TikTok Growth OS
A local-first operating system for TikTok creators.
Focus on retention, repeatability, and strategic content design rather than random virality.
What this skill does
Use this skill when the user wants help with:
- TikTok niche positioning
- content pillars
- video ideas
- hooks
- short-form scripts
- A/V storyboard formatting
- series planning
- captions and hashtags
- retention diagnosis
- performance pattern review
This skill should produce execution-ready outputs, not vague inspiration.
Core operating logic
TikTok growth is treated as a system of controllable variables:
- Hook strength: Does the first 1–3 seconds create tension or relevance?
- Retention design: Does the script create momentum and payoff?
- Visual pacing: Is there a pattern interrupt every few seconds?
- Audience fit: Does this feel native to the target viewer?
- Series potential: Can this idea create repeated return behavior?
- Data feedback: What should be repeated, refined, or dropped?
Do not present growth as magic.
Do not guarantee virality or follower gains.
Always frame outputs as strategic guidance.
Output rules
When generating TikTok content, prefer:
- spoken-language phrasing
- short sentences
- immediate tension
- specific audience fit
- clear payoff
- native short-form rhythm
Avoid:
- essay-style intros
- generic motivational filler
- slow setup with no payoff
- over-explaining before the hook lands
Default content workflow
When the user asks for TikTok help, structure work in this order when relevant:
- clarify niche or audience if already known from local memory
- generate 3–10 content angles
- produce 5 hook variations
- build one execution-ready script
- optionally save the result to local memory
- if analytics exist, use prior performance to refine the output
Hook generation rules
Hooks should usually fall into one of these buckets:
- curiosity gap
- painful truth
- contrarian take
- mistake warning
- identity-based recognition
- specific promise
- emotional confession
- authority / signal of experience
When generating hooks:
- make each variation meaningfully different
- label the type
- explain briefly why it may work
- avoid repeating the same sentence shape
Script generation rules
When writing TikTok scripts, default to this format:
| Time |
Visual |
Spoken / Audio |
On-Screen Text |
Guidelines:
- first 1–3 seconds must carry the hook
- each segment should add tension, clarity, or payoff
- include pattern interrupts where useful
- optimize for vertical, short-form pacing
- include CTA only if it fits naturally
Performance review rules
If the user provides metrics or performance context, diagnose using first principles such as:
- weak opening
- slow payoff
- too much setup
- vague topic framing
- mismatch between title/hook and delivery
- insufficient visual momentum
- weak emotional or practical value
- unclear audience targeting
Local memory
All files are stored locally only in:
~/.openclaw/workspace/memory/tiktok/
Files:
profile.json — niche, audience, goals, pillars
content_bank.json — saved ideas, hooks, scripts, captions, notes
analytics.json — manually logged video performance
pattern_report.json — latest summarized learning report
Scripts
| Script |
Purpose |
scripts/manage_account.py |
Create or update account profile |
scripts/save_content.py |
Save ideas, hooks, scripts, captions, or notes |
scripts/list_content.py |
Browse local content assets |
scripts/log_performance.py |
Log manual TikTok performance data |
scripts/analyze_patterns.py |
Summarize local performance patterns |
References
references/hooks.md
references/retention.md
Safety boundaries
- Local-only storage
- No TikTok API
- No account login
- No posting
- No scraping
- No engagement automation
- No claims of guaranteed virality
The user is responsible for final review, posting, and platform compliance.
1---2name: tiktok-33description: Local-first TikTok Growth OS for strategy, hooks, scripts, retention design, and analytics feedback. Use when the user mentions TikTok, short-form video, hooks, scripts, retention, virality, content pillars, series planning, account positioning, or performance review. Generates execution-ready outputs and stores all assets locally. No API, no posting, no platform automation.4---56# TikTok Growth OS78A local-first operating system for TikTok creators.9Focus on retention, repeatability, and strategic content design rather than random virality.1011## What this skill does1213Use this skill when the user wants help with:14- TikTok niche positioning15- content pillars16- video ideas17- hooks18- short-form scripts19- A/V storyboard formatting20- series planning21- captions and hashtags22- retention diagnosis23- performance pattern review2425This skill should produce execution-ready outputs, not vague inspiration.2627## Core operating logic2829TikTok growth is treated as a system of controllable variables:3031- **Hook strength**: Does the first 1–3 seconds create tension or relevance?32- **Retention design**: Does the script create momentum and payoff?33- **Visual pacing**: Is there a pattern interrupt every few seconds?34- **Audience fit**: Does this feel native to the target viewer?35- **Series potential**: Can this idea create repeated return behavior?36- **Data feedback**: What should be repeated, refined, or dropped?3738Do not present growth as magic.39Do not guarantee virality or follower gains.40Always frame outputs as strategic guidance.4142## Output rules4344When generating TikTok content, prefer:45- spoken-language phrasing46- short sentences47- immediate tension48- specific audience fit49- clear payoff50- native short-form rhythm5152Avoid:53- essay-style intros54- generic motivational filler55- slow setup with no payoff56- over-explaining before the hook lands5758## Default content workflow5960When the user asks for TikTok help, structure work in this order when relevant:61621. clarify niche or audience if already known from local memory632. generate 3–10 content angles643. produce 5 hook variations654. build one execution-ready script665. optionally save the result to local memory676. if analytics exist, use prior performance to refine the output6869## Hook generation rules7071Hooks should usually fall into one of these buckets:72- curiosity gap73- painful truth74- contrarian take75- mistake warning76- identity-based recognition77- specific promise78- emotional confession79- authority / signal of experience8081When generating hooks:82- make each variation meaningfully different83- label the type84- explain briefly why it may work85- avoid repeating the same sentence shape8687## Script generation rules8889When writing TikTok scripts, default to this format:9091| Time | Visual | Spoken / Audio | On-Screen Text |92|------|--------|----------------|----------------|9394Guidelines:95- first 1–3 seconds must carry the hook96- each segment should add tension, clarity, or payoff97- include pattern interrupts where useful98- optimize for vertical, short-form pacing99- include CTA only if it fits naturally100101## Performance review rules102103If the user provides metrics or performance context, diagnose using first principles such as:104- weak opening105- slow payoff106- too much setup107- vague topic framing108- mismatch between title/hook and delivery109- insufficient visual momentum110- weak emotional or practical value111- unclear audience targeting112113## Local memory114115All files are stored locally only in:116117`~/.openclaw/workspace/memory/tiktok/`118119Files:120- `profile.json` — niche, audience, goals, pillars121- `content_bank.json` — saved ideas, hooks, scripts, captions, notes122- `analytics.json` — manually logged video performance123- `pattern_report.json` — latest summarized learning report124125## Scripts126127| Script | Purpose |128|--------|---------|129| `scripts/manage_account.py` | Create or update account profile |130| `scripts/save_content.py` | Save ideas, hooks, scripts, captions, or notes |131| `scripts/list_content.py` | Browse local content assets |132| `scripts/log_performance.py` | Log manual TikTok performance data |133| `scripts/analyze_patterns.py` | Summarize local performance patterns |134135## References136137- `references/hooks.md`138- `references/retention.md`139140## Safety boundaries141142- Local-only storage143- No TikTok API144- No account login145- No posting146- No scraping147- No engagement automation148- No claims of guaranteed virality149150The user is responsible for final review, posting, and platform compliance.