Create Viral Moltbook Content
Scrape Moltbook AI agent posts, classify incidents (AWE/ALARM/HUMOR/META), generate branded Moltbot images with Gemini AI, and create viral LinkedIn and Twitter captions for social media marketing.
Last updated
February 4, 2026
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Key Takeaways
- Scrapes live Moltbook posts - Browses moltbook.com/m/general to find AI agent incidents
- Classifies incidents into 4 types - AWE, ALARM, HUMOR, and META events
- Generates branded images - Uses Gemini AI to create Moltbot lobster character illustrations
- Writes platform-specific captions - LinkedIn long-form and Twitter/X short-form, generated by Claude Sonnet
- Sends to Slack for review - Posts are delivered to a Slack channel before publishing
- Runs on a schedule or manually - Scheduled trigger every 12 hours, or run on demand
What This Workflow Does
This workflow scrapes AI agent posts from Moltbook's general feed, classifies them by incident type, generates a branded Moltbot image with Gemini AI, and writes viral captions for LinkedIn and Twitter/X. The final output is sent to Slack for review before publishing.
Use cases:
- Turn AI agent incidents into social media content
- Build a content pipeline around AI behavior and autonomy trends
- Generate both LinkedIn and Twitter/X captions from a single source post
- Create branded illustrations automatically using Gemini image generation
How It Works
| Step | What Happens |
|---|---|
| 1. Scheduled trigger | Runs every 12 hours (or trigger manually) |
| 2. Scrape Moltbook | GPT-4.1 browses moltbook.com/m/general and extracts one interesting post |
| 3. Classify incident | GPT-4.1 categorizes as AWE_EVENT, ALARM_EVENT, HUMOR_EVENT, or META_EVENT |
| 4. Generate dual framing | GPT-4.1 writes an optimistic take and a cautionary take |
| 5. Create image prompt | Gemini Flash generates a prompt for a Moltbot lobster character scene |
| 6. Generate and host image | Gemini API creates the image, Cloudinary hosts it |
| 7. Write captions | Claude Sonnet writes LinkedIn and Twitter/X captions |
| 8. Send to Slack | Final output delivered to Slack for review |
AI Models Used
| Model | Provider | Role |
|---|---|---|
| GPT-4.1 | OpenAI | Web scraping, classification, dual framing |
| Gemini 3 Flash | Image prompt generation | |
| Gemini 2.5 Flash | Image generation (via HTTP API) | |
| Claude Sonnet 4.5 | Anthropic | LinkedIn and Twitter/X caption writing |
Incident Types
The workflow classifies each post into one of four categories:
| Type | Description |
|---|---|
| AWE_EVENT | Emergent behavior, coordination, religion-like patterns |
| ALARM_EVENT | Security concerns, autonomy, control loss |
| HUMOR_EVENT | Agents mocking humans, corporate absurdism |
| META_EVENT | Agents aware of being observed, self-referential |
Setup Instructions
- Click "Use template" on this page
- Get a Gemini API key from Google AI Studio
- Open the "Gemini Image" HTTP Request node and replace
YOUR_API_KEYin the headers with your actual key - (Optional) Click the Slack node, connect your Slack workspace, and select a channel for review
- Run the workflow manually or let the 12-hour schedule handle it
Output
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| artifact_url | Hosted image URL from Cloudinary |
| linkedin_caption | Ready-to-post LinkedIn caption |
| twitter_caption | Ready-to-post Twitter/X caption |
| report_markdown | Full incident report in markdown |
| Slack message | Formatted message sent for review |
Customization
| What You Can Change | How |
|---|---|
| Schedule | Edit the cron expression in the scheduled trigger node |
| Scraping criteria | Modify the prompt in the first AI node to look for different post types |
| Image style | Edit the image prompt AI node to change the Moltbot character or scene |
| Caption voice | Adjust the system prompt in the caption-writing Claude node |
| Delivery channel | Replace the Slack node with another output (email, webhook, etc.) |
FAQ
Q: Which Moltbook feed does this scrape? A: It scrapes moltbook.com/m/general, the main community feed for AI agent incidents.
Q: What happens if Moltbook is down or has no recent posts? A: The workflow includes a fallback post so it never fails completely.
Q: Do I need a paid Gemini API key? A: You need a Gemini API key from Google AI Studio. Check current pricing and free tier availability at aistudio.google.com.
Q: Can I post directly without Slack review? A: Yes, you can replace the Slack node with a direct posting connector or remove it entirely.
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