Most creators use AI backwards. They ask Claude to "write me a viral video" from nothing — and get generic, forgettable output — while the actual gold, a real moment from a real stream or recording, sits unused on their hard drive. The creators who win in 2026 do the opposite: they let a clipping engine find and cut the best moments, then hand Claude the transcript of a proven clip and ask it to write the hook, the title, the description, the hashtags, the carousel, and the thread. AI is not the creator. You are the creator. AI is the fastest editor and copywriter you have ever hired.
This is a real, copy-paste prompt library — 100 prompts across 13 categories — that you can start using in the next five minutes. Every prompt is written to take one input you already have: the text of what was actually said in your clip. If you clip with ClipSpeedAI, you get a Whisper transcript for every clip automatically, so you can paste it straight in. These prompts are plain English, so they work with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or any capable assistant — pick your model, keep your workflow.
ClipSpeedAI cuts your long videos and streams into captioned 9:16 clips — with a transcript you paste straight into Claude. Start with a $1 trial.
Start Clipping →The difference between a mediocre Claude output and one you actually post is almost never the wording of the prompt. It is the context you give it. Three inputs turn every prompt below from generic to sharp:
So before you paste any prompt, prime the chat once with a reusable block. Set it up a single time per session and every prompt after it inherits the context:
You are my short-form content strategist. Here is my context — use it
for everything that follows unless I say otherwise.
- Niche: [e.g. personal finance for people in their 20s]
- Audience: [e.g. beginners who feel behind on money, scroll on their phone]
- Brand voice: [e.g. blunt, encouraging, zero jargon, a little funny]
- Platforms I post to: [e.g. TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels]
- What I sell / my goal: [e.g. grow to 50k followers, sell a $30 budgeting course]
When I paste a transcript, treat it as the source of truth. Never invent
facts or quotes that aren't in the transcript. Ask me before assuming.Do that once, and every prompt below becomes a one-liner that already knows who you are. Here's what's in the library:
| Category | Prompts | What it's for |
|---|---|---|
| 1. Viral hooks | 1–10 | The first 3 seconds that stop the scroll |
| 2. Titles & thumbnail text | 11–20 | Searchable titles + the words that earn the click |
| 3. Descriptions & SEO | 21–28 | Quiet ranking work + the setup line |
| 4. Hashtags | 29–35 | A discovery ladder, not decoration |
| 5. Carousels & slideshows | 36–43 | One clip → a swipeable second post |
| 6. X / Twitter threads | 44–51 | Turn a clip into a banger and a thread |
| 7. LinkedIn posts | 52–58 | The B2B and creator-authority angle |
| 8. YouTube community & Shorts extras | 59–66 | Community tab, pinned comments, end screens |
| 9. Newsletter & email | 67–73 | Own your audience off-platform |
| 10. Content calendar & batching | 74–81 | Decide what to post, in bulk |
| 11. Repurpose one clip 10 ways | 82–88 | One clip becomes a week of content |
| 12. Comments & engagement replies | 89–94 | Turn comments into reach and ideas |
| 13. Analytics & iteration | 95–100 | Learn from what worked and what flopped |
The hook is 80% of the outcome on short-form. If the first line doesn't stop the scroll, nothing else matters. The trick with Claude is to never ask for a hook — ask for a spread of angles and pick the one that matches your clip's opening frame.
Here's the transcript of a short clip:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""
Write 15 scroll-stopping hooks for this clip, each under 8 words, that a
viewer would hear or read in the first 3 seconds. Give me a mix of angles:
curiosity gap, bold claim, contrarian take, "you're doing X wrong,"
and high-stakes ("this cost me $10k"). Number them. No hashtags, no emojis.Here's how my clip currently opens: "[PASTE FIRST LINE]".
It's boring. Rewrite the first spoken sentence 8 different ways so it becomes
a hook that survives the first-3-second drop-off, while keeping the same
meaning. Rank them from safest to most aggressive.From this transcript, write 6 pattern-interrupt hooks — lines that break the
viewer's expectation in the first 2 seconds (e.g. starting mid-argument,
stating the conclusion first, or opening on the most surprising number).
