Agent skill

Tiktok Photo Mode

by social-media-skills in social-media-skills/skills

The TikTok Photo Mode format-execution skill. An agent skill from social-media-skills/skills.

MITAuto-check passedMedia & Creative

Install Tiktok Photo Mode

skills CLI
$ npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill tiktok-photo-mode -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install social-media-skills/skills tiktok-photo-mode --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/social-media-skills/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/tiktok-photo-mode .claude/skills/tiktok-photo-mode && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
tiktok-photo-mode
GitHub stars
134
Token cost
~1.6k tokens
SKILL.md length
634 words
Files
6 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
106
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

The TikTok Photo Mode format-execution skill. An agent skill from social-media-skills/skills.

  • Works in 2 steps: brand-profile — niche + voice (does a… → goals-and-kpis — the goal (saves /…
  • Someone wants a TikTok photo carousel
  • SKILL.md covers The POV: win completion, don't…, Read these first, The framework: SWIPE and The reality (verify-quarterly), plus 4 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Tiktok Photo Mode is an agent skill from social-media-skills/skills. 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 +…

Its SKILL.md is about 1.6k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 7 other files, including reference files (for example `evals/evals.json`, `references/carousel-recipes-and-publish.md` and `references/photo-mode-2026-reality.md`).

It sits in Media & Creative, covering Slides and decks, OKRs and executive reporting and Video scripts and shorts. It works with TikTok. The repository describes itself as: 106 social media skills for AI agents - strategy, writing, video, design, platform growth, publishing, and analytics. Works with Claude, Cursor, OpenClaw, Hermes & 40+ agents. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Someone wants a TikTok photo carousel
  • TikTok slideshow
  • Swipeable TikTok post
  • Publish a multi-image TikTok post via WoopSocial (postType PHOTO)

Example prompts

  • “TikTok photo carousel,”
  • “photo mode,”
  • “TikTok slideshow,”
  • “/tiktok-photo-mode”

Workflow steps

2 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

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

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 6e30eeb. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Tiktok Photo Mode loads about 1.6k tokens when it runs, and up to ~4.7k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 220 tokens; SKILL.md has 634 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~220
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.6k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~4.7k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from social-media-skills/skills at commit 6e30eeb, republished under its MIT licence (© social-media-skills). 634 words, ~1,566 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/tiktok-photo-mode/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 5 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
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 35); 9:16 1080×1920, content centred in the safe zone.
  • P — Pay off + prompt: reward on the final slide + one CTA; question in the caption; don't beg for likes.
  • E — Equip the publish config: postType=PHOTO, privacyLevel (from platform-inputs), allowComment, autoAddMusic (applies to PHOTO), truthful isYourBrand/isBrandedContent, DIRECT_POST vs MEDIA_UPLOAD; 1–2 hashtags + overlay keywords (TikTok SEO); validate before publish.

The reality (verify-quarterly)

The honest performance tension (high-ceiling vs video-dominance + declining averages); completion rate as the primary signal; 9:16 1080×1920 + safe zone; 5–7 slides; hook / progressive reveal / cliffhanger / reward; sound (autoAddMusic) + text overlays as TikTok SEO; 1–2 hashtags; native-vs-MP4; winning content types + engagement tactics: references/photo-mode-2026-reality.md. Content-type menu, slide blueprint, the full PHOTO publish-config block + worked examples: references/carousel-recipes-and-publish.md.

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Honest scope (never violate)

  • The agent writes the slide plan + overlay copy + caption + publish config. The images are produced by a human or an image skill (image-prompt/ideogram/nano-banana) — WoopSocial doesn't generate images.
  • WoopSocial publishes the native PHOTO post (postType=PHOTO, raw-bytes upload) and auto-discloses AI on TikTok. No update endpoint → edit = delete + recreate (only while NOT_STARTED).
  • Disclosure flags set truthfully (isBrandedContent when paid/gifted; isYourBrand for own-brand promo) — never falsely "organic." Never promise virality / a "5×"; never fabricate metrics (native analytics only). (Scope, distinctions + connections: references/scope-and-connections.md.)

