The Endless Short-Form Content Prompt: Automate Social Media Content Creation with AI

Use Claude and ChatGPT to transform a tech article into 5 irresistible social media posts

Spending an hour every day promoting your articles on social media is killing your motivation to write.

You already have a demanding full-time job. When you're creating content on the side, promotion feels like another job you didn't sign up for. The result? You skip social media entirely and watch your best articles go unnoticed.

One AI prompt can generate 5 scroll-stopping social media posts from any article in under a minute. It works for your entire content library - 10 articles become 50 short-form posts you can publish over two months.

This article reveals the exact prompt I use to write irresistible social media content for Substack. Feel free to use it for X and LinkedIn.

Why Every Developer Needs an AI Social Media Assistant

I get you. You'd rather implement a neural network from scratch than write a single social media post.

Most developers are introverts who picked coding because they want to solve problems, not broadcast their thoughts to strangers on social media.

The idea of posting on X or LinkedIn feels unnatural - like you're performing instead of just sharing what you learned.

You worry that promoting your work will turn you into those "thought leader" influencers you can't stand.

It's a faulty belief.

Sharing your knowledge isn't selling out. You're just helping other developers solve the same problems you've already figured out.

But even if you get past the mental block, there's still a time problem. You already work full-time and write articles on the side. Spending another 30-60 minutes per day creating social media posts is a chore you postpone at first and then skip entirely.

AI can handle the entire promotion workflow for you.

All it takes is one prompt. AI reads your technical content, extracts the key insights, and transforms them into short-form posts that actually get engagement.

No brainstorming, no staring at blank tweet drafts, no second-guessing your tone.

What My "Endless Short-Form Content Prompt" Gets You

It's one prompt that turns any tech article into 5 ready-to-publish social media posts. Simple as that.

The output works across platforms - you can paste the same content on Substack notes, X, or LinkedIn. You get 5 different angles on your article, so you're not just reposting the same message everywhere.

So, why do I call it "endless"?

Because you can run the same article through it multiple times and get fresh results every time.

The AI finds different hooks, examples, and takeaways from your content. This means one article can fuel weeks of social media posts without repetition. You're not limited to a single interpretation of your work.

Let me show you what the output looks like with real examples.

I tested it on The Adverb Assassin Prompt - a recent article I published on Substack. Here's what came back:

This output is 100% ready to copy and paste.

No editing needed, no tweaking the tone, no second-guessing whether it sounds right.

I also ran it on a more opinion-based piece - Why You Don't Have to Be an Expert to Start Writing Online:

This one came out about 95% ready.

I'd probably swap a couple of words and adjust one or two examples, but that's minor polish work, not a complete rewrite.

Now, let me show you the prompt.

The Endless Short-Form Content Prompt

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