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Research Viral Post Formats

Study top-performing posts and videos to identify which content formats go viral in your niche.

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Virality is not random. Behind every viral post, there is a format -- a hook, structure, and delivery style that triggers sharing behavior. By studying what formats consistently perform best across TikTok, Instagram Reels, and YouTube, you can adopt proven structures and dramatically increase your odds of reaching new audiences.

The Social Media Content tool pulls videos and reels with their engagement data, so you can sort by views, likes, and shares to identify the outliers. When you analyze the top performers, patterns emerge: specific hook styles, video lengths, caption structures, and content themes that the algorithm and audiences reward.

This workflow is invaluable for content creators, social media managers, and growth marketers who want to stop guessing about content formats. The data reveals what is actually working right now in your specific niche, not what worked six months ago.

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Claude

  1. Connect ToolRouter: claude mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
  2. Ask Claude: "Pull recent TikTok videos and Instagram Reels for top creators in the fitness niche"
  3. Claude fetches content with view counts, likes, and engagement data
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ChatGPT

  1. Configure ToolRouter in ChatGPT
  2. Ask: "Pull top TikTok videos and Instagram Reels from creators in my niche"
  3. ChatGPT returns content data sorted by engagement
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Copilot

  1. Add ToolRouter to Copilot MCP config
  2. Ask: "Fetch recent TikTok videos for top creators with engagement data"
  3. Review the content performance data
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OpenClaw

  1. Connect ToolRouter: openclaw mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
  2. Ask: "Pull TikTok videos and Instagram Reels from top creators in my niche"
  3. OpenClaw returns content sorted by engagement metrics
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