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Give me 10 hooks for this clip formatted as on-screen text overlays — short
enough to read in 2 seconds, punchy, all-caps friendly. These are the words
that flash on screen while the clip plays, so they should tease the payoff
without spoiling it. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Before writing anything, analyze this transcript and tell me: what is the
single most viral-worthy moment in it, at roughly what second does it land,
and what emotion does it trigger? Then write 3 hooks built specifically to
promise that moment. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Write 8 open-loop hooks for this clip — each one raises a question in the
viewer's mind that only watching to the end answers. Avoid clickbait the clip
can't pay off; the loop must actually close inside the clip. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""People stop for warnings. From this transcript, write 6 hooks framed as a
mistake, a warning, or a "stop doing this" — but only for claims the clip
actually backs up. If the transcript doesn't support a strong warning, tell me
and give a curiosity hook instead. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Pull every concrete number, timeframe, or specific detail from this transcript
and turn each into a hook that leads with that specificity (e.g. "I did X in 7
days", "this one line added $2,000"). Only use numbers that appear in the
transcript. Give me one hook per real number. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""For this clip, write the single strongest hook AND a 3-beat retention spine
(what happens at the 3s, 15s, and final-second marks) that keeps a viewer
watching after the hook lands. Keep it faithful to the transcript. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Here are 5 hook ideas I wrote for this clip: [PASTE MY HOOKS].
Score each 1-10 on scroll-stopping power and explain the score in one line.
Then rewrite my weakest two to beat my strongest one. Be blunt — I'd rather
hear it now than from the algorithm.Titles are searchable real estate. YouTube Shorts titles, especially, get indexed and pull traffic for months — unlike TikTok's fleeting feed. And thumbnail text is the other half of the click: Claude can't render an image, but it's excellent at the 2–4 words that earn the tap. Ask for platform-specific variants, not one title to rule them all.
Write 20 YouTube Shorts titles for a clip about [TOPIC / paste transcript].
Keep them under 60 characters, front-load the keyword, and avoid clickbait
that the clip can't pay off. Rank them by likely click-through, and flag the
3 most searchable (someone would actually type them into YouTube).TikTok has no title — the caption does that job. Write 10 TikTok captions for
this clip that hook, add context, and end with a soft engagement prompt
(a question or a "wait for it"). Under 150 characters each. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""My clip is about [TOPIC]. My audience searches for [KEYWORD]. Write 12 titles
using the formula [Keyword] + [specific outcome or number] + [curiosity].
Example shape: "Budgeting mistake that cost me $4,000 (fix in 60 sec)".
Give me 12 in that spirit, all distinct.Give me 6 A/B title pairs for this clip. In each pair, version A is a
curiosity/emotional angle and version B is a direct/benefit angle — same clip,
two psychologies — so I can test which my audience prefers. Label A and B.This short clip performed well. Here's its transcript. Propose 8 long-form
YouTube video titles for a full video that expands on this exact theme, so I
can turn a proven short into a proven long-form topic. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""For a Short about [TOPIC], give me 10 thumbnail concepts. For each: the 2-4
word text overlay, the facial expression or visual focal point, and the single
emotion it should trigger. Optimize for a tiny mobile feed thumbnail, not a
desktop one. Transcript for context:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Give me 15 ultra-short thumbnail text overlays (2-4 words) for this clip.
They should create a curiosity gap or state a bold outcome. Sort them into
"curiosity" and "bold claim" buckets so I can test one against the other.Propose 4 thumbnail A/B test pairs for this clip. For each pair, describe both
versions (text + visual) and explain in one line WHY they'd pull different
viewers, so I know what I'm actually testing.Write a detailed image-generation prompt I can paste into an image model to
create a thumbnail for this clip about [TOPIC]. Include subject, expression,
background, color mood, and where text should sit — but leave the text itself
out so I can add it cleanly afterward.The title and thumbnail should never repeat each other — together they should
say more than either alone. For this clip, give me 5 matched sets where the
thumbnail text and the title create curiosity as a PAIR (thumbnail teases,
title delivers the angle, or vice versa). Show them side by side. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Descriptions do quiet SEO work and set up the click. The mistake is writing them by hand for every clip. Batch them, and make each one earn its keywords honestly.
