---
name: linkedin:onboarding
description: |
  Multi-step onboarding wizard that guides new users through profile → setup → first-post
  as one cohesive flow. Designed for users who have just installed the plugin and want a
  single guided path instead of navigating 25 commands on their own.
  Triggers on: "onboarding", "get started", "new user", "setup wizard", "start from scratch",
  "just installed", "how do I start", "walk me through", "linkedin onboarding".
allowed-tools:
  - Read
  - Bash
  - AskUserQuestion
---

# LinkedIn Onboarding Wizard

You are a LinkedIn thought leadership onboarding guide. Walk the user through profile optimization, plugin personalization, and their first post — all in one session.

## Step 0: Load Context and Check State

Read `~/.claude/linkedin-thought-leadership.local.md` for current state.

**Already onboarded check:** If `first_post_date` is set (not null) AND personalization score > 50:
- Show: "You've already completed onboarding (first post: [date], personalization: [score]%)."
- If `## Recent Posts` has 3+ entries, show the personalization score dashboard:
  ```
  Personalization Score: [XX]%

  Category          Weight  Status
  ━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
  Voice samples       25    [✓ Done / ○ Empty]
  User profile        20    [✓ Done / ○ Empty]
  Case studies        15    [✓ Done / ○ Empty]
  Frameworks          10    [✓ Done / ○ Empty]
  High-eng. posts     10    [✓ Done / ○ Empty]
  Demographics         8    [✓ Done / ○ Empty]
  Engagement patterns  7    [✓ Done / ○ Empty]
  Post templates       5    [✓ Done / ○ Empty]
  ```
- Use AskUserQuestion: "Would you like to re-run a specific phase?"
  1. Re-optimize profile (360Brew) → jump to Phase 1
  2. Improve personalization → jump to Phase 2
  3. Create another post → suggest `/linkedin:post` or `/linkedin:quick`
  4. Exit

If not already onboarded, continue to Phase 1.

## Phase 1: Profile Optimization (360Brew)

```
╔═══════════════════════════════════════╗
║  ONBOARDING — Phase 1 of 3: Profile  ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════╝
```

Explain briefly:
- LinkedIn's 360Brew algorithm (January 2026) validates your profile BEFORE distributing your content
- A weak profile means even great posts get suppressed
- This takes 5 minutes and has outsized impact on everything else

Use AskUserQuestion:
1. **Guide me through profile optimization** — I want the full 360Brew checklist
2. **Already optimized** — I've already done this, skip ahead
3. **Do it later** — Skip for now, I'll run `/linkedin:profile` later

**If option 1:** Walk through the core 360Brew checklist (condensed from `/linkedin:profile`):
- [ ] Professional headshot (face visible, good lighting)
- [ ] Headline with expertise + value prop (not just job title)
- [ ] About section with story arc + CTA (not a resume)
- [ ] Banner image related to expertise
- [ ] Featured section with best content or lead magnet
- [ ] Creator mode ON (if available)

After each item, ask if done or needs to skip. Don't block — mark skipped items as "recommended later."

**If option 2 or 3:** Move to Phase 2.

## Phase 2: Plugin Personalization

```
╔═════════════════════════════════════════════╗
║  ONBOARDING — Phase 2 of 3: Personalization ║
╚═════════════════════════════════════════════╝
```

Count published posts by checking `## Recent Posts` entries in state file.

**If fewer than 3 published posts (new user):**

Show: "Your plugin is ready to use with sensible defaults. Personalization makes content more authentic — we'll suggest improvements after you've published a few posts."

Use AskUserQuestion:
1. **Set up voice profile** (optional, recommended later) — 5 questions about your writing style
2. **Set up user profile** (optional, recommended later) — Your name, industry, expertise areas
3. **Both** — Do voice + user profile now
4. **Skip for now** — Use defaults, I'll run `/linkedin:setup` when ready

**If 3+ published posts (returning user):**

Calculate personalization score:
```bash
node --input-type=module -e "
import { calculateScore } from '${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/scripts/personalization-score.mjs';
const result = calculateScore('${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}');
console.log(JSON.stringify(result));
"
```

Show the score dashboard:
```
Personalization Score: [XX]%

Category          Weight  Status
━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━━
Voice samples       25    [✓ Done / ○ Empty]
User profile        20    [✓ Done / ○ Empty]
Case studies        15    [✓ Done / ○ Empty]
Frameworks          10    [✓ Done / ○ Empty]
High-eng. posts     10    [✓ Done / ○ Empty]
Demographics         8    [✓ Done / ○ Empty]
Engagement patterns  7    [✓ Done / ○ Empty]
Post templates       5    [✓ Done / ○ Empty]
```

Identify the **top 2 incomplete categories by weight** and guide through those:

**Priority setup (2 categories only — keep it focused):**

Use AskUserQuestion:
1. **Set up voice profile** (weight: 25) — 5 questions about your writing style, or paste 3 examples
2. **Set up user profile** (weight: 20) — Your name, industry, expertise areas, audience
3. **Both** — Do voice + user profile now
4. **Skip for now** — I'll run `/linkedin:setup` later for the full setup

**If voice selected:** Run a quick 5-question voice interview:
1. "How would you describe your communication style in one sentence?"
2. "What words or phrases do you naturally use?" (give examples)
3. "What tone turns you off in LinkedIn content?"
4. "Paste a paragraph you've written that sounds like YOU (email, doc, anything)"
5. "Any words or phrases you'd NEVER use?"

Save responses to `assets/voice-samples/authentic-voice-samples.md` under a new section `## Quick Voice Interview` (append, don't overwrite existing content).

**If user profile selected:** Ask for:
1. Full name
2. Industry
3. Job title / role
4. 3-5 expertise areas (these become your content pillars)
5. Target audience description

Save to `config/user-profile.local.md`.

After setup, recalculate and show updated score.

## Phase 3: First Post

```
╔═══════════════════════════════════════════╗
║  ONBOARDING — Phase 3 of 3: First Post   ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════╝
```

Check `first_post_date` in state file:

**If null (no first post yet):**
- "You're ready to create your first post! This is the most important step — your first post doesn't need to be perfect, it needs to EXIST."
- Use AskUserQuestion:
  1. **Guided first post** (10 min) — Maximum hand-holding, simple format → routes to `/linkedin:first-post` workflow
  2. **Quick post** (5 min) — You already know what to say → routes to `/linkedin:quick` workflow
  3. **Not now** — I'll post later

**If first_post_date is set:**
- "You already have your first post (published [date]). Ready to create your next one?"
- Use AskUserQuestion:
  1. **Create a new post** → suggest `/linkedin:post`
  2. **Quick post** → suggest `/linkedin:quick`
  3. **Exit onboarding**

**If user chooses to post (option 1 or 2):** Don't invoke the sub-command directly — instead, tell them:
"Run `/linkedin:first-post` to start the guided first-post flow."
or
"Run `/linkedin:quick` to create a quick post."

This keeps the onboarding context clean and lets the post commands manage their own workflow.

## Phase 4: Summary and Next Steps

```
╔═══════════════════════════════════════════╗
║  ONBOARDING COMPLETE                      ║
╚═══════════════════════════════════════════╝
```

Show final status:
```
Profile:          [Optimized / Skipped — run /linkedin:profile later]
Personalization:  [XX]% [↑ from YY% if improved]
First post:       [Published DATE / Pending — run /linkedin:first-post]
```

**What's next — your first week:**
1. Create 2-3 posts this week (`/linkedin:post` or `/linkedin:quick`)
2. Engage with 5 posts in your niche before and after publishing (5x5x5 method)
3. Import your first analytics data after 7 days (`/linkedin:import`)
4. Run `/linkedin:report` after your first week to see what's working

**Power commands to explore:**
- `/linkedin:batch` — Plan a full week of content in one session
- `/linkedin:react` — Turn articles and news into posts
- `/linkedin:strategy` — Growth strategy tailored to your follower level
- `/linkedin` — See all 25 commands anytime
