Some more detail on the ROIC Intelligence App
Microsoft's annotated chart drew 1.5M views on X: 1.8x its typical post and #1 of 3 Microsoft charts we track by views. Read Oct 11, 2026.
Some more detail on the ROIC Intelligence App I built yesterday and mentioned on today's earnings call.
Why it spread
It spread because an independent author with a big source posted it, reaching the top quarter of source reach and an above average quote rate, with 1,461,607 views, 4,120 likes, 441 reposts, 140 quotes, and 3,246 saves against a typical 2,229 likes for the account.
What worked
- The post came from an independent author rather than a brand channel, which gave it credibility.
- It drew on a big source, a PDF from Brian Nowak at Morgan Stanley on Hyperscale ROIC.
- It framed the chart as built with a single prompt and skill, making the process itself the story.
What to borrow
We could pair one of our own charts with a named external source and show the single prompt and skill that produced it, so the method is as shareable as the result.
Careful
Do not copy the exact prompt, skill name, or source, and do not over-read the saves and quotes as proof the chart design alone drove the spread.
Written by our analysis model from the measured numbers above, not by Microsoft.
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On the Max plan you can pull this chart's numbers with the provenance of each one, as JSON or CSV, with its redraw spec, or call it from an agent over MCP. Chart id 3dc92736a64b.
| Path | Returns | Plan | |
|---|---|---|---|
| GET | /api/v1/charts/3dc92736a64b | Title, publisher, date, form, point count; with a Max key, the data link | Open |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/3dc92736a64b/data | Every point with its provenance and confidence, plus the redraw spec. Add ?format=csv for CSV | Max |
| GET | /api/v1/charts/3dc92736a64b/render?view=1 | The draw-only view this page uses | Open |
| POST | /mcp | Tool get_chart_data with this id, for Claude, Cursor and other agents | Max |
curl -s https://viral-chart.com/api/v1/charts/3dc92736a64b/data \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $VIRALCHART_KEY"claude mcp add --transport http viralchart https://viral-chart.com/mcp \
--header "Authorization: Bearer $VIRALCHART_KEY"60 requests a minute per key; over that you get 429 with Retry-After. Up to 5 keys per account, made on your account page and shown once. Without Max, the data route answers 402 with a link to the plans. The numbers describe a chart its publisher owns, and every file carries a license note.
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How far did Microsoft's "Some more detail on the ROIC Intelligence App" chart travel?
1,461,607 views, 4,120 likes, 441 reposts and 3,246 saves on X, read Oct 11, 2026. A normal post from @satyanadella gets about 808.4K views.
What kind of chart is it?
A annotated chart.
Can I use Microsoft's chart?
Use the format, not the picture. The chart, logo and design belong to Microsoft. ViralChart redraws the chart type with your numbers and words, and credits the original publisher.