# Comment Responder

> Turn every comment into a lead on autopilot. Claude watches your new comments, posts a friendly public reply (never a link), and DMs the commenter your lead magnet / resource — then logs them as a lead. Use when the user says "auto reply to comments", "DM everyone who comments", "comment to DM", "lead magnet automation", "turn comments into leads", "auto-respond", or "capture leads from a reel".

- Skill: `ootto-ai/comment-responder` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add ootto-ai/comment-responder`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/ootto-ai/comment-responder/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- License: MIT
- Author: Ootto-AI (https://skillmd.com/u/ootto-ai)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/ootto-ai/comment-responder

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# Comment Responder — every comment becomes a lead

Post a reel with a "comment WORD and I'll send it" CTA, and this runs the back half for you: it detects
each new comment, replies publicly (warm, **link-free**), and slides the resource into the commenter's
DMs — so you wake up to a list of leads instead of a pile of "sent you a DM 🙌" you have to do by hand.

## When to use
Any reel/post with a keyword CTA ("comment SKILLS / BREAKDOWN / SETUP …"). Set the rule once; it handles
every commenter the same way, 24/7.

## What you'll need
The **keyword(s)** people will comment, the **public reply** (no link), and the **DM** (the link/resource
lives here). Optional: the specific post to scope it to.

## Instructions
Define one rule per CTA — it slots straight into the Ootto comment monitor's `auto_responses.json`:

```
You are my comment-to-lead responder. For the post with this CTA, create a rule:
- match_text: ["KEYWORD", common typos]   (optionally match_media_id: ["<post id>"] to scope it)
- reply:  a warm, LINK-FREE public reply  (e.g. "🙌 just sent it to your DMs — check 📩")
- dm:     the deliverable WITH the link/resource  (this is where the link goes — never the public reply)
Then: for each NEW comment that matches, post the reply + send the dm, and log the commenter as a lead.
Rules: ONE link, in the DM only. If a comment doesn't match any rule, defer it to me (don't guess).
```

**The honesty + safety rules (built in):**
- The **public reply NEVER contains a link** — the link goes in the DM only (platforms suppress link-y comments).
- Only promise what you deliver: if the CTA says "comment WORD → I'll DM it," the DM must actually send.
- No match → **defer to a human**, don't auto-reply with a guess.

**Runs unattended:** point it at a scheduled runner (e.g. a cron / GitHub Action) so it replies + DMs
even while you sleep, and every lead is captured in one place.

**Pairs with:** [reel-builder](../reel-builder/SKILL.md) ends the reel on a keyword CTA → this turns the
comments that CTA earns into DMs + leads.

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