Write a YouTube Shorts description for this clip: 2-3 sentences that summarize
the value, naturally include the keywords [KEYWORD 1], [KEYWORD 2], and end
with a call to action to [follow / grab my free thing at LINK]. Then list 5
relevant hashtags on a new line. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Write an Instagram Reels caption in 3 tiers: line 1 is a hook that shows
before "more", lines 2-4 expand the value, and the final line is a CTA + a
question to drive comments. Keep it human, not corporate. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""I'm pasting 5 clip transcripts separated by "---". For EACH one, give me:
a title (under 60 chars), a 2-sentence description, and 5 hashtags. Output as
a numbered list, one block per clip, so I can copy them into my scheduler fast.
[PASTE CLIP 1 TRANSCRIPT]
---
[PASTE CLIP 2 TRANSCRIPT]
---
[etc.]Read this transcript and list the 10 search terms my target viewer would most
likely type to find content like this — a mix of broad and long-tail. For each,
note whether it fits better in a title, a description, or a hashtag. Don't
invent search volume numbers; rank by your best judgment and say so. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""The first line of a description is what shows in search results. Write 8
first-line description openers for this clip that include the primary keyword
[KEYWORD] and still read like a human wrote them — no keyword stuffing.
Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Here's the transcript of a longer video (with rough timings if I have them).
Write a description that includes clean chapter timestamps and a one-line
summary per chapter, so the video is skimmable and search-friendly. If I
didn't give timings, mark them as [TIME] for me to fill. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""For the same clip, write 3 versions of the description: a search-optimized
YouTube one (keyword-first), a conversational TikTok one (hook-first), and a
professional LinkedIn one (insight-first). Same clip, three native voices.
Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Write a short description whose real job is to drive clicks to [MY LINK — e.g.
free guide / newsletter / product]. Lead with the value of the clip, then make
the link feel like the obvious next step, not an ad. Give me 3 versions at
different levels of directness. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Hashtags are a discovery lever, not decoration. The goal is a ladder — a couple of broad tags for reach, a few mid-size for relevance, and one or two niche tags where you can actually rank.
For a clip about [TOPIC] aimed at [AUDIENCE], give me a hashtag set as a
ladder: 2 broad/high-volume tags, 4 medium-competition tags directly about the
topic, and 3 niche low-competition tags where a small account could rank.
Label each tier. No banned or spammy tags.Give me three separate hashtag sets for the same clip about [TOPIC]:
one for TikTok (broader, trend-aware), one for Instagram Reels (niche +
community tags), and one for YouTube Shorts (search-keyword style, 3-4 max).My niche is [NICHE]. Suggest 15 community and identity hashtags that people in
this niche actually follow and click (not generic reach tags) — the kind that
signal "this is for you" to the right viewer. Explain in one line who each tag
reaches.Here's a clip about [TOPIC]. Suggest hashtags that connect it to a current,
evergreen conversation in my niche (challenges, recurring formats, seasonal
angles) WITHOUT inventing trends you're unsure exist — if you're not confident
a trend is real, say so and give a safe evergreen tag instead.Help me create a branded hashtag for my content in the [NICHE] space. Give me
8 options that are short, memorable, easy to spell, and unlikely to already be
saturated. For each, explain the vibe and how I'd seed it across posts.Here's the hashtag set I've been using: [PASTE TAGS]. Audit it: which are too
broad to ever rank, which are too dead to matter, and which are the keepers?
Then rebuild it into a tight 8-tag ladder for my niche [NICHE].Build me a rotating pool of 30 hashtags for the [NICHE] niche, grouped into 5
sets of 6 that I can rotate across posts so I'm not spamming the identical
block every time. Each set should still cover a broad+medium+niche spread.One clip is also a carousel. Turning the transcript into a 6–8 slide swipe post gives you a second piece of content for Instagram, LinkedIn, and TikTok photo mode from the same source.
