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Claude for Cross-platform short-form

Per-platform caption tailoring in the Cross-platform short-form stack. TikTok captions ride a different algorithm than YouTube Shorts descriptions. Claude rewrites a single source caption into 6 platform-shaped variants in one prompt.

· 1 weeks ago
Where Claude fits in the workflow
  1. 2
    Caption pass with Claude

    One Claude turn per video → 6 platform-shaped caption variants.

    Prompt · Per-platform caption rewriter
    Take the source caption below and rewrite it for 6 platforms. Each platform's caption follows its native algorithm and audience expectation.
    
    Source caption (write this once, optimized for TikTok):
    """
    {{paste TikTok-style caption}}
    """
    
    Video summary (so context isn't lost):
    """
    {{1 sentence: what the video is about + the 1 key takeaway}}
    """
    
    Output, in this order:
    
    1. **TikTok** — exactly the source caption, lightly edited for hooks. 150 chars max.
    2. **Instagram Reels** — 220 chars max. Slightly more polished tone. 1 to 3 hashtags at end.
    3. **YouTube Shorts** — 100 chars (title) + 200 chars (description). Searchable phrasing matters here.
    4. **X** — 220 chars. Lead with the hook. No hashtags.
    5. **LinkedIn** — 600 chars. Conversational, professional, 1 line break per sentence. End with a single specific question.
    6. **Threads** — 300 chars. Punchier than IG. No hashtags.
    
    Constraints across all six:
    - No "in this video", no "watch till the end".
    - One concrete number, name, or example.
    - No emojis unless the source caption uses them.
    - No em dashes.
Cost in this stack
$20
Of the $29/mo 1 video/day, 1 brand budget
Tool pricing
$20/mo Pro · Sonnet API $3/$15 per M tokens (input/output)
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