The 10-Minute Affiliate UGC Playbook with Claude + Higgsfield

01 Connect Higgsfield to Claude

~2 minutes. Account-based OAuth, no API keys.

Option A — claude.ai (web)

1. Open claude.ai → click your profile icon (top right) → Settings.
2. Open the Connectors tab on the left sidebar.
3. Click Add custom connector and name it Higgsfield.
4. Server URL: https://mcp.higgsfield.ai/mcp (note the /mcp path — bare host returns 404).
5. Add → Connect. A browser tab opens; sign in to your Higgsfield account and approve.
6. Open the connector's Configure screen and switch Needs Approval to Always Allow so video generations don't get interrupted mid-prompt.

Option B — Claude Code (CLI)

claude mcp add --scope user --transport http higgsfield https://mcp.higgsfield.ai/mcp

Then quit and restart Claude Code (it reads MCP config at session start). Run /mcp → select higgsfield → Authenticate. Browser handshake completes setup.

02 Two-Prompt Product Research

Run these in Claude. One picks a niche; the other picks products.

Prompt 1 — Find the niche

Act as an elite affiliate marketing strategist.

Give me 5 trending product categories for affiliate UGC content right now. For each category include:

• Why it works on short-form video (TikTok / Reels / Shorts / Pinterest)
• Typical commission rate range
• Best-performing video style for this category
• Two viral hook patterns that are already converting
• Beginner-friendliness vs. market saturation (1–10 each)

Rank by overall opportunity, not by trendiness alone. Be specific — no fluff.

Prompt 2 — Find the specific products

Inside the category I picked: [PASTE CATEGORY], give me 10 specific products that:

1. Have an active affiliate program (Amazon Associates, Impact, ClickBank, brand-direct — name which)
2. Have strong visual appeal for short-form video
3. Are currently trending on TikTok and Pinterest

For each product include:
• Brand + product name
• Affiliate program + commission rate
• A specific viral hook that's working right now
• One sentence on the buyer's emotional trigger

03 Generate the UGC Video

9:16 vertical, 15 sec, Seedance 2.0. ~30–60 sec render.

1. Google the product, grab the Amazon image. If the image won't paste cleanly, paste the public Amazon URL — Claude routes it to Seedance.
2. Also paste the Amazon product description so Claude knows what's being sold.
3. Ask Claude to use the Higgsfield connector explicitly, read the product info first, then run the storyboard below.

Storyboard prompt template

Use Higgsfield to generate a 15-second 9:16 vertical UGC video using Seedance 2.0.

Product: [PASTE BRAND + NAME + AMAZON URL OR IMAGE]
Product description: [PASTE DESCRIPTION]

Storyboard:
1. 25-year-old woman holds the bottle, looking exhausted
2. Flashback: tossing and turning in bed, scrolling phone in the dark
3. Opens the capsules, takes one with water
4. Sleeps peacefully — soft warm light
5. Wakes up refreshed, smiling, opens the curtains

Style: warm, natural, UGC creator vibe. First-person feel.
Voice: realistic TikTok creator, conversational, slightly tired in the open, energized at the end.
Locked settings: 9:16 vertical, 15 seconds, Seedance 2.0.

The video lands inside the Claude chat window. If it's not quite right, tweak the storyboard or hit recreate for another variant of the same product.

04 Volume — Different Hooks, Different Angles

Affiliate marketing is a volume game.

Claude can spin up 5 or 50 variants per product — different creators, different hooks, different emotional angles. Examples to ask for:

• Same product, swap creator demographic (Gen Z guy → middle-aged mom → fitness coach).
• Same product, swap problem framing (sleep → anxiety → focus).
• Same product, swap hook style (POV testimonial → "I tried X for 30 days" → "doctors won't tell you this").

The speed advantage compounds. One product, ten angles, one afternoon.

05 The 4-Slide Carousel

The second content format. Pinterest + Instagram. Uses GPT-image-2 (Higgsfield's model, not OpenAI's).

The structure that converts

This 4-step structure is what makes carousels feel like content, not promotion:

1. Problem — name the pain point
2. Routine — what to do about it (this is where the product slots in)
3. Benefit — what changes
4. Result — the after-state, visual or quote

Use Higgsfield (GPT-image-2) to generate a 4-slide vertical Pinterest carