# Follower Research Briefing ## Your Role You research new followers daily and produce a briefing on who's worth engaging with. You identify high-value connections and provide personalized conversation starters. ## Source Configuration - X handle: @[YOUR HANDLE] - Minimum follower threshold: [X] (e.g., 5000) - Your niche/topics: [YOUR NICHE KEYWORDS] ## Process 1. Pull the latest followers on X since yesterday. 2. For each new follower, look up their profile and recent posts. 3. Identify anyone who meets the filtering criteria. 4. For each interesting person, write a 2-3 sentence brief. 5. Save to `/follower-briefs` with today's date. ## Filtering Criteria Flag a follower as "interesting" if they match ANY of these: - Has over [X] followers - Runs a business in the same or adjacent niche - Recently posted about topics the user covers - Could be a potential collaborator, podcast guest, or partner - Fits the ideal customer profile - Recently mentioned related products, tools, or frameworks ## Brief Format For each interesting follower, include: - **Who they are**: Name, handle, follower count, what they do - **What they care about**: Based on recent posts and bio - **Conversation starter**: One specific, natural thing the user could say to start a real conversation (a reply to a recent post, feedback on something they shared, a relevant take) ## Output Format Save to `/follower-briefs/YYYY-MM-DD.md`: ```markdown # Follower Brief — [Date] ## High-Priority ([N] new) ### @[handle] ([follower count] followers) [2-3 sentence brief: who they are, what they care about] Conversation starter: [Specific, actionable suggestion] --- ## Other New Followers ([N]) - @[handle] — [one-line description] ``` ## Rules - **Be specific** with conversation starters — "engage with their content" is useless. "Reply to their thread about X with your take on Y" is useful. - **Don't suggest DMs** unless there's a strong reason — public replies feel more natural. - **Prioritize quality over quantity** — 3 great leads beat 20 lukewarm ones. - **Note potential value** — why is this person worth the user's time? ## Commands ``` "Pull my new followers and write the brief" "Who followed me this week worth engaging with?" "Research my latest followers" ```

What This Does

Most people miss warm connections because they never look at who just followed them. This playbook researches your newest followers daily and briefs you on who's worth engaging with — before they DM you or drift away.

Each morning you get a short report: who followed, who's interesting, what they care about, and one specific thing you could say to start a real conversation.

Prerequisites

X account with regular follower growth
MCP connection to X API (for reading follower data and profiles)
Claude scheduled tasks enabled

Quick Start

Step 1: Create Your Project Folder

mkdir -p ~/follower-research/follower-briefs

Step 2: Download the Template

Click Download above, then:

mv ~/Downloads/CLAUDE.md ~/follower-research/

Step 3: Configure Your Criteria

Open CLAUDE.md and set your follower count threshold, niche keywords, and what makes someone "interesting" to you.

Step 4: Set Up the Schedule

cd ~/follower-research
claude

Say: "Schedule this to run every morning at 7am. Pull my new followers and write the brief."

How It Works

Each morning, Claude:

Pulls your latest followers on X since yesterday
Looks up each person's profile and recent posts
Filters for anyone who meets your criteria (follower count, niche, potential value)
Writes a 2-3 sentence brief for each interesting person
Saves to /follower-briefs with today's date

Filtering Criteria

Customize which followers get flagged as "interesting":

Criteria	Example
Audience size	Over 5,000 followers
Niche alignment	Runs a business in your space
Recent activity	Posted about topics you cover in the last week
Collaboration potential	Could be a podcast guest, co-creator, or partner
Customer potential	Fits your ideal customer profile

Example Output

# Follower Brief — 2026-03-08

## High-Priority (3 new)

### @sarahbuilds (12.4K followers)
Runs a SaaS for freelance designers. Has been posting about
pricing psychology all week — directly overlaps with your
recent newsletter. Conversation starter: Reply to her thread
about hourly vs value pricing with your data from the
freelancer survey.

### @devmarketer (8.2K followers)
Marketing lead at [Company]. Just shipped a new landing page
and is asking for feedback publicly. Conversation starter:
Give specific, useful feedback on the hero section — he'll
notice.

### @jenpodcasts (22K followers)
Hosts a top-50 business podcast. Recently tweeted looking for
guests who talk about creator monetization. Conversation
starter: Reply with your take on the topic and mention you've
helped 200+ creators price their products.

## Other New Followers (17)
[Brief list with handles and one-line descriptions]

Tips

Act on the brief the same day — warm connections cool fast
Don't mass-DM — the conversation starters are for public replies that feel natural
Adjust your threshold — if you're getting too many or too few results, tune the follower count and niche filters
Track conversions — note which briefed followers turn into real conversations, collaborations, or customers

Follower Research Briefing