ktg-plugin-marketplace/plugins/linkedin-studio/commands/onboarding.md

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linkedin:onboarding	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 29 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".	Read Write 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-studio.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 (topic-relevance) → 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 (topic-relevance)

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║  ONBOARDING — Phase 1 of 3: Profile  ║
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Explain briefly:

• LinkedIn's topic-relevance ranking (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 profile/topic-relevance 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 profile/topic-relevance 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

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║  ONBOARDING — Phase 2 of 3: Personalization ║
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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:

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 the responses to assets/voice-samples/authentic-voice-samples.md. If the file is the shipped placeholder (it contains <!-- VOICE_PLACEHOLDER -->), REPLACE it entirely with the profile built from the answers — the <!-- VOICE_PLACEHOLDER --> sentinel must NOT remain, or the voice score stays at 0 after the user fills it in. If the file is already a populated profile, add a ## Quick Voice Interview section instead of overwriting. Either way, the final file must contain no <!-- VOICE_PLACEHOLDER -->.

If user profile selected: Ask for:

1. Full name
2. Industry
3. Job title / role
4. 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

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║  ONBOARDING — Phase 3 of 3: First Post   ║
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Check first_post_date in state file.

If first_post_date is set (returning user):

• "You already have your first post (published [date]). Ready for your next one? Use /linkedin:post or /linkedin:quick whenever you are." Move to Phase 4.

If null (no first post yet) — draft it inline, right here:

"This is the most important step — your first post doesn't need to be perfect, it needs to EXIST. Let's write it now, together, in this flow."

Use AskUserQuestion:

1. Write my first post now — Draft it inline, ~5 minutes, ready to paste
2. Not now — I'll post later (you can use /linkedin:post or /linkedin:quick anytime)

If "Not now": move to Phase 4 and mark the first post Pending.

If "Write my first post now": walk through these steps inline — do NOT hand off to another command. The post is produced right here in the wizard.

3.1 — Pick a topic

Use AskUserQuestion:

1. Something I learned recently — a specific insight from your work
2. A tool or approach I recommend — something that made your work better
3. An observation about my industry — a pattern or trend you've noticed
4. A question I'm genuinely curious about — start a conversation

Then ask: "Give me a sentence or two about what you have in mind." If expertise areas are set in the state file, steer the topic toward one of their pillars.

3.2 — Write the post (3-line formula)

Draft the post using the voice profile from Phase 2 (or the existing assets/voice-samples/ profile):

• Line 1 — Hook (under 140 chars): specific to their experience, no generic opening
• Line 2 — Context (1-3 sentences): the what and why, kept tight
• Line 3 — Insight + question: their takeaway, ending on a genuine question that invites comments

Target 150-500 characters (short posts perform well for new accounts). One point, not three. No external links in the post body.

3.3 — Quick quality check

Confirm 4 things before presenting:

• Hook works in 140 chars?
• ONE clear point (not three)?
• Ends with a question or invitation?
• Sounds like THEM (not corporate/AI)?

Fix any miss before showing it.

3.4 — Present and copy

Show the post with its character count, the hook highlighted, and one alternative hook. Auto-copy the post text to clipboard silently:

printf '%s' '<POST_TEXT>' | node ${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/scripts/clipboard-helper.mjs

Then say: "Post copied to clipboard. Go to linkedin.com, click 'Start a post', paste it, and hit Post."

3.5 — Record it

Update state deterministically (this sets first_post_date automatically when null):

node --input-type=module -e "
import { writeState, updatePostTracking } from '${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_ROOT}/hooks/scripts/state-updater.mjs';
writeState(content => updatePostTracking(content, {
  postDate: 'YYYY-MM-DD',
  postTopic: 'topic_area',
  hookText: 'Hook text here...',
  charCount: NNNN,
  format: 'post'
}));
"

Replace the placeholders with the actual post data, then continue to Phase 4.

Phase 4: Summary and Next Steps

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║  ONBOARDING COMPLETE                      ║
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Show final status:

Profile:          [Optimized / Skipped — run /linkedin:profile later]
Personalization:  [XX]% [↑ from YY% if improved]
First post:       [Published DATE / Pending — create anytime with /linkedin:post or /linkedin:quick]

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 29 commands anytime