TikTok Packager

Generate deterministic, text-driven 6-slide portrait slideshow assets for TikTok-style content.

What This Skill Is For

Use this skill when you want:

1. Repeatable 6-slide visual posts without external image generation
2. Consistent dimensions and readable layout for short-form platforms
3. A simple contract: input slide copy -> validated PNG outputs + caption text
4. A base that can later plug into draft upload workflows (for example via Postiz)

Typical use cases:

1. Brand or creator intro slides
2. Educational mini explainers
3. Product update snapshots
4. Story-driven announcement sequences

Quick Start

1. Install dependencies:

- python3 -m pip install -r requirements.txt

1. Optional font override:

- export TIKTOK_FONT_PATH=/absolute/path/to/font.ttf

1. Run:

- node scripts/tiktok-intro-draft.mjs

Custom input modes:

1. Use your own 6-slide copy file:

- node scripts/tiktok-intro-draft.mjs --spec /absolute/path/to/spec.json

1. Ask the agent to generate copy from a topic:

- node scripts/tiktok-intro-draft.mjs --topic "your topic"

1. Optional Postiz draft upload:

- node scripts/tiktok-intro-draft.mjs --postiz

Advanced modes:

1. --template intro|educational|product-update|announcement
2. --style default|high-contrast|clean|midnight
3. --audience beginner|operator|expert
4. --cta-pack follow-focused|link-focused|engagement-focused
5. --hashtag-policy tcg-default|general
6. --locale en|es|fr
7. --ab-test caption-cta|style|template
8. --dry-run (write spec/review only, skip render/upload)
9. --postiz-only (reuse existing rendered slides, upload only)
10. --no-upload (force local-only even with --postiz)
11. --resume-upload (resume partially uploaded runs)
12. --max-retries <n>
13. --timeout-ms <n>
14. --verbose

Template options:

1. intro
2. educational
3. product-update
4. announcement

Style options:

1. default
2. high-contrast
3. clean
4. midnight

Audience options:

1. beginner
2. operator
3. expert

CTA pack options:

1. follow-focused
2. link-focused
3. engagement-focused

Hashtag policy options:

1. tcg-default
2. general

Core Output Contract

1. Exactly 6 slides
2. 1024x1536 portrait
3. PNG output format
4. Large readable text with safe margins

Expected layout:

outbox/tiktok/intro/YYYY-MM-DD/
  _slide_spec.json
  _render_metadata.json
  slides/slide_01.png ... slide_06.png
  caption.txt
  review/review.md
  review/contact_sheet.png
  run_log.json
  upload_state.json (optional)
  postiz_response.json (optional)

What Can Be Customized

1. Slide text (any 6-line narrative)
2. Font via TIKTOK_FONT_PATH
3. Caption behavior via template + CTA + hashtags
4. Audience mode and localization
5. A/B variant strategy
6. Optional Postiz upload controls

To customize for your use case, change:

1. The slides array content (via --spec JSON or topic mode)
2. The caption template in src/node/write-caption.mjs
3. Hashtag/CTA policy in src/node/hashtags and src/node/cta
4. Audience adaptation in src/node/audience
5. Optional Postiz env vars if enabling --postiz

Spec format:

{
  "slides": [
    "Slide line 1",
    "Slide line 2",
    "Slide line 3",
    "Slide line 4",
    "Slide line 5",
    "Slide line 6"
  ],
  "caption": "Optional caption override",
  "template": "intro",
  "audience": "operator",
  "ctaPack": "follow-focused",
  "hashtagPolicy": "tcg-default",
  "hashtagOverrides": ["#customtag"],
  "locale": "en",
  "ab_test": {
    "strategy": "caption-cta"
  },
  "style": {
    "preset": "default"
  }
}

Customization Matrix

| Need | Option | |---|---| | Use your own exact slide copy | --spec /path/spec.json | | Generate deterministic copy from a topic | --topic "your topic" | | Use a built-in narrative structure | --template educational (or others) | | Change visual style | --style high-contrast | | Adjust reading complexity for target viewers | --audience beginner|operator|expert | | Change CTA behavior | --cta-pack ... | | Apply hashtag policy | --hashtag-policy ... | | Add custom hashtags | --hashtag #customtag (repeatable) | | Localize CTA text | --locale es | | Generate multiple candidates | --ab-test caption-cta|style|template | | Keep local-only output | run without --postiz or add --no-upload | | Upload optional draft via Postiz | --postiz with required env vars | | Resume partial uploads | --postiz --resume-upload | | Tune network/upload behavior | --max-retries N --timeout-ms N | | Validate pipeline without rendering/upload | --dry-run |

Preset: JK Archivist Intro (Exact Contract)

Objective

Generate a deterministic 6-slide TikTok intro slideshow (PNG) + caption and (optionally) upload as a TikTok draft/private post using Postiz. Human publishes manually after selecting trending sound.

Draft/Private Upload Rules (Optional)

1. privacy_level = SELF_ONLY
2. content_posting_method = UPLOAD

Slide Copy (Exact)

1. The trading card market runs on messy data.
2. Prices fragment. Condition drifts. Signals lie.
3. Collectors make real decisions on incomplete info.
4. JK Index = market intelligence for TCGs.
5. Truth first. No guessing. Built in public.
6. Alpha today. Compounding weekly. Brick by brick. 👑🧱

Caption Template (Exact)

TCG prices look certain — until you zoom in. JK Index is building the truth layer: clean IDs, real comps, market signals. Follow if you want collector-first market intelligence. 👑🧱

#pokemon #tcg #cardcollecting #marketdata #startup

Safety / Never Do

1. No token mentions
2. No $
3. No buy/sell language
4. No predictions
5. No copyrighted character art
6. No unverified superlatives (e.g., "guaranteed", "most accurate")

Required/Optional Environment Variables

Required for optional upload mode:

1. POSTIZ_API_KEY
2. POSTIZ_TIKTOK_INTEGRATION_ID

Optional:

1. POSTIZ_BASE_URL (defaults to https://api.postiz.com/public/v1)
2. TIKTOK_FONT_PATH (absolute .ttf path)

References

1. references/setup.md
2. references/spec-schema.md
3. references/renderer-spec.md
4. references/outputs-and-validation.md
5. references/troubleshooting.md
6. references/publish-checklist.md
7. examples/sample-slide-spec.json