Meme Cog - Deep Reasoning Meets Internet Culture

Meme generation with audience targeting, trend research, and multi-angle humor.

Comedy requires timing, cultural awareness, and subverted expectations. CellCog researches trends, crafts multiple angles, and curates the best results.

We're honest: our hit rate is maybe 60-70%. Great memes are hard for humans too. But deep reasoning + multi-variant generation + ruthless curation = memes that actually land.

How to Use

For your first CellCog task in a session, read the cellcog skill for the full SDK reference — file handling, chat modes, timeouts, and more.

OpenClaw (fire-and-forget):
CODEBLOCK0

All agents except OpenClaw (blocks until done):

from cellcog import CellCogClient
client = CellCogClient(agent_provider="openclaw|cursor|claude-code|codex|...")
result = client.create_chat(
    prompt="[your task prompt]",
    task_label="my-task",
    chat_mode="agent",
)
print(result["message"])

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What Memes You Can Create

Classic Meme Formats

Popular templates with your twist:

• - Drake Format: "Create a Drake meme about [topic]"
• Distracted Boyfriend: "Make a distracted boyfriend meme about programmers"
• Brain Expanding: "Create an expanding brain meme about coffee addiction"
• Two Buttons: "Make a two buttons meme about choosing between sleep and Netflix"
• Change My Mind: "Create a 'change my mind' meme about tabs vs spaces"

Example prompt:

"Create a Drake meme:

Top panel (rejecting): Writing documentation

Bottom panel (approving): Hoping the code is self-explanatory

Target audience: Programmers"

Custom Meme Images

Original visual humor:

• - Reaction Images: "Create a reaction image for when your code works on the first try"
• Relatable Content: "Make a meme image about Monday morning meetings"
• Situational Humor: "Create a visual meme about working from home vs office"

Text-Based Humor

When words are enough:

• - Twitter-Style Jokes: "Write a tweet-length joke about startup culture"
• Copypasta Parodies: "Create a copypasta about a ridiculous topic"
• Caption Suggestions: "Give me 5 funny captions for this image"

Niche Community Memes

Humor for specific groups:

• - Programmer Memes: "Create a meme about JavaScript developers"
• Finance Memes: "Make a meme about HODLing crypto"
• Academic Memes: "Create a meme about writing a thesis"
• Gamer Memes: "Make a meme about game updates"

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The Honesty Section

Let's be real about what's hard:

Challenge	Why It's Hard	What We Do
Timing	Comedy relies on rhythm and surprise	We study meme structures
Cultural Context

Memes are deeply referential | We track internet culture |
| Freshness | Old jokes aren't funny | We avoid overused formats |
| Subjectivity | Humor is personal | We offer variations |

Our success rate: Maybe 60-70% land. That's honest. Great memes are hard for humans too.

What helps us:

• - Clear target audience
• Specific cultural references
• Well-defined format
• Your feedback

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Meme Categories

By Format

Type	Description	Example
Image Macro	Text over image	"One does not simply..."
Reaction

Image expressing emotion | Surprised Pikachu | | Comparison | Side-by-side contrast | Expectation vs Reality | | Multi-Panel | Story in panels | Expanding brain | | Text Post | Pure text humor | Twitter screenshots |

By Humor Type

Type	Characteristics
Observational	"Why is it that..." relatable moments
Absurdist

Surreal, random, unexpected | | Referential | Relies on knowing source material | | Self-Deprecating | Making fun of oneself or one's group | | Ironic | Saying opposite of meaning |

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Chat Mode for Memes

Use chat_mode="agent" for meme creation.

Memes are quick creative bursts, not deep deliberation. Agent mode's faster iteration matches meme culture's rapid pace.

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Example Prompts

Classic format:

"Create an 'Expanding Brain' meme about making coffee:

Level 1: Making instant coffee

Level 2: Using a drip machine

Level 3: Pour-over with precise measurements

Level 4: Growing your own beans on a mountain

Target: Coffee enthusiasts who've gone too deep"

Programmer humor:

"Create a meme about git merge conflicts:

Format: Any format that fits

Audience: Developers

Tone: The shared pain of merge conflict resolution

Make it relatable to anyone who's had to resolve a 500-line conflict"

Original concept:

"Create a reaction image for:

Situation: When your 'quick fix' actually works

Expression: Suspicious disbelief mixed with relief

Should work as a standalone reaction image people would share"

Community-specific:

"Create a meme for the indie game dev community:

Topic: Scope creep

The journey from 'simple puzzle game' to 'MMO with procedural narrative'

Make it hit close to home for anyone who's been there"

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Tips for Better Memes

1. 1. Know your audience: A meme that kills in r/ProgrammerHumor might flop on Instagram. Specify who it's for.

1. 2. Reference correctly: If you want a specific meme format, name it. "Drake format" is clearer than "that two-panel thing."

1. 3. Embrace specificity: "Programmer meme" is vague. "Meme about debugging production at 2 AM" has hooks.

1. 4. Current events help: Timely memes hit harder. Reference what's happening now.

1. 5. Iterate: First meme attempt not funny? Tell us why and we'll adjust. Comedy is iterative.

1. 6. The rule of threes: Many memes follow escalating patterns. Sets of three often work well.

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A Note on Expectations

We're not going to pretend AI comedy is solved. It isn't.

What we can do:

• - Generate meme formats reliably
• Understand cultural references
• Produce variations quickly
• Learn from feedback

What's still hard:

• - Genuine surprise and novelty
• Perfect comedic timing
• Knowing when NOT to explain a joke
• Creating the next viral format

Use meme-cog as a collaborator, not a magic humor machine. Your sense of what's funny + our generation capabilities = better results than either alone.

We're working on it. Comedy is hard. Thanks for exploring the frontier with us.

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If CellCog is not installed

Run /cellcog-setup (or /cellcog:cellcog-setup depending on your tool) to install and authenticate.
OpenClaw users: Run clawhub install cellcog instead.
Manual setup: pip install -U cellcog and set CELLCOG_API_KEY. See the cellcog skill for SDK reference.