version: "1.0.0" name: social-media-account-registration description: Social media account setup guide for AI/developer platforms. Agent prepares all content (bio, avatar, posts) for user to copy-paste, since automation is blocked by Cloudflare/CAPTCHA/React shadow DOM. Supports X/Twitter, Medium, Dev.to, Reddit, LinkedIn. author: Hermes Agent license: MIT metadata: hermes: tags: [social-media, registration, signup, accounts, content-planning] related_skills: [github-demo-recording, reddit-post-launch-workflow] tokens: scan: 40 load: 180 category: tool

Social Media Account Registration Skill

Agent prepares all content for social media account setup. User does the actual form filling because automation is universally blocked.

Core Insight (Critical — Learned from hard experience)

Most platforms block browser automation, but NOT all. Hacker News can be fully automated with Cua Driver.

Known exceptions that WORK with Cua:

Known blocks (the rest): This was learned through ~30 minutes of failed attempts across X, Medium, GitHub, and Reddit — every single one blocked.

Additional hard-earned lesson: user's bio needs to be future-proof. When writing bios for GitHub/Medium, don't tie the bio to a single project (e.g. "Creator of Hermes Core Skills"). Use a broader, evergreen description like "Building useful tools for AI agents and developers. Open source." that won't become outdated when new projects launch. Each platform may need a slightly different version — X needs specificity (what are you doing NOW), GitHub needs generality (who ARE you), Medium needs writing-related angle.

All platforms also require SMS/email verification codes or CAPTCHA — human-only steps that cannot be bypassed even with semi-automation.

Correct Workflow

Agent prepares:                    User does:
┌──────────────────────┐          ┌──────────────────┐
│ • Pre-written bio    │   ──→   │ • Go to signup URL │
│ • Avatar file ready  │   ──→   │ • Upload avatar    │
│ • First post content │   ──→   │ • Copy-paste bio   │
│ • Thread templates   │   ──→   │ • Copy-paste posts │
│ • Content calendar   │   ──→   │ • Solve CAPTCHA    │
│ • Unified identity   │   ──→   │ • SMS verify       │
└──────────────────────┘          │ • Enter password   │
                                  └──────────────────┘

What Agent Can Do (✅)

1. Prepare unified identity — same display name, username, avatar across all platforms
2. Write bio — tech tone, platform-optimized length
3. Write first post/thread/article — ready to copy-paste
4. Create avatar — generate geometric SVG/PNG logo (CL monogram with vibrant gradient)
5. Create content calendar — Week 1 daily posting plan with templates
6. Provide registration links — direct signup URLs for each platform
7. Archive credentials — never store passwords, tell user to remember them

What Agent Cannot Do (❌)

• ❌ Fill login/signup forms (React shadow DOM ignores programmatic events)
• ❌ Solve CAPTCHA challenges
• ❌ Receive SMS verification codes
• ❌ Click Google/Apple OAuth consent buttons
• ❌ Complete email verification links
• ❌ Log in to existing accounts (all blocked)
• ❌ Post tweets/articles (needs API key or manual action)

Platform-by-Platform Guide

X/Twitter

• Signup: x.com/signup
• Email + phone (SMS verify required)
• Settings: x.com/settings/profile
• Character limit: 280 (free) / 4000 (Premium)
• Bio length: 160 chars max

Medium

• Signup: medium.com → "Sign in with Google" (best path)
• Settings: medium.com/me/settings
• New story: medium.com/new-story or from profile menu → "Write a story"
• Cloudflare blocks all automation — user must navigate manually

Dev.to

• Signup: dev.to/enter → "Sign in with GitHub"
• Profile: dev.to/settings
• New post: dev.to/new
• Cross-post Medium articles (same content works)

Reddit

• Signup: reddit.com/register
• Email + CAPTCHA required
• Bot detection very aggressive — may need multiple attempts
• Recommended subreddits: r/cursor, r/ClaudeAI, r/machinelearning, r/artificial

LinkedIn

• Signup: linkedin.com/signup
• Email or phone + CAPTCHA
• More professional bio tone
• Optional — lower priority

Content Preparation Templates

Bio Versions by Platform (Critical — learned from user feedback)

⚠️ Never lock your bio to a single project. User specifically corrected this: "如果我以後再發佈新 project 咪唔相符". Use general descriptions like "building tools for AI agents" that scale across multiple projects.

Unified Identity

First Post Template (X, 280 chars)

Just dropped Hermes Core Skills — 25 executable AI agent skills for debugging, planning, token efficiency & security.
 
🚀 `cp -r skills/* ~/.claude/skills/`
⭐ github.com/ChrisLamDev/hermes-core-skills
 
Built for Claude Code, Codex, Cursor & Hermes. #AIAgents #OpenSource

Thread Template (X)

1/N Let's talk about AI agent reliability.
 
Most people think better prompts = better outputs.
 
But there's a better way: skills.
 
2/N A prompt is a one-shot instruction. A skill is a repeatable workflow with:
• Triggers (when to use it)
• Steps (how to execute)
• Checks (how to verify)
 
3/N Hermes Core Skills turns this into executable files:
skills/debugging/SKILL.md
skills/planning/SKILL.md
skills/review/SKILL.md
 
4/N One command to install all 25:
cp -r skills/* ~/.claude/skills/
 
Open source, MIT licensed.
github.com/ChrisLamDev/hermes-core-skills

Avatar Generation (Geometric SVG)

Use Python PIL to generate a CL monogram avatar. Expect 5-7 iterations — user feedback loop is essential:

Final approach that worked:

1. Background: vibrant gradient (e.g., deep red → vibrant purple or warm orange → magenta)
2. Letter C: block or thick arc, orange/red gradient (contrasts with bg)
3. Letter L: block style, green/teal gradient
4. Accent dots around edge for tech feel
5. Circular mask with outer ring glow
6. Output: 1024x1024 PNG (24-100KB), 400x400 thumbnail

Content Calendar Template

Week 1 Schedule

Pitfalls

1. Do NOT waste time attempting browser automation — it won't work. Skip directly to content preparation.
2. X compose page URL is x.com/compose/post — 404 if not logged in, user must be authenticated first.
3. Medium medium.com/new may 404 — use "Write a story" from profile menu instead.
4. Reddit may block even the homepage — navigating to reddit.com first then clicking "Sign Up" can work.
5. Always have 2-3 backup usernames ready in case primary is taken.
6. Never store passwords in skill files or memory — tell user to save them.