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Clapping cat AI prompt

If you want to recreate the clapping cat yourself in a general AI video tool, you need a video-edit model that takes a reference clip and a photo. Below is a prompt that works, what each part does, and where results usually go wrong.

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In short

  • Use a video-edit or reference-to-video model: text-only prompts cannot keep the original timing.
  • Tell the model exactly who to replace and everything that must stay the same.
  • Name the beats: treat, grin and clap, shh, paw over the mouth, handshake.
  • Check hands, fingers and the cat’s grin frame by frame before posting.

The prompt

Attach the clip as the video input and your photo as the first image, then use: “Replace only the man who feeds the cat with the person in image 1, in every shot where he appears, including his hand and arm when he gives the treat. Keep the face, hair and clothes from image 1. Keep the black cat with its wide grin, its clapping, its paw over the mouth and its handshake exactly as they are, and keep the room, the camera angles and the cuts unchanged. One person and one cat, no extra fingers, no text.”

Why each part is there

  • “Replace only the man” stops the model from also redrawing the cat or the room.
  • Naming the hand and arm keeps the skin tone consistent in the top-down treat shot.
  • Listing the cat’s beats protects the grin and the clap, which models tend to smooth away.
  • “One person and one cat” prevents a second owner or a duplicate cat from appearing.

Where it usually breaks

  • The cat loses its grin: regenerate, or move the cat instructions to the start of the prompt.
  • Extra or merged fingers during the handshake: use a sharper photo and regenerate.
  • The face drifts in the low-angle shots: use a front-facing photo taken from slightly below.
  • Clothes change between shots: use a photo where your top is clearly visible.

The shortcut

Clapping Cat runs this kind of edit for you with a fixed, tested prompt: upload one photo and download a 10-second vertical MP4 with sound.

Frequently asked questions

Can a text-only prompt make the clapping cat?

Not reliably. Text-to-video models invent a new cat and a new room; to keep the meme you need a model that edits the original clip.

Which models can do it?

Video-edit models that accept a reference video and a reference image, such as Seedance 2.5 Video Edit, which Clapping Cat uses.

Should I add music in the prompt?

No. Add the trending sound in TikTok or Reels when you post; prompts do not reliably control audio.

Do I need my own black cat?

No. The black cat, the treat and the kitchen come from the clip. You only upload a photo of yourself, and you take the owner’s place.

What is the fastest way to make a clapping cat video with me in it?

Upload one photo of yourself to Clapping Cat and download a 10-second vertical MP4 in which you feed the clapping cat, shush it and shake its paw. A single video is $8.99 (40 credits), with no subscription.

Sources

Updated 2026-10-19. clappingcat.net is an independent AI video tool, not affiliated with, endorsed by or sponsored by Aleksandr Kim (@merkurianin), TikTok, Instagram or the creators of other clapping cat videos. Videos are AI-generated from photos you upload. Only upload photos of yourself, your own children or people who agreed to appear.