Agent skill

Brainstorm Opinion

by techwolf-ai in techwolf-ai/ai-first-toolkit

Generate opinion piece ideas from recent LinkedIn posts (last 30 days).

MITAuto-check passedWriting & Content

Install Brainstorm Opinion

skills CLI
$ npx skills add techwolf-ai/ai-first-toolkit --skill brainstorm-opinion -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install techwolf-ai/ai-first-toolkit brainstorm-opinion --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/techwolf-ai/ai-first-toolkit.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/content-studio/skills/brainstorm-opinion .claude/skills/brainstorm-opinion && 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
brainstorm-opinion
GitHub stars
132
Token cost
~354 tokens
SKILL.md length
144 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
29
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Generate opinion piece ideas from recent LinkedIn posts (last 30 days).

  • Works in 3 steps: Run ./scripts/print-published.sh… → Identify recent posts (check… → For promising topics, consider
  • Asked to find opinion topics
  • SKILL.md covers Process, Evaluation Criteria, Output and Creating New Files
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Brainstorm Opinion is an agent skill from techwolf-ai/ai-first-toolkit. Generate opinion piece ideas from recent LinkedIn posts (last 30 days). Use when asked to find opinion topics, brainstorm article ideas, or cross-pollinate content between LinkedIn and opinion pieces.

Its SKILL.md is about 350 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Writing & Content, covering Brainstorming and Social media posts. It works with LinkedIn. The repository describes itself as: Open-source Claude Code skills and Codex skills for AI-first work. Audit, re-engineer, and bootstrap projects with AI-first design principles. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Asked to find opinion topics
  • Brainstorm article ideas
  • Cross-pollinate content between LinkedIn and opinion pieces

Example prompts

  • “/brainstorm-opinion”

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Run ./scripts/print-published.sh linkedin-post to read all published LinkedIn posts
  2. Identify recent posts (check created/lastUpdated dates) with themes that have broader appeal
  3. For promising topics, consider

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 2ee7841. 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 bash).

    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

Brainstorm Opinion loads about 354 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 55 tokens; SKILL.md has 144 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~55
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~354

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

The full file from techwolf-ai/ai-first-toolkit at commit 2ee7841, republished under its MIT licence (© techwolf-ai). 144 words, ~354 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/brainstorm-opinion/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
brainstorm-opinion
description
Generate opinion piece ideas from recent LinkedIn posts (last 30 days). Use when asked to find opinion topics, brainstorm article ideas, or cross-pollinate content between LinkedIn and opinion pieces.

Brainstorm Opinion from Recent Posts

Generate opinion piece ideas based on LinkedIn posts from the last month.

Process

  1. Run ./scripts/print-published.sh linkedin-post to read all published LinkedIn posts
  2. Identify recent posts (check created/lastUpdated dates) with themes that have broader appeal
  3. For promising topics, consider:
    • What angle would work for a newspaper audience?
    • What's the broader societal implication?
    • What contrarian or nuanced take could be developed?
    • How can this be expanded to ~3500 characters?

Evaluation Criteria

Good candidates for opinion pieces:

  • Topics with societal impact beyond tech professionals
  • Ideas that can be grounded in local context
  • Themes where personal experience adds credibility
  • Subjects with room for a stronger point of view

Output

Create 1-3 idea files in content/posts/ with:

  • stage: 01-ideas
  • type: opinion
  • Reference to inspiring LinkedIn post in content field
  • Core insight adapted for newspaper audience

Creating New Files

Get timestamp first:

bash
date -u +"%Y%m%d-%H%M%S"  # For slug
date -u +"%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.000Z"  # For created/lastUpdated

© techwolf-ai, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

Just SKILL.md in plugins/content-studio/skills/brainstorm-opinion of techwolf-ai/ai-first-toolkit.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 2ee7841

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Questions about Brainstorm Opinion

What does Brainstorm Opinion do?

Generate opinion piece ideas from recent LinkedIn posts (last 30 days). Brainstorm Opinion is an agent skill from techwolf-ai/ai-first-toolkit. Generate opinion piece ideas from recent LinkedIn posts (last 30 days).

When should I use Brainstorm Opinion?

Brainstorm Opinion fits situations like: asked to find opinion topics; brainstorm article ideas; cross-pollinate content between LinkedIn and opinion pieces.

How do I install Brainstorm Opinion in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add techwolf-ai/ai-first-toolkit --skill brainstorm-opinion -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/content-studio/skills/brainstorm-opinion in techwolf-ai/ai-first-toolkit) into .claude/skills/brainstorm-opinion in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Brainstorm Opinion in Codex?

Run `npx skills add techwolf-ai/ai-first-toolkit --skill brainstorm-opinion -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/content-studio/skills/brainstorm-opinion in techwolf-ai/ai-first-toolkit) into .agents/skills/brainstorm-opinion in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Brainstorm Opinion 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 techwolf-ai/ai-first-toolkit --skill brainstorm-opinion -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/brainstorm-opinion, .gemini/skills/brainstorm-opinion, .github/skills/brainstorm-opinion and .opencode/skills/brainstorm-opinion in your project.

What does Brainstorm Opinion need to run?

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

Does Brainstorm Opinion 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 Brainstorm Opinion 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 Brainstorm Opinion use?

Brainstorm Opinion is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Brainstorm Opinion use?

About 354 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.4k 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 Brainstorm Opinion?

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Who maintains Brainstorm Opinion?

techwolf-ai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in techwolf-ai/ai-first-toolkit, which has 132 GitHub stars. The repository holds 29 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 29, 2026.

Source: techwolf-ai/ai-first-toolkit on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.