lyndonkl/skills/x-thread-rewrite
skills/x-thread-rewrite/SKILL.md
--- name: x-thread-rewrite description: Rewrites a published substacker essay as three X thread variants (short 3-5 tweets, medium 6-8, long 9-12). Each tweet ≤280 chars. Hook tweet works standalone. No numbering by default (2026 convention for tech-first-principles accounts). Final tweet is the link. If essay doesn't translate to X, emits a VERDICT line and halts rather than producing weak variants. Trigger keywords: X thread, Twitter thread, thread, tweet, threaded post, thread variants. ---
$ install --global
skillsauthnpx skillsauth add lyndonkl/claude skills/x-thread-rewriteInstall this skill globally with one command. Works with Claude Code, Cursor, and Windsurf.
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SKILL.md
- name:
- x-thread-rewrite
- description:
- Rewrites a published substacker essay as three X thread variants (short 3-5 tweets, medium 6-8, long 9-12). Each tweet ≤280 chars. Hook tweet works standalone. No numbering by default (2026 convention for tech-first-principles accounts). Final tweet is the link. If essay doesn't translate to X, emits a VERDICT line and halts rather than producing weak variants. Trigger keywords: X thread, Twitter thread, thread, tweet, threaded post, thread variants.
X Thread Rewrite
Workflow
Rewrite for X:
- [ ] Step 1: Load spine + chosen hook + voice-profile
- [ ] Step 2: Score translatability: if >60% of claims score ≤2, emit VERDICT: skip X, halt
- [ ] Step 3: For each of 3 variants (short 3-5, medium 6-8, long 9-12):
- Pick spine claims by translatability (short = only 5s; medium = 4s and 5s; long = full spine)
- Write each tweet ≤280 chars, one claim per tweet
- Preserve paper attributions verbatim
- End with link tweet: `Full essay: {substack-url}`
- [ ] Step 4: No hashtags, no emoji, no numbering
- [ ] Step 5: Voice-check pass
Output format
ops/distribution/{date}-{slug}/x-thread.md:
---
source_post: {slug}.md
platform: x
variants: [short, medium, long]
numbering: off
section: {section-slug}
---
### VARIANT: short
Tweet 1 (hook) [{N chars}]:
{text}
Tweet 2 [{N chars}]:
{text}
...
Link tweet [{N chars}]:
Full essay: {substack-url}
---
### VARIANT: medium
...
---
### VARIANT: long
...
Worked example
See the Distribution Translator agent's example B in the spec archive. Each tweet has character count in brackets. No 1/n, no emoji, link only in final tweet.
Guardrails
- Hard cap: 12 tweets per variant. Attention cliff beyond that.
- ≤280 characters per tweet. Include character count in brackets for writer's audit.
- One claim per tweet. A tweet with two claims fails the "each stands alone" test.
- Keep paper attributions intact. If
Chen et al., Google, 2024won't fit with the claim, drop the tweet — never collapse the attribution. - Link ONLY in the final tweet. Links mid-thread get algorithmic depression post-March-2026.
- If essay can't translate (>60% low translatability, or hook can't fit in 280 chars), emit
## VERDICT: this essay doesn't translate to X. Skip X for this post.and halt. Do not produce weak variants. - No hashtags, no emoji, no numbering (1/n is dated for tech-first-principles accounts).
- Hedges from essay preserved verbatim. No sharpening.
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