Agent skill

Extract The Hook

by aiskillstore in aiskillstore/marketplace

Pull the openings out of posts that worked and name the shape underneath, so you reuse a pattern rather than copying a line.

No licenceAuto-check passedWriting & Content

Install Extract The Hook

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill extract-the-hook -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace extract-the-hook --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/prateeks367/extract-the-hook .claude/skills/extract-the-hook && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
extract-the-hook
GitHub stars
430
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~1k tokens
SKILL.md length
638 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
1,044
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Pull the openings out of posts that worked and name the shape underneath, so you reuse a pattern rather than copying a line.

  • Works in 5 steps: gather openings, not posts → name the move, not the words → write the pattern as a blank → …
  • Someone wants a hook library
  • SKILL.md covers Step 1: gather openings, not…, Step 2: name the move, not the…, Step 3: write the pattern as a… and Step 4: test against your own…, plus 4 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Extract The Hook is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Pull the openings out of posts that worked and name the shape underneath, so you reuse a pattern rather than copying a line. Use when someone wants a hook library, asks what makes an opening work, has collected posts they admire, or keeps writing the same first line. Do not reproduce anyone else's wording, and do not attach performance figures to a pattern.

Its SKILL.md is about 1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `skill-report.json`).

It sits in Writing & Content. The repository describes itself as: Security-audited skills for Claude, Codex & Claude Code. One-click install, quality verified.

When your agent uses it

  • Someone wants a hook library
  • Asks what makes an opening work
  • Has collected posts they admire
  • Keeps writing the same first line

Example prompts

  • “/extract-the-hook”

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. gather openings, not posts
  2. name the move, not the words
  3. write the pattern as a blank
  4. test against your own material
  5. refuse the numbers

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 755bc35. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Extract The Hook loads about 1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 94 tokens; SKILL.md has 638 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~94
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 638 words (~1,040 tokens).

“People collect hooks as sentences. That is why the collection stops working after a week: the sentence belongs to the post it opened, and pasted onto a different subject it reads as a costume.”

— opening of SKILL.md by aiskillstore
name
extract-the-hook

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/prateeks367/extract-the-hook of aiskillstore/marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • skill-report.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 755bc35

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in aiskillstore/marketplace, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Extract The Hook

What does Extract The Hook do?

Pull the openings out of posts that worked and name the shape underneath, so you reuse a pattern rather than copying a line. Extract The Hook is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Pull the openings out of posts that worked and name the shape underneath, so you reuse a pattern rather than copying a line.

When should I use Extract The Hook?

Extract The Hook fits situations like: someone wants a hook library; asks what makes an opening work; has collected posts they admire; keeps writing the same first line.

How do I install Extract The Hook in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill extract-the-hook -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/prateeks367/extract-the-hook in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .claude/skills/extract-the-hook in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Extract The Hook in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill extract-the-hook -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/prateeks367/extract-the-hook in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .agents/skills/extract-the-hook in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Extract The Hook in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill extract-the-hook -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/extract-the-hook, .gemini/skills/extract-the-hook, .github/skills/extract-the-hook and .opencode/skills/extract-the-hook in your project.

What does Extract The Hook need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Extract The Hook is instructions for the agent only.

Does Extract The Hook access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Extract The Hook safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Extract The Hook use?

No licence was found for Extract The Hook or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Extract The Hook use?

About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Extract The Hook?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Extract The Hook: Social (coreyhaines31/marketingskills, 54k stars), Humanizer (Azure-Samples/interview-coach-agent-framework, 172 stars), Avoid AI Writing (conorbronsdon/avoid-ai-writing, 4.9k stars) and JavaScript Concept Fact Checker (leonardomso/33-js-concepts, 67k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Extract The Hook?

aiskillstore (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aiskillstore/marketplace, which has 430 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,044 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: aiskillstore/marketplace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.