paragraphs, then at sentences. A sentence longer than a whole post is the only thing that gets split between words, and it is flagged when it happens. ## Thread, long post, or single post Decide this before writing anything, and say which one and why: | the idea | format | | --- | --- | | one claim | a single post. `/x-post` | | one argument that needs room, no natural steps | a long post, if the user has Premium | | steps, a list, a sequence, a story with beats | a thread | The most common way a thread fails is being one claim cut into eight pieces. If that is what the user has, say so and hand it to `/x-post`. ## Structure 5 to 12 posts. Under 3 is a post. Past about 15, fewer people finish it than read post 2. ``` 1 THE HOOK stands completely alone. The payoff, promised specifically. Formula from ../x-post/hooks.json, usually #16 Thread Promise, #2 Number Reveal or #5 The List. 2 THE STAKE why the reader should care, or the proof you are the one to say it. The second most-read post. 3..N ONE IDEA EACH a line of claim, a line or two of why. Short. N+1 THE RECAP the whole thread as a list, so a screenshot of it works. LAST THE ASK one: follow, a keyword, the link. One. ``` ## Rules - **Post 1 is 80% of the result.** Score it with `python3 ../x-post/hookscore.py --hook "..."` before writing the rest. - **No "A thread 🧵" as the hook.** X shows it is a thread. Spend the line on the payoff. `thread.py` flags it. - **Every post has to survive being seen alone.** Posts from the middle of a thread turn up on their own in people's timelines. - **Numbering is optional.** It helps a list and costs 5 to 7 characters a post. `--number` counts it for you. - **Links go last.** A link in post 2 is an exit before the payoff. - **The recap is the post people screenshot.** Make it standalone. - **Humanize every post.** Run the draft through `/x-human` before cutting it. Thread boilerplate ("if you found this thread helpful, follow me...") is in the lexicon for a reason. ## Output The thread from `thread.py`, each post copy-ready with its count, then the lints and what you did about each. Then: ``` THREAD READY · 8 posts hook: #16 Thread Promise (score 78 STRONG) checks: all posts fit · no mid-sentence breaks · link in the last post only humanizer: 11 artefacts stripped across 8 posts Reply "yes" to log it, or tell me which post to change. ``` Nothing is posted by this skill. The user posts post 1, then replies to it with post 2, and so on, or pastes them into X's composer with the + button. On "yes", log post 1 to `~/.claude/x/log.md` with the formula.