scriptwriting-methodology

scriptwriting-methodology is a skill for Claude Code from mike-coulbourn/claude-vibes. It costs 61 tokens per session (1,359 once invoked), scanned A, original, MIT.

A set of methods for writing short sponsored, affiliate, and direct-response video scripts. It explains structures such as PAS—problem, agitation, solution—and AIDA—attention, interest, desire, action.

In plain words
What is it for?
For creating video hooks, promotional scripts, sponsored content, affiliate content, and calls to action.
Why use it?
It gives scriptwriters a repeatable way to organize hooks, problems, value, proof, and calls to action within a short video.

Skill for Claude Code

Written for Claude Code: shipped in a Claude Code plugin.

Part of the claude-vibes plugin — 22 skills shipped together

Good fit For creating video hooks, promotional scripts, sponsored content, affiliate content, and calls to action.

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Any agent
npx skills add mike-coulbourn/claude-vibes --skill scriptwriting-methodology
Clone the repo
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/mike-coulbourn/claude-vibes

Made for: Claude Code.

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Per session 61 Skills are progressive disclosure: only the name and description are preloaded; the body loads when the skill is used.
When invoked 1,359 The whole file, excluding the scripts and references it only reads on demand.
Security scan A 0 findings. A grade says what 26 rules found in the file — not that it is safe.
Origin original No closer match found in the catalogue.
Token cost

What it costs to keep this loaded

Counted locally with the o200k_base tokenizer, which is exact for GPT models; Claude uses its own tokenizer and its counts differ. Treat this as one consistent yardstick across the catalogue rather than a bill. Prices are per million input tokens.

ModelPer sessionOnce invoked
Fable 5.1 $0.00061 $0.01359
Opus 5.5 $0.00024 $0.00544
Sonnet 5.5 $0.00012 $0.00272
Haiku 4.5 $0.00006 $0.00136

Measured 1mo ago against content hash 2dce4eee528d, method: parsed. Prices are Anthropic first-party input rates as of 2026-10-07, from the pricing page.

Security

Grade A, and why

scriptwriting-methodology scanned grade A with 0 findings against 26 rules in 11 categories — prompt injection, anti-refusal, data exfiltration, privilege escalation, supply chain, agent snooping, system-prompt leakage, SSRF and excessive agency — measured 1mo ago.

A static scan of the body, not an audit. Every finding is printed with the line that produced it so you can judge whether it matters here. A mod is markdown that instructs an agent; that is exactly why what it instructs is worth reading.

Nothing flagged

None of the 26 patterns this scan looks for appear in this file: no shell pipes, no recursive deletes, no credential paths, no hidden text, no instruction-override or anti-refusal phrasing, no agent-config snooping. That is not a guarantee, it is the absence of the things that are checkable.

plugins/vibes/skills/scriptwriting-methodology/SKILL.md · 163 lines

How it starts

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Scriptwriting methodology for sponsored content

Core framework: the DR Formula

The Direct Response (DR) Formula is the industry standard for sponsored and affiliate video scripts:

Structure

  1. HOOK (0-3 seconds): Stop the scroll
  2. PROBLEM (3-7 seconds): Make them feel understood
  3. SOLUTION (7-12 seconds): Introduce the product
  4. VALUE PROP (12-15 seconds): Why this product is different
  5. SOCIAL PROOF (15-18 seconds): Results and credibility
  6. CTA (18-20 seconds): Clear call to action

Key principle

Scripts should be 60 words or less for a 20-second video. The structure should feel like storytelling, not advertising.


Alternative frameworks

PAS (Problem-Agitate-Solution)

Simpler structure for short-form content:

  1. Problem (15%): Identify the specific problem
  2. Agitate (25%): Intensify the pain so they feel it
  3. Solution (60%): Present the product as the answer

Key insight: Agitation is the most overlooked step. "Hammering the problem home gets under the reader's skin."

AIDA (Attention-Interest-Desire-Action)

Classic framework from 1898, still effective:

  1. Attention: Punchy hook (first 1-3 seconds)
  2. Interest: Why should they care? What's in it for them?
  3. Desire: Convert interest into want through emotion, social proof
  4. Action: Clear call-to-action

PAIPS (Problem-Agitate-Intrigue-Positive Future-Solution)

Justin Welsh's evolution of PAS:

  1. Problem: Identify the problem
  2. Agitate: Intensify emotional response
  3. Intrigue: Create curiosity about the solution
  4. Positive Future: Paint a picture of life after the problem is solved
  5. Solution: Present your offering

Hook formulas

The hook is 71% of the battle. Viewers decide to stay or scroll in 1-3 seconds.

Proven hook types

Type Template Example
Correction "Stop doing [X]. Do this instead." "Stop applying sunscreen like this..."
Insider Secret "No one talks about this in [industry]..." "No one talks about this in skincare..."
Quick Fix "Here's how to fix [problem] in 60 seconds" "Here's how to fix oily skin in 60 seconds"
Curiosity Loop "Watch what happens when I..." "Watch what happens when I add this to my routine"
Transformation "I can't believe this [product] actually..." "I can't believe this serum actually..."
Call-Out "If you're a [person], this is for you" "If you're over 30 with dry skin, this is for you"
Personal Mistake "This mistake cost me [result]" "This mistake cost me 6 months of breakouts"

Read the full file on GitHub · 163 lines

Changes

What this file has done since we first saw it

Hashed on every crawl. A supply-chain change to an agent config is a question of when, not whether, so the history is kept rather than the latest state alone.

  1. 1mo ago Changed · -20 tokens per session 2dce4eee528d
  2. 1mo ago First seen · 163 lines · 81 tokens per session scan A 63dce8dd066c

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scriptwriting-methodology is a skill published in the GitHub repository mike-coulbourn/claude-vibes (44 stars, last pushed 1mo ago), licensed MIT. It adds 61 tokens to every session and 1,359 once invoked, about $0.0002 per session on Opus 5.5. A static security scan graded it A with 0 findings. No closer match exists in the catalogue, so it is treated as the original; first seen 2026-08-31.

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