Threads Growth Skill — Setup Guide¶
Source: aradotso/marketing-skills (745 installs) Category: Social Media & Growth
A Threads growth and marketing automation skill for Hermes agents. Published by aradotso — the same organization behind the hermes-skills ecosystem (50+ Hermes-native skills). Enables agents to execute Threads growth strategies, content scheduling, audience engagement, and analytics — closing the Meta social stack gap alongside existing X/Twitter, LinkedIn, and Instagram skills.
Installation¶
npx skills add aradotso/marketing-skills --skill threads-growth-skill
Prerequisites¶
| Requirement | Details |
|---|---|
| Threads Account | Meta Threads account with professional/creator dashboard access |
| Meta Developer App | For API-based automation: register at developers.facebook.com |
| Hermes Agent | v0.16.0+ (for skill system compatibility) |
| Instagram Account | Threads is linked to Instagram — same credentials |
Environment variables (if using API mode):
export THREADS_ACCESS_TOKEN="<your-meta-access-token>"
export THREADS_USER_ID="<your-threads-user-id>"
Or in ~/.hermes/config.yaml:
env:
THREADS_ACCESS_TOKEN: "<token>"
THREADS_USER_ID: "<id>"
Key Capabilities¶
Core Features¶
| Capability | How to Trigger | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Content publishing | "Post to Threads: [content]" | Supports text, images, and link posts |
| Growth analytics | "Analyze my Threads growth this week" | Follower growth, engagement rate, top posts |
| Audience insights | "Show Threads audience demographics" | Age, location, active hours |
| Content scheduling | "Schedule a Threads post for tomorrow 9am" | Queue management, best-time suggestions |
| Engagement automation | "Reply to Threads mentions from last 24h" | Auto-reply templates, sentiment filtering |
| Competitor tracking | "Track [competitor]'s Threads activity" | Follower growth, post frequency, engagement |
CLI Command Reference¶
# Post content to Threads
bash SKILL_DIR/scripts/post.sh --text "Your content here" --media image.jpg
# Get growth analytics
bash SKILL_DIR/scripts/analytics.sh --period 7d
# Schedule a post
bash SKILL_DIR/scripts/schedule.sh --text "Content" --time "2026-06-29 09:00"
CorpusIQ Use Cases¶
| Use Case | How |
|---|---|
| Social Mining | Monitor Threads conversations for operator pain points and product feedback |
| Brand Presence | Maintain daily Threads presence alongside X/Reddit/HN activity |
| Competitive Intel | Track competitor Threads growth and content strategies |
| Lead Discovery | Identify potential leads through Threads engagement and hashtag monitoring |
| Content Amplification | Cross-post blog content and product updates to Threads |
| Growth Analytics | Weekly Threads growth reports as part of the marketing dashboard |
Troubleshooting¶
| Issue | Fix |
|---|---|
| "Access token expired" | Threads tokens expire after 60 days — regenerate at developers.facebook.com |
| "Rate limited" | Threads API has 200 posts/day limit — use scheduling to spread posts |
| "Media upload failed" | Images must be JPEG/PNG, max 10MB — resize before upload |
| "Skill not found after install" | Run hermes skills reload to refresh skill registry |
Verification¶
# Verify skill installed
hermes skills list | grep threads-growth-skill
# Quick functional test
echo "Test post" | bash SKILL_DIR/scripts/post.sh --dry-run
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