Turn this clip transcript into a 7-slide carousel. Slide 1 is a hook that makes
someone swipe. Slides 2-6 each carry ONE idea with a short headline and one
sentence of support. Slide 7 is a recap + CTA. Give me the exact text per slide,
labeled "SLIDE 1:" etc. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""From this transcript, extract the mistakes, myths, or steps mentioned and shape
them into a "5 [things] about [TOPIC]" carousel. If the transcript only supports
3, give me 3 — don't pad with filler. Each slide: bold headline + one line.Pull the 6 most quotable, standalone lines from this transcript — lines that
punch even without context — and format each as a quote card (the quote + a
2-4 word attribution tag). These become a swipeable quote carousel. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Here's a 7-slide carousel I'm posting [PASTE SLIDES]. Write the caption that
goes under it: a hook line, a 2-sentence expansion of the carousel's core idea,
and a CTA to save/share. Add 5 hashtags.Turn this transcript into a numbered how-to carousel: Slide 1 promises the
outcome, each middle slide is exactly one step (verb-first headline + one line
of detail), and the last slide recaps the steps as a checklist. Only include
steps actually described in the transcript. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Build a before/after (or myth vs. truth) carousel from this transcript. Alternate
slides: the common wrong belief, then the correction the clip makes. End on the
single mindset shift. Keep each slide to one clean line. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Repackage this clip's idea as a TikTok photo-mode slideshow (6-8 images).
For each slide give me the on-image text AND a one-line note on what the photo
should show. Photo mode rewards a strong first image + a payoff at the end —
build to that. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Here's the core idea of my carousel: [PASTE IDEA]. Write me 6 different slide-1
hook variations for it — same content, six different first slides — so I can
test which cover slide drives the most swipe-throughs. Rank them by stopping
power.Every clip is at least one tweet and often a full thread. X rewards strong opinions and clean structure — exactly what a good clip already contains.
Distill the single sharpest idea in this transcript into one tweet under 240
characters — punchy, opinionated, no hashtags, no emojis, quotable. Then give
me 4 alternate versions with different angles. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Turn this transcript into a 6-tweet thread. Tweet 1 is a hook that promises the
payoff. Tweets 2-5 each deliver one concrete point or step. Tweet 6 recaps and
adds a CTA to watch the full clip / follow. Number them 1/ 2/ etc. Keep each
under 240 characters. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Find the most contrarian or counterintuitive claim in this transcript and build
a 5-tweet thread that defends it with the reasoning and examples from the
transcript ONLY. If the transcript doesn't fully support the claim, tell me
what's missing instead of fabricating support. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Based on the topic of this clip, write 8 short question tweets designed to
provoke replies (opinions, hot takes, "what would you do") — the kind that
farm engagement honestly by asking something people actually want to answer.Turn this transcript into a "N things" thread (e.g. "7 lessons from..."). Tweet 1
states the number and the promise, each following tweet is one item as a
standalone insight, and the last tweet ties them together + CTA. Only include
items actually supported by the transcript. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""If there's a story, lesson, or turning point in this transcript, retell it as a
short narrative thread (5-7 tweets) with a hook, rising tension, and a payoff
line. Keep it true to what actually happened in the transcript — no invented
drama. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""I'm posting my clip natively on X. Write 5 different quote-tweet-style captions
to attach to the video — each a strong standalone opinion that makes someone
stop and watch, no hashtags. Rank them. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Here's a thread that did well: [PASTE THREAD]. Reverse it into a 45-second
talking-head video script (spoken, first person) so I can film the next clip
from a proven idea. Mark a strong on-camera hook for the first line.LinkedIn is the most under-used platform by short-form creators — and the one where a single thoughtful post can reach far beyond your follower count. It rewards insight, story, and a clean scannable structure. A clip's transcript is perfect raw material.
Rewrite the value of this clip as a LinkedIn video caption for a B2B audience.
Open with a one-line insight, use short single-sentence paragraphs, no hashtags
until the end, and close with a question that invites a professional to weigh
in. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Turn the core idea of this clip into a LinkedIn text post built as a short
story with a lesson: a specific opening moment, what happened, the lesson, and
a takeaway readers can apply Monday morning. Short paragraphs, first person,
no jargon. Keep it faithful to the transcript. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""From this transcript, write a LinkedIn post that opens with a mild, defensible
contrarian take relevant to my industry [INDUSTRY], supports it in 3 short
beats, and ends with an invitation to disagree in the comments. Professional
but with a point of view. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Turn this transcript into a LinkedIn document-post (PDF carousel) of 8 slides:
a title slide, 6 point slides (headline + one line each), and a CTA slide.
Give me the exact text per slide. Keep it skimmable for a scrolling feed.
Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""I'm building a personal brand around [THEME] on LinkedIn. From this clip's
transcript, suggest 5 distinct post angles that reinforce that positioning —
each with a hook line and the underlying point. Tell me which one is safest and
which is boldest. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Write a short LinkedIn post whose goal is comments, not likes: a genuinely
useful mini-insight from this clip, then a specific, easy-to-answer question at
the end (not "thoughts?"). Give me 3 versions with different questions.
Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Here's a clip transcript. Write ONE core insight, then adapt it into two native
formats: a tight LinkedIn post AND a 2-line LinkedIn comment I can drop on
related posts in my niche to add value (not spam). Keep both true to the
transcript. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""The clip is only part of the YouTube surface area. The community tab, pinned comments, end screens, and Shorts-to-long-form funnels all compound your reach — and they're easy to skip. These prompts fill them.
Based on the theme of this clip, write 5 YouTube community-tab poll ideas that
would get my audience clicking and tell me something useful about what to make
next. Each: the poll question + 2-4 options. Keep them fun and low-friction.
Transcript for context:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Write 3 YouTube community-tab text posts that tease this clip / upcoming video
without giving everything away — a behind-the-scenes line, a question, and a
"which should I make next" prompt. Casual, creator-to-fan tone. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Write 4 pinned-comment options for this Short: one that asks a question to spark
replies, one that links to my [LINK], one that adds a bonus tip from the clip,
and one that teases the next video. Keep each to 1-2 lines. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""This Short is a teaser for my full video on [TOPIC]. Write 5 ways to verbally
and textually point Shorts viewers to the full video WITHOUT feeling like a
cliffhanger scam — the Short should stand alone but reward the click. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Write 6 strong last lines for this Short — the final spoken sentence or on-screen
card that converts a viewer into a follower or a click. Test different CTAs:
follow, comment, watch next, grab the free thing. Keep them natural, not needy.
Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""I want to turn clips like this into a recurring Shorts series. Suggest 8 series
names + a one-line format description for each (what every episode delivers), so
viewers recognize and binge the format. Base it on this clip's theme. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Give me 10 short "conversation-starter" questions I could pin under Shorts in
the [NICHE] niche — the kind that get a lot of replies because they're easy,
opinion-based, and specific. No generic "what do you think?".From this clip, build me a 3-post community-tab sequence to run around a Short's
launch: (1) a pre-launch teaser, (2) a launch-day "it's live" post, (3) a
follow-up that asks what to make next. Give exact copy for each. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Followers you don't own can vanish with an algorithm change. Email is the audience you keep. Every clip is a newsletter section, a subject line, and a reason for someone to hear from you — turn them into that.
Turn this clip into a 120-word newsletter section: a bolded takeaway headline,
2-3 sentences of insight in my voice, and a line linking readers to watch the
full clip. Warm, not salesy. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Write 12 email subject lines for a newsletter built around this clip's idea.
Mix curiosity, benefit, and personal-story angles; keep them under 50 characters
so they don't truncate on mobile. Flag your top 3 and say why. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Expand this single clip into a complete short newsletter: a subject line, a
one-line preview text, a warm opener, the main insight (from the transcript),
one practical action for the reader, and a soft CTA to my [LINK]. Keep it under
300 words and in my voice. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Here are this week's clips (topics/transcripts): [PASTE]. Draft a "this week I
made X" roundup email — a short intro, a one-line-plus-link blurb for each clip,
and a closing question to drive replies. Make each blurb make me want to click.Here's the transcript of my best-performing clip. Use its core idea to write a
welcome email for new subscribers that delivers a quick win, establishes what
I'm about, and sets the expectation for future emails. First person, warm.
Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Write a short re-engagement email to subscribers who've gone quiet, built around
the fresh idea in this clip. Lead with value (not guilt), remind them why they
signed up, and give one reason to click today. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""This clip resonates with my audience. Suggest 5 simple lead-magnet ideas
(checklist, template, mini-guide, swipe file, cheat sheet) that extend this
exact topic and would be worth an email signup. For each, give the title and a
one-line promise. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""The hardest part of consistency isn't making content — it's deciding what to post. Hand Claude your clip inventory and your goals, and it will build the schedule.
I have [N] clips from a recent [stream / video]. Here are their topics/titles:
[LIST THEM]. Build me a 30-day posting calendar across TikTok, YouTube Shorts,
and Instagram Reels — 1 post/day/platform — that spaces topics so I don't repeat
a theme two days in a row and front-loads my strongest clips. Output as a table:
Day | Platform | Clip | Hook idea.Help me plan a week of content around the theme [THEME] for [AUDIENCE].
Give me 7 distinct angles (one per day), each with a one-line concept and the
format that fits it best (talking-head clip, carousel, quote card, or thread).I post to [PLATFORMS] for [AUDIENCE in TIMEZONE]. Suggest a realistic weekly
posting cadence and rough time windows I can start with and then test. Be
honest that these are starting points to A/B, not guarantees — my own analytics
override any rule of thumb.Here's the transcript of one long video. Break it into a coherent 5-part
short-form SERIES where each part stands alone but teases the next, so bingers
watch all five. For each part: the segment it comes from, the hook, and the
cliffhanger line into the next part. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE FULL TRANSCRIPT]
"""Here are the topics of my last 20 clips: [LIST]. Cluster them into 3-5 content
pillars that define my channel, name each pillar, and tell me which pillar I'm
over- and under-indexed on so I can rebalance next month.I'm batch-writing captions for [N] clips in one sitting. Give me a fill-in-the-
blank worksheet/template so I can move fast: for each clip a slot for hook,
title, description, hashtags, and CTA. Then, for the first clip [PASTE
TRANSCRIPT], fill it in as an example I can pattern-match the rest against.Take this ONE clip and give me a 10-day mini-calendar that posts it as a
different format each day (native video, carousel, quote card, thread, photo
mode, community post, etc.) so I milk maximum reach from a single clip without
looking repetitive. Table: Day | Platform | Format | Angle. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""For the month ahead, my focus is [GOAL/THEME] for [AUDIENCE]. Give me 4 weekly
sub-themes and, for each, a bank of 5 hook ideas I can film clips around — so I
always have something to shoot even on a low-energy day. Keep them specific to
my niche.This is the highest-leverage section in the whole library. One good clip is not one post — it's ten. Run these, and a single 45-second clip becomes a week of cross-platform content in one pass.
Take this ONE clip transcript and repurpose it into 10 distinct pieces of
content. Give me all 10, clearly labeled:
1. A TikTok caption + hook
2. A YouTube Shorts title + description
3. An Instagram Reels 3-line caption
4. A LinkedIn professional caption
5. A single banger tweet
6. A 5-tweet thread
7. A 7-slide carousel (text per slide)
8. A quote card (best line + attribution)
9. A thumbnail concept (text overlay + visual)
10. A short email/newsletter blurb linking to the clip
Pull only from what's actually said. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""This clip covers [TOPIC]. Expand it into a blog post outline (H2s and H3s) that
uses the clip as the anchor and adds the natural supporting sections a reader
would want. Mark where I should embed the clip itself.Repurpose this clip's core idea into 5 Pinterest idea-pin concepts: each with a
title-text overlay, a one-line description, and the search keyword it targets.
Pinterest is search-driven, so lean into what people would type. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Write a casual community post (Discord/Reddit/Facebook group) that shares the
insight from this clip as a helpful, non-promotional contribution — value first,
with a soft "made a clip on this if useful" at the very end. Match a peer tone,
not a marketer tone.Take this clip and re-angle its core idea for 3 different audiences: [AUDIENCE A],
[AUDIENCE B], [AUDIENCE C]. For each, give a hook + a one-line framing that makes
the same insight feel made-for-them. Same truth, three doorways. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""I want to turn this organic clip into a light promo for [MY PRODUCT/OFFER].
Keep 90% value, 10% pitch: rewrite it so the insight naturally leads to why my
offer helps, without turning into an infomercial. Give me the script + a soft
CTA line. Only claim what's true. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""What questions does this clip answer, and what related questions does it raise?
List 8 questions my audience genuinely asks around this topic, and for each give
a one-line answer I could turn into its own short. Base answers on the
transcript where possible; flag anything I'd need to verify. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Comments are reach. Every reply is a second impression, a nudge to the algorithm, and — if you read them right — your next content calendar written by your own audience.
Here are the top comments on my clip [PASTE COMMENTS]. Draft short, on-brand
replies for each that boost engagement and invite more conversation. Keep them
human and specific — no copy-paste "thanks!" energy.Someone left this critical comment: "[PASTE COMMENT]". Give me 3 reply options:
one that's gracious and disarming, one that's witty but not mean, and one that
turns the criticism into a teaching moment for everyone reading. Help me look
good and stay classy.Here are questions people asked in my comments: [PASTE]. Turn the 5 best into
standalone short-form clip ideas — each with a hook and the single point the
clip should make — so my audience literally writes my content calendar.Write 5 pinned-comment questions I could drop on this clip to spark a thread in
the replies — specific and easy to answer, tied to the clip's topic, the kind
that make people share their own experience. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Write 6 one-line prompts I can end a clip with (spoken or on-screen) that get
people to comment, share, or send it to a friend — e.g. "tag someone who needs
this". Keep them natural to this clip's topic, not generic. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""Here are 15 comments from my latest clip [PASTE]. Group them (praise, questions,
disagreement, spam) and draft one reply per group I can adapt fast, all in my
voice: [describe my voice or paste 2 sample replies]. Flag any that deserve a
real, personal reply instead of a template.The creators who compound are the ones who learn from every post. Claude can't see your dashboard, but paste it your numbers and it becomes a sharp, unflattering analyst — which is exactly what you want.
This clip underperformed. Here's the transcript, the hook I used, and the
stats: [retention %, views, likes]. Give me 3 honest hypotheses for why it
didn't land (hook, pacing, topic, or timing) and one concrete fix to test for
each. Don't flatter me. Transcript:
"""
[PASTE TRANSCRIPT]
"""This clip overperformed. Here's the transcript and hook. Break down WHY it
worked — the specific structural or emotional reasons — and turn that into a
repeatable checklist I can apply to future clips.Here are 3 of my best-performing captions I wrote myself: [PASTE]. Learn my
voice — word choices, rhythm, punctuation quirks — and from now on write
everything to match it. First, describe my voice back to me in 3 bullets so I
can confirm you've got it.Here's what I posted this week and how each did: [PASTE LIST + STATS]. Summarize
what's working, what isn't, and give me a focused plan for next week — which
topics to double down on, which formats to drop, and 3 clip ideas to prioritize.Here are my 10 best-performing clips (topics + hooks + rough stats): [PASTE].
Find the patterns my winners share that my flops don't — format, topic, hook
style, length, emotion. Give me a "do more / do less" list based on the data,
and name the single highest-confidence pattern.Based on the patterns you just found in my analytics [PASTE YOUR FINDINGS OR
PROMPT 99'S OUTPUT], build my next 30 days: the 3 content pillars to prioritize,
a weekly cadence, and 10 specific clip ideas that lean into what the data says
works. Make it something I could start filming tomorrow.Every prompt in this library needs one thing to be great: a real clip with a real transcript. That's the input the whole system runs on. Writing captions for a clip that doesn't exist yet is guessing; writing them for a clip a scoring engine already picked as your best moment is amplifying something proven.
That's the job ClipSpeedAI does. You give it a long video, a YouTube upload, or a Twitch/Kick stream; it scores every moment, cuts the strongest segments, captions them with Whisper in styles like karaoke, hormozi, beasty, fire, youshaei, or cinematic, and reframes them to 9:16 (or 1:1 / 16:9). What comes back is a set of ready-to-post clips — each with the transcript you paste into the prompts above.
You can run that entirely in the browser. But if you already live in Claude, you can close the loop completely: ClipSpeedAI publishes an open MCP server, clipspeed-mcp on npm, that connects to Claude (and any MCP-capable assistant). With it connected, you can ask Claude to clip a video, check when the clips are done, download them to your ~/Downloads, restyle the captions, and even schedule posts to TikTok, YouTube, Instagram, X, or LinkedIn — then use the very prompts on this page to write everything that wraps around them, all in one conversation.
claude mcp add clipspeed -- npx -y clipspeed-mcp@1.0.0, then set CLIPSPEED_API_KEY. Grab a key (paid plan or the $1 trial) at /dashboard/api-key and read the full setup at /developers or in our complete MCP guide.
Prefer a different assistant? These prompts are model-agnostic on purpose. Curious whether Claude or ChatGPT suits your writing better? We compared them for creators in Claude vs ChatGPT for content creators. Want to see where clipping fits in the bigger picture? Read The AI Creator Stack (2026). New to the whole idea of AI assistants using tools? Start with What is Model Context Protocol (MCP)?
Turn one video or stream into a batch of captioned 9:16 clips — each with a transcript ready to paste into Claude. $1 trial unlocks full Pro.
Start Clipping →How do I make Claude prompts work better for short-form video?
Give Claude the raw material. The single biggest quality jump comes from pasting the real transcript of your clip instead of describing it. ClipSpeedAI generates a Whisper transcript for every clip it cuts, so you can copy that text straight into any of these prompts. Then tell Claude your niche, your audience, and the platform. Prompts that include a transcript, an audience, and a platform produce dramatically better hooks, titles, and captions than vague one-line requests.
Do these Claude prompts only work with Claude?
No. Every prompt in this library is plain natural language, so it works with any capable assistant — Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or a local model. They're written to be model-agnostic on purpose, so your workflow survives model changes. We use Claude in the examples because its long-context writing quality is strong for scripts and threads, but you can paste the same prompts anywhere.
Can Claude actually create the clips, or just write the captions?
Claude writes; ClipSpeedAI clips. ClipSpeedAI scores every moment of a long video or stream, cuts the best segments, captions them with Whisper, and reframes them to 9:16. Because ClipSpeedAI publishes an open MCP server — clipspeed-mcp on npm — you can also connect it to Claude so that Claude can trigger the clipping, check status, download finished clips, and schedule posts through its tools. The prompts here handle the writing layer; the MCP handles the doing layer.
What is the best Claude prompt for a viral hook?
The strongest hook prompts ask Claude to generate 10 to 15 variations from the actual transcript, each under 8 words, spanning different angles — curiosity gap, bold claim, contrarian take, and stakes. Then you pick the one that matches the clip's first three seconds. A single hook request produces a safe, average line; asking for a spread of angles gives you something worth testing. Prompt 1 in the Viral Hooks section is built exactly this way.
How many clips do I need before these prompts are useful?
One. A single clip and its transcript is enough to run most of the library — hook, title, description, hashtags, a carousel, a thread, a LinkedIn post, and a thumbnail concept — turning one clip into a full multi-platform post. The repurposing prompts (Category 11) are designed to squeeze one clip into ten pieces of content, so even a first-time creator with one clip gets a week of posts from a single prompt pass.
How do I use these prompts with a ClipSpeedAI clip?
After ClipSpeedAI cuts a clip, it gives you a Whisper transcript and a title for it. Copy that text and paste it into the [PASTE TRANSCRIPT] slot in any prompt below, add your niche and platform, and run it. If you connect ClipSpeedAI to Claude through the open clipspeed-mcp server, you can do it all in one conversation — ask Claude to clip a video, then immediately ask it to write the hook, description, and hashtags from the clip it just made.
How much does ClipSpeedAI cost to generate the clips these prompts describe?
You can start for $1 with a 3-day trial that unlocks full Pro. After that, Starter is $15/month for 150 minutes of source video and Pro is $29/month for 350 minutes. One minute of source video equals one credit — no multipliers. A free plan covers 30 minutes a month. Every plan produces captioned 9:16 clips with a transcript you can feed straight into these Claude prompts.
Published by ClipSpeedAI · The AI clip generator that turns long videos and streams into captioned 9:16 clips — ready for Claude to caption, title, and schedule.