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I collected 52 hooks for my AI. Only 7 had a real number.
Ask a model for hooks and it invents them from training data, which is why everyone's LinkedIn opener sounds the same. I rebuilt my hook skill to install from 52 source-attributed templates instead, then made three scripts gate every set. Only 7 of those 52 carry a real metric, and I labelled the rest honestly.