Blogger Distiller
otter1101/blogger-distiller
A skill your agent uses when the user wants to analyze or distill a blogger/account on Xiaohongshu or Douyin, benchmark a target creator, or diagnose their own content strategy.
A skill your agent uses when turning a single topic into a full content plan with multiple angles, formats, and a publishing calendar.
Install Snowball Content
$ npx skills add harperreed/dotfiles --skill snowball-content -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install harperreed/dotfiles snowball-content --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/harperreed/dotfiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills-archive/snowball-content .claude/skills/snowball-content && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "snowball-content" agent skill from https://github.com/harperreed/dotfiles/tree/master/.claude/skills-archive/snowball-content into .claude/skills/snowball-content/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "snowball-content", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/harperreed/dotfiles/tree/master/.claude/skills-archive/snowball-contentType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add harperreed/dotfiles --skill snowball-content -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install harperreed/dotfiles snowball-content --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/harperreed/dotfiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills-archive/snowball-content .agents/skills/snowball-content && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "snowball-content" agent skill from https://github.com/harperreed/dotfiles/tree/master/.claude/skills-archive/snowball-content into .agents/skills/snowball-content/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "snowball-content", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add harperreed/dotfiles --skill snowball-content -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install harperreed/dotfiles snowball-content --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/harperreed/dotfiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills-archive/snowball-content .cursor/skills/snowball-content && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "snowball-content" agent skill from https://github.com/harperreed/dotfiles/tree/master/.claude/skills-archive/snowball-content into .cursor/skills/snowball-content/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "snowball-content", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/harperreed/dotfiles.git --path .claude/skills-archive/snowball-content--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add harperreed/dotfiles --skill snowball-content -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install harperreed/dotfiles snowball-content --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/harperreed/dotfiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills-archive/snowball-content .gemini/skills/snowball-content && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "snowball-content" agent skill from https://github.com/harperreed/dotfiles/tree/master/.claude/skills-archive/snowball-content into .gemini/skills/snowball-content/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "snowball-content", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install harperreed/dotfiles snowball-contentInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add harperreed/dotfiles --skill snowball-content -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/harperreed/dotfiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills-archive/snowball-content .github/skills/snowball-content && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "snowball-content" agent skill from https://github.com/harperreed/dotfiles/tree/master/.claude/skills-archive/snowball-content into .github/skills/snowball-content/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "snowball-content", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add harperreed/dotfiles --skill snowball-content -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install harperreed/dotfiles snowball-content --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/harperreed/dotfiles.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills-archive/snowball-content .opencode/skills/snowball-content && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "snowball-content" agent skill from https://github.com/harperreed/dotfiles/tree/master/.claude/skills-archive/snowball-content into .opencode/skills/snowball-content/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "snowball-content", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
snowball-content- GitHub stars
- 334
- Token cost
- ~1.4k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 622 words
- Files
- 6
- Skills in repo
- 32
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- None found
At a glance
A skill your agent uses when turning a single topic into a full content plan with multiple angles, formats, and a publishing calendar.
- Works in 3 steps: Write a one-sentence "Obvious Version" —… → Write a one-sentence "Inversion… → If the Inversion Statement cannot be…
- Turning a single topic into a full content plan with multiple angles
- SKILL.md covers The Pipeline, Prompt 1: THE CORE, Prompt 2: ANGLES & HEADLINES and Prompt 3: BRANCHES, plus 2 more sections
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Snowball Content is an agent skill from harperreed/dotfiles. Use when turning a single topic into a full content plan with multiple angles, formats, and a publishing calendar. Triggers on "content plan", "content calendar", "snowball method", "turn one topic into many posts", "content multiplication", "30 days of content", "content from one idea".
Its SKILL.md is about 1.4k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 6 other files (for example `simmer/iteration-0-candidate.md`, `simmer/iteration-1-candidate.md` and `simmer/iteration-2-candidate.md`).
It sits in Writing & Content, covering Content strategy. The repository describes itself as: Dotfiles. Managed by YADM.
When your agent uses it
- Turning a single topic into a full content plan with multiple angles
- A publishing calendar
- Content calendar
- Snowball method
Example prompts
- “content plan”
- “content calendar”
- “snowball method”
- “/snowball-content”
Workflow steps
3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Write a one-sentence "Obvious Version" — the cliche take a mediocre writer would produce on this subtopic.
- Write a one-sentence "Inversion Statement" in this exact form: "Unlike [obvious version], this subtopic argues/shows [specific…
- If the Inversion Statement cannot be completed with a concrete contradiction (a negation like "not X" does not count — it must assert…
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b78c10e. 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 (its code samples are dot).
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
Snowball Content loads about 1.4k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 76 tokens; SKILL.md has 622 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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 622 words (~1,386 tokens).
“Turn 1 topic into 40+ content pieces across platforms using a 4-prompt sequential pipeline.”
- name
- snowball-content
Files
SKILL.md and 5 other files in .claude/skills-archive/snowball-content of harperreed/dotfiles.
- SKILL.md
- simmer/iteration-0-candidate.md
- simmer/iteration-1-candidate.md
- simmer/iteration-2-candidate.md
- simmer/iteration-3-candidate.md
- simmer/trajectory.md
Open the folder on GitHubat commit b78c10e
Compare with similar skills
Snowball Content next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Snowball Content this skillharperreed/dotfiles | 334 | — | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Blogger Distillerotter1101/blogger-distiller | 701 | — | ~3.8k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Linkedin Content Plannersergebulaev/linkedin-skills | 4.4k | 1 repos | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Blog Post Draftingluongnv89/claude-howto | 42k | — | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| WeChat Hot Article AnalysisSpaceZephyr/creator-buddy | 1.6k | — | ~847 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Brand Voice Content Creatordavila7/claude-code-templates | 33k | 3 repos | ~1.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Snowball Content
What does Snowball Content do?
A skill your agent uses when turning a single topic into a full content plan with multiple angles, formats, and a publishing calendar. Snowball Content is an agent skill from harperreed/dotfiles. Use when turning a single topic into a full content plan with multiple angles, formats, and a publishing calendar.
When should I use Snowball Content?
Snowball Content fits situations like: turning a single topic into a full content plan with multiple angles; A publishing calendar; content calendar; snowball method.
How do I install Snowball Content in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add harperreed/dotfiles --skill snowball-content -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills-archive/snowball-content in harperreed/dotfiles) into .claude/skills/snowball-content in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Snowball Content in Codex?
Run `npx skills add harperreed/dotfiles --skill snowball-content -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills-archive/snowball-content in harperreed/dotfiles) into .agents/skills/snowball-content in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Snowball Content 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 harperreed/dotfiles --skill snowball-content -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/snowball-content, .gemini/skills/snowball-content, .github/skills/snowball-content and .opencode/skills/snowball-content in your project.
What does Snowball Content need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Snowball Content is instructions for the agent only.
Does Snowball Content 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 Snowball Content 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 Snowball Content use?
No licence was found for Snowball Content or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.
How many tokens does Snowball Content use?
About 1.4k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.5k 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 Snowball Content?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Snowball Content: Blogger Distiller (otter1101/blogger-distiller, 701 stars), Linkedin Content Planner (sergebulaev/linkedin-skills, 4.4k stars), Blog Post Drafting (luongnv89/claude-howto, 42k stars) and WeChat Hot Article Analysis (SpaceZephyr/creator-buddy, 1.6k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Snowball Content?
harperreed (a GitHub user) maintains it in harperreed/dotfiles, which has 334 GitHub stars. The repository holds 32 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 3, 2026.
Source: harperreed/dotfiles on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.