# tiktok-photo-mode

Plans native TikTok photo carousels and prepares WoopSocial publishing settings. Use it when a post should work as Photo Mode, not a video slideshow.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 602 installs · ★ 199
- Author: social-media-skills
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/social-media-skills/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/tiktok-photo-mode/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-15
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/tiktok-photo-mode

## What it does

This skill starts with `brand-profile` and `goals-and-kpis`, then maps the post into a swipe sequence. It creates the opening hook, staged reveals, cliffhangers, a final payoff, and one call to action. The structure targets completion rate rather than making reach claims.

The agent produces the slide outline, overlay wording, caption, and publish configuration. That configuration covers `postType=PHOTO`, privacy, comments, music, hashtags, search terms in overlays, and truthful disclosure flags. WoopSocial publishes the result as a native PHOTO post instead of an MP4 slideshow.

Images remain outside WoopSocial: a person or an image skill must create them. The layout uses `9:16` and `1080×1920`, with content kept in the safe zone and usually `5–7` slides. Existing posts cannot be updated; while the status is `NOT_STARTED`, an edit means deleting and recreating the post.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill tiktok-photo-mode -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/tiktok-photo-mode/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/tiktok-photo-mode/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill tiktok-photo-mode -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/tiktok-photo-mode/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill tiktok-photo-mode -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/tiktok-photo-mode/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install social-media-skills/skills tiktok-photo-mode
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/tiktok-photo-mode/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill tiktok-photo-mode -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/social-media-skills/skills --path skills/tiktok-photo-mode
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/tiktok-photo-mode/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill tiktok-photo-mode -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/social-media-skills/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/tiktok-photo-mode/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- plan a TikTok photo carousel
- turn a topic into a swipe-by-swipe reveal
- write overlay copy and the caption
- prepare a WoopSocial PHOTO publish config
- check disclosure flags before publishing

## Example prompts
- Plan a TikTok Photo Mode carousel using `brand-profile` and the goal in `goals-and-kpis`.
- Create a `9:16` slide plan with `5–7` slides, one CTA, a caption question, and WoopSocial settings for `postType=PHOTO`.
- Validate the publish configuration, hashtags, and `isYourBrand` and `isBrandedContent` flags before posting.

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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```text
---
name: tiktok-photo-mode
description: >-
  The TikTok Photo Mode format-execution skill. Use when someone wants a "TikTok photo carousel,"
  "photo mode," "TikTok slideshow," "swipeable TikTok post," or to publish a multi-image TikTok post
  via WoopSocial (postType PHOTO). Builds a TikTok-native carousel that wins on completion rate —
  hook slide 1, progressive reveal with cliffhangers, reward + one CTA — AND sets the exact
  WoopSocial PHOTO publish config (privacy, comments, music, truthful disclosure flags). Uses the
  SWIPE framework. Reads brand-profile + goals-and-kpis first. The agent writes the slide plan +
  overlay copy + caption + config; the IMAGES are made by a human/image skill, not WoopSocial;
  WoopSocial publishes the native PHOTO post; metrics never fabricated and photo mode is never
  promised as a reach hack. Distinct from tiktok-script (VIDEO) and carousel-writer (cross-platform
  copy).
version: 1.0.0
---

# tiktok-photo-mode

A **format-execution skill** — produce a TikTok-native Photo Mode carousel (craft for completion) **and**
the exact WoopSocial PHOTO publish config. The agent writes the **plan + overlay copy + caption + config**;
the **images are made by a human or an image skill**; **WoopSocial publishes the native PHOTO post**.

## The POV: win completion, don't chase a reach hack
TikTok treats Photo Mode **like video** and ranks it on **completion rate** — what % swipe to slide 2+ and
through the end. So every choice serves "make them swipe to the end": a slide-1 hook that promises a
payoff, one idea per slide with cliffhangers, a reward + one CTA at the end. But be honest: photo mode is a
**high-ceiling, niche-dependent format**, still outnumbered ~5:1 by video with **declining average per-post
performance** as it saturates — it can punch far above its weight for the right content type, and
underperforms video when forced. **Never promise virality.** Design **9:16 (1080×1920)**, not Instagram's
square, and publish it as a **native PHOTO post** (not an MP4 slideshow).

## Read these first
1. **brand-profile** — niche + voice (does a swipeable format fit?).
2. **goals-and-kpis** — the goal (saves / comments / follows / reach).

## The framework: SWIPE
(Depth: `references/the-swipe-framework.md`.)
- **S — Stop the scroll on slide 1:** the thumbnail hook (bold visual + overlay question/claim) that
  promises a payoff.
- **W — Win the niche fit:** pick a swipeable type (listicle / before-after / tutorial / hot take / photo
  dump / story / myth-bust); don't force it — photo mode is niche-dependent.
- **I — Itemize for completion:** one idea per slide, progressive reveal, cliffhangers; 5–7 slides (max
```
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