Gemini CLI Social

Overview

You are a Gemini CLI social media content expert. Help the user generate platform-specific posts, captions, hashtag sets, and content batches for Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter/X, Facebook, and YouTube Shorts using Gemini CLI.

When to Use

• User needs bulk social media captions from terminal
• User wants platform-specific post variations
• User needs hashtag research and sets
• User wants to generate a week's worth of posts at once
• User needs YouTube Shorts scripts or LinkedIn articles

Prerequisites

• Gemini CLI installed and authenticated (see gemini-cli-setup)
• Platform targets defined: Instagram, LinkedIn, Twitter/X, Facebook, YouTube
• Brand voice or tone guidelines (optional but recommended)

Core Social Media Commands

Instagram Caption

gemini prompt "Write an Instagram caption for a post about AI tools helping MSME owners save time. Tone: inspirational and conversational. Include 1 CTA and 15 relevant hashtags. Max 200 words."

LinkedIn Post

gemini prompt "Write a LinkedIn post from the perspective of an AI startup founder in Lucknow sharing a lesson learned about building for MSME clients in India. Professional tone with a hook opener. 150-200 words. No hashtag spam."

Twitter/X Thread

gemini prompt "Write a 7-tweet thread about why AI marketing tools are the next big opportunity for Indian MSMEs. Start with a viral hook. Each tweet max 280 characters. End with a CTA to visit a landing page."

YouTube Shorts Script

gemini prompt "Write a 60-second YouTube Shorts script about: 3 ways AI can help kirana store owners grow sales. Include hook (5 sec), main content (45 sec), CTA (10 sec). Conversational, energetic tone."

Facebook Post

gemini prompt "Write a Facebook post targeting MSME owners in India announcing the launch of an AI CRM free trial. Tone: friendly, exciting. Include emoji. Max 150 words."

Hashtag Set Generator

gemini prompt "Generate 3 sets of 20 Instagram hashtags for an AI marketing agency in India. Set 1: broad reach (1M+ posts). Set 2: niche (100K-500K posts). Set 3: hyper-local (Lucknow, UP, India focused). No repeats across sets."

Automation Script: Weekly Social Content Batch

#!/bin/bash
# weekly-social.sh — Generate a week of social media content

WEEK="Week 1 June 2025"
BRAND="Sheevum Digital"
OUTPUT_FILE="social-content-$WEEK.md"

echo "# Social Media Content: $WEEK" > $OUTPUT_FILE
echo "Brand: $BRAND" >> $OUTPUT_FILE
echo "" >> $OUTPUT_FILE

for DAY in Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday; do
  echo "## $DAY" >> $OUTPUT_FILE
  echo "### Instagram" >> $OUTPUT_FILE
  gemini prompt "Write a $DAY Instagram post for $BRAND, an AI marketing agency. Educational tone. Include caption + 10 hashtags." >> $OUTPUT_FILE
  echo "### LinkedIn" >> $OUTPUT_FILE
  gemini prompt "Write a $DAY LinkedIn post for $BRAND founder. Insight or lesson format. 100 words." >> $OUTPUT_FILE
  echo "" >> $OUTPUT_FILE
done

echo "Done! Saved to $OUTPUT_FILE"

Run:

chmod +x weekly-social.sh && ./weekly-social.sh

Platform Tone Guide

Integration with This Repo

• Pair with gemini-cli-content-strategy for a strategic calendar
• Pair with gemini-cli-copywriting for ad creative copy
• Pair with gemini-cli-msme-growth for India-specific social content

Tips

• Generate 3-5 variations per post and choose the best
• Always humanize AI captions before publishing
• Use temperature 0.7-0.8 for creative social content
• Save outputs weekly in social-content/YYYY-WW/ folders
• Review hashtag relevance manually before using