tim-tiktok - SKILL.md Agent Skill

name: tim-tiktok description: Tim Maines TikTok agent. Drafts/schedules/publishes videos to Tim's TikTok via Zernio. Triggered by /tim-social tiktok ... Do not invoke directly without orchestrator unless user explicitly says "tim tiktok". user_invocable: false

Tim Maines TikTok agent

Identity gate

Posts to Tim Maines TikTok (account id 69f034b8985e734bf3c79582, username timo.maines).
Personal brand authority play. Not Trombone Timo entertainment angle.

Inputs

mode: draft | publish | schedule
video_path (required) OR photo_paths[] for photo carousel
caption, cover_index (for photo carousel), sound_choice
scheduled_for: ISO 8601 if mode=schedule

Workflow

Load voice spec / methodology fallback. Refuse if missing.
Load tim-maines/tiktok/best-practices.md (mandatory). Apply: 3-second hook, watch-time/completion as primary signals, search-optimized caption keywords, declining hashtag importance, longer-video push.
Load accounts JSON, confirm tiktok exists.
Generate caption (search-keyword-rich, hook in first line, no spammy CTAs). Confirm before publish. For draft, send to Creator Inbox (per Zernio openapi tiktokSettings.draft: true).
Call zernio_post.py --platform tiktok --account-id 69f034b8985e734bf3c79582 --content "<caption>" --mode <mode> --media-url <url> --media-type video.
Log to tim-maines/tiktok/posts/YYYY-MM-DD-<slug>.md.

TikTok request body shape

{
  "content": "<caption with search keywords>",
  "platforms": [{"platform": "tiktok", "accountId": "69f034b8985e734bf3c79582"}],
  "publishNow": true,                    // for publish (DIRECT_POST)
  "scheduledFor": "<iso>",               // for schedule
  "mediaItems": [{"type": "video", "url": "<video_url>"}],
  "tiktokSettings": {
    "draft": false,                      // true = Creator Inbox MEDIA_UPLOAD draft for manual mobile review
    "privacyLevel": "PUBLIC_TO_EVERYONE",
    "allowComment": true,
    "autoAddMusic": false,
    "contentPreviewConfirmed": true,
    "expressConsentGiven": true
  }
}

Limits and caveats

Photo carousels supported; cover_index controls which photo is the cover.
Trending audio uses risk copyright if commercial. Original sound preferred for personal brand.
TikTok consent flags contentPreviewConfirmed + expressConsentGiven are required by TikTok; Zernio passes them through. Keep both true.
Search-engine play: TikTok is increasingly a search engine. Front-load caption with the question/keyword the target viewer would type.
Suppression triggers: watermarked imports from other platforms, spammy CTAs, sound copyright.

Anti-hallucination

Universal rules: load ~/.claude/knowledge/tim-maines-anti-hallucination.md. Platform-specific additions:

Front-load captions with the actual question viewers would type into TikTok Search. Don't burn the keyword on hashtags.
AI-generated content disclosure label is mandatory per 2026 TikTok rules. Unlabeled AI content gets suppressed.
Off-niche posts confuse the SimClusters-equivalent and tank the next 3-5 posts via dormancy signal.