/threads-profile-optimizer

name: threads-profile-optimizer
description: "Audit and rewrite a Threads (Meta) profile end-to-end for 2026: profile photo, name with a searchable keyword, @handle, bio (150 chars, warm and specific), link, pinned post, and the connected-Instagram cross-pull that feeds Threads discovery. Triggers on \"review my Threads profile\", \"fix my Threads bio\", \"what to pin on Threads\", and \"profile audit\". Turns a default profile into one that converts visitors into followers. Not for writing posts (use threads-post-writer)."

Threads Profile Optimizer

Audit the parts of a Threads profile (photo, name, @handle, bio, link, pinned post) against what actually converts a profile-visitor into a follower in 2026, then rewrite each part that needs it. On Threads the whole decision happens in a couple of seconds on the profile card: name, bio, pinned post. Threads runs warmer than X, so the bio should read like a person, not a company. And because a Threads account is stapled to an Instagram account, a strong Instagram presence feeds Threads discovery, so this skill checks that cross-pull too.

When to use

• User pastes their Threads profile or handle and asks for an audit
• "Fix my Threads bio", "rewrite my bio", "what should I pin on Threads"
• User is starting to post seriously and wants the profile to match
• Any of: "review my Threads profile", "profile audit", "what to pin on Threads"

Not for writing posts (use `threads-post-writer`) or auditing a single draft (use `threads-humanizer`).

Input

• Profile URL / handle (or a screenshot of the profile card)
• Goal: **grow a following** / **drive signups** / **land clients** / **build

authority**. The bio close and the pinned post change by goal.

• Optional: their best-performing posts, to pick a pin
• Optional: the connected Instagram handle, to score the cross-pull

Output

1. **Scorecard** (each part: pass / needs-work / fail) 2. **Priority fixes** ranked by impact (bio and pin first, always) 3. **Before -> After** rewrites for each failing part 4. **Pinned-post pick** with the reason 5. **Instagram cross-pull note**: what to fix on IG so it feeds Threads

Steps

1. **Intake.** Collect the profile state, the goal, and the connected Instagram handle if they want the cross-pull scored. 2. **Score each part** against the scorecard below. 3. **Rewrite the bio (150 chars).** Shape: `who you help or what you post about + one specific + a warm human line`. Lead with the value, not a job title. Write it like you talk. No "I help X do Y" cliche opener unless the rest is specific. Fit inside 150 chars, tight wins. 4. **Fix the name.** Real name plus a searchable keyword people actually type (e.g. "Sam Rivera, AI agents"). The name field is searchable; the @handle mostly is not, so the keyword belongs in the name. 5. **Check the @handle.** Short, memorable, matches the Instagram handle if possible (Threads and Instagram share the handle, so consistency helps discovery). No stray numbers or underscores if avoidable. 6. **Pick the pinned post.** Their single best proof of what a new follower gets: a top post, a mini-thread that teaches, or a clear offer matched to the goal. You can pin up to 3 on Threads; lead with the strongest. An empty pin slot wastes the most valuable real estate on the card. 7. **Set the link.** One link matched to the goal (newsletter / offer / site). If they need several, a single link-hub, not a bare homepage. 8. **Photo check.** Clear face, fills the frame, recent, high contrast. It renders as a small circle for most viewers, so detail is wasted but contrast is not. Match the Instagram photo so the two profiles read as one person. 9. **Score the Instagram cross-pull.** A connected, active Instagram with an aligned name, photo, and bio feeds Threads suggestions and "who to follow". Flag a dormant or mismatched IG as a discovery leak, and name the one fix. 10. **Deliver the before/after diff** plus the two-second test: read only name, bio, and pin, and ask "would a stranger follow from this alone?"

Scorecard

| # | Part | Pass criteria (2026) | |---|------|----------------------| | 1 | **Photo** | Clear face filling the frame, recent, high contrast at small size, matches the Instagram photo | | 2 | **Name** | Real name plus a searchable keyword, reads human, inside the name limit | | 3 | **@handle** | Short, memorable, matches the Instagram handle, no stray numbers/underscores | | 4 | **Bio** | Value plus one specific plus a warm line, inside 150 chars, no cliche opener, leads with what a follower gets | | 5 | **Link** | One, goal-matched; a link-hub if several are needed | | 6 | **Pinned post** | Present (up to 3), and the lead pin is their best proof matched to the goal, not a random recent post | | 7 | **Instagram cross-pull** | Connected IG is active, with an aligned name, photo, and bio, so it feeds Threads discovery |

Hard rules

Global voice rules: see root `SKILL.md` Voice rules. Additional skill-specific rules:

• The bio must pass the two-second test: a stranger reading only name plus bio

plus pin should know who this is for and want to follow.

• Lead the bio with the reader's benefit, not the user's job title.
• Keep the bio warm and human, not corporate. It reads like the person talks.
• One specific or one number in the bio where the account allows it.
• Keep every rewrite inside the platform limits (bio 150 chars). Never ship a

truncated bio.

• Treat the connected Instagram as part of the profile, not a separate thing. A

dormant or mismatched IG is a discovery leak worth flagging.

• At most one em dash in the bio (a short bio rarely needs one). No "leverage", "fundamentally", "game-changer".

Related skills

• `threads-post-writer` - write the posts and threads the optimized profile hosts
• `threads-hook-extractor` - find a pin-worthy hook in a post that already worked
• `threads-content-planner` - plan the cadence that kee