Distinct from its siblings (route correctly)

tiktok-photo-mode (this) = the TikTok-native PHOTO carousel (completion craft + the WoopSocial PHOTO publish config) · tiktok-script = the TikTok VIDEO script (duet/stitch/cover live there) · carousel-writer = cross-platform carousel copy craft · reels-script/youtube-shorts = video · caption-writer/hook-writer = the caption + overlay lines this skill arranges.

Where this connects

Reads first: brand-profile, goals-and-kpis. Copy: hook-writer, caption-writer. Images (external to WoopSocial): image-prompt/ideogram/nano-banana, carousel-writer (adapt down to 9:16). Publish: scheduling-and-queue → WoopSocial (native PHOTO), platform-specs-and-validation (validate + postType/field rules), content-calendar. Reuse/measure: content-recycling (→ IG/ Pinterest), analytics-and-reporting (completion/saves), experimentation-and-ab-testing (A/B the first slide). Images stay external.

Definition of done

A swipeable content type matched to the niche and goal; a slide-1 hook that promises a payoff; a 5–7 slide progressive reveal with cliffhangers, one idea per slide, designed 9:16 1080×1920 with content in the safe zone; a final-slide reward + one CTA and a caption question (not a like-beg); 1–2 hashtags + overlay keywords for TikTok SEO; the complete WoopSocial PHOTO publish config (postType PHOTO, privacyLevel, allowComment, autoAddMusic, truthful isYourBrand/isBrandedContent, postMode) validated before publish; images produced externally, WoopSocial publishing the native PHOTO post with AI auto-disclosure, edits via delete+recreate, nothing fabricated and no promised virality; correctly distinguished from tiktok-script and carousel-writer.

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Files

SKILL.md and 5 other files (references) in skills/tiktok-photo-mode of social-media-skills/skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • evals/evals.json
  • references/carousel-recipes-and-publish.md
  • references/photo-mode-2026-reality.md
  • references/scope-and-connections.md
  • references/the-swipe-framework.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 6e30eeb

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Questions about Tiktok Photo Mode

What does Tiktok Photo Mode do?

The TikTok Photo Mode format-execution skill. An agent skill from social-media-skills/skills. Tiktok Photo Mode is an agent skill from social-media-skills/skills. The TikTok Photo Mode format-execution skill.

When should I use Tiktok Photo Mode?

Tiktok Photo Mode fits situations like: someone wants a TikTok photo carousel; tikTok slideshow; swipeable TikTok post; publish a multi-image TikTok post via WoopSocial (postType PHOTO).

How do I install Tiktok Photo Mode in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill tiktok-photo-mode -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/tiktok-photo-mode in social-media-skills/skills) into .claude/skills/tiktok-photo-mode in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Tiktok Photo Mode in Codex?

Run `npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill tiktok-photo-mode -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/tiktok-photo-mode in social-media-skills/skills) into .agents/skills/tiktok-photo-mode in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Tiktok Photo Mode in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill tiktok-photo-mode -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/tiktok-photo-mode, .gemini/skills/tiktok-photo-mode, .github/skills/tiktok-photo-mode and .opencode/skills/tiktok-photo-mode in your project.

What does Tiktok Photo Mode need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Tiktok Photo Mode is instructions for the agent only.

Does Tiktok Photo Mode access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Tiktok Photo Mode safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Tiktok Photo Mode use?

Tiktok Photo Mode is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Tiktok Photo Mode use?

About 1.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 3.2k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Tiktok Photo Mode?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Tiktok Photo Mode: Repurpose Tiktok (AgriciDaniel/claude-repurpose, 157 stars), Tiktok Slideshow (LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills, 2.2k stars), Viral Captions And Ctas (vyralcontent/content-skills, 134 stars) and Threads Carousel (itchernetski/threads-carousel-claude-skill, 110 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Tiktok Photo Mode?

social-media-skills (a GitHub organization) maintains it in social-media-skills/skills, which has 134 GitHub stars. The repository holds 106 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 1, 2026.

Source: social-media-skills/skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.