Social listening brief skill

Use when the user wants a social listening report about what people are saying about a brand, person, product, topic, category, or niche across public social platforms.

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Social Listening Brief

Overview

Research what people are saying publicly across social platforms. This is useful for brand monitoring, category research, product feedback, reputation checks, and understanding recent conversations.

When to Use

Use this skill when the user asks:

  • what are people saying about X?
  • monitor this brand/topic/category
  • find complaints or praise about a product
  • summarize recent social discussion
  • compare sentiment across Reddit, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, or Threads

Useful Sources

  • Reddit search, subreddit search, posts, comments
  • TikTok search top/keyword/hashtag and comments
  • YouTube search, transcripts, comments
  • Instagram reels search and hashtag search
  • LinkedIn post search
  • Threads search
  • Google search when platform search is not enough

Workflow

  1. Define topic, aliases, competitor names, and date window.
  2. Search multiple relevant sources, not every source blindly.
  3. Keep URLs, dates, platform, engagement metrics, and exact quotes.
  4. Cluster conversations into themes.
  5. Separate positive, negative, neutral, and mixed signals.
  6. Highlight representative examples and action items.

Output Format

# Social Listening Brief: {topic}

## Executive Summary
- Main takeaway:
- Conversation volume: Low/Medium/High
- Sentiment: Positive/Neutral/Negative/Mixed
- Confidence: High/Medium/Low

## Top Themes
| Theme | Sentiment | Evidence | Representative quote/source |
|---|---|---|---|

## Notable Posts
- [source](url) — why it matters

## Risks / Opportunities
- ...

## Recommended Actions
1. ...

Common Pitfalls

  • Do not pretend this is exhaustive social monitoring. It is public-data research.
  • Do not average sentiment across very different communities without caveats.
  • Do not use engagement as a proxy for truth.
1---
2name: social-listening-brief
3description: Use when the user wants a social listening report about what people are saying about a brand, person, product, topic, category, or niche across public social platforms. Produces cited themes, sentiment caveats, notable posts, and recommended actions.
4allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, WebFetch
5 
6version: 1.0.0
7author: ScrapeCreators
8license: MIT
9homepage: https://scrapecreators.com
10repository: https://github.com/ScrapeCreators/social-media-research-skills
11metadata:
12 openclaw:
13 requires:
14 env:
15 - SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY
16 primaryEnv: SCRAPECREATORS_API_KEY
17 homepage: https://scrapecreators.com
18 tags:
19 - social-media
20 - research
21 - scrapecreators
22---
23 
24# Social Listening Brief
25 
26## Overview
27 
28Research what people are saying publicly across social platforms. This is useful for brand monitoring, category research, product feedback, reputation checks, and understanding recent conversations.
29 
30## When to Use
31 
32Use this skill when the user asks:
33 
34- what are people saying about X?
35- monitor this brand/topic/category
36- find complaints or praise about a product
37- summarize recent social discussion
38- compare sentiment across Reddit, TikTok, YouTube, LinkedIn, Instagram, or Threads
39 
40## Useful Sources
41 
42- Reddit search, subreddit search, posts, comments
43- TikTok search top/keyword/hashtag and comments
44- YouTube search, transcripts, comments
45- Instagram reels search and hashtag search
46- LinkedIn post search
47- Threads search
48- Google search when platform search is not enough
49 
50## Workflow
51 
521. Define topic, aliases, competitor names, and date window.
532. Search multiple relevant sources, not every source blindly.
543. Keep URLs, dates, platform, engagement metrics, and exact quotes.
554. Cluster conversations into themes.
565. Separate positive, negative, neutral, and mixed signals.
576. Highlight representative examples and action items.
58 
59## Output Format
60 
61```markdown
62# Social Listening Brief: {topic}
63 
64## Executive Summary
65- Main takeaway:
66- Conversation volume: Low/Medium/High
67- Sentiment: Positive/Neutral/Negative/Mixed
68- Confidence: High/Medium/Low
69 
70## Top Themes
71| Theme | Sentiment | Evidence | Representative quote/source |
72|---|---|---|---|
73 
74## Notable Posts
75- [source](url) — why it matters
76 
77## Risks / Opportunities
78- ...
79 
80## Recommended Actions
811. ...
82```
83 
84## Common Pitfalls
85 
86- Do not pretend this is exhaustive social monitoring. It is public-data research.
87- Do not average sentiment across very different communities without caveats.
88- Do not use engagement as a proxy for truth.

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