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How to use LLMs to make viral TikToks:

This thread teaches people how to generate viral ideas, hooks, scripts, and visuals using GPT-5, Claude, and Gemini even if they’ve never gone viral before.
Most TikToks and Instagram reels flop.

Not because your content is bad but because your idea, hook, and pacing suck.

Here’s how I use LLMs like GPT-5 and Claude to:

→ Find viral ideas
→ Write scroll-stopping hooks
→ Generate banger scripts
→ Design visuals
→ Post like a pro

(bookmark this)
First: tell the LLM what role to play

Prompt:

“You are a viral short-form content strategist trained on TikTok trends, psychology, and editing structure. I’ll give you a niche. You give me 10 viral TikTok ideas with hooks, angles, and formats.”

Niche: [your niche]
Goal: [views / followers / product sales]Image
Then ask:

“Turn idea #2 into a full 15–30 second TikTok script. Break it down by second. Add a strong hook and visual direction.”

It gives you:

✅ Scroll-stopper opener
✅ Storytelling beats
✅ Call-to-action
✅ Shot direction (for B-roll or talking head)

No guesswork. Image
Next: Generate hooks that go viral

Prompt:

“Give me 10 viral TikTok hooks in the [niche] space. Use proven formats like:
- ‘You’re doing [X] wrong’
- ‘Nobody talks about this’
- ‘I wish I knew this before [Y]’”

Works in any niche: health, tech, finance, mindset, etc. Image
Want to ride trends?

Prompt:

“Scan TikTok trends in [niche] and suggest 5 remixes using my product/message.
Add viral audios, editing format, and caption ideas.”

Pair it with:

- Tokboard
- Trendpop
- TikTok Creative Center

LLM gives the angle. You film it. Image
Now: Use GPT to write caption + on-screen text

Prompt:

“Write a short caption (under 100 characters) with high share/comment potential.
Add 3 text overlays for the video with timing cues.”

This boosts retention + virality.
Bonus: Use image models for visuals

• Generate props or background scenes with DALL·E
• Design storyboards with Midjourney
• Add AI-generated B-roll with Pika or Runway

Prompt GPT to give you:

“Describe 3 visual scenes I can create to match this TikTok idea.”
Post like a pro:

• Film raw → cut fast
• First 3s = do or die
• Use auto subtitles (CapCut or Descript)
• Publish at high traffic hours
• Study retention via TikTok analytics

LLMs give you the script. You add energy.
TikTok is 80% idea, 20% execution.

Most people stare at a blank screen.
You can now have AI generate viral content systems every day.

Don’t just scroll TikTok.
Build with AI and go viral on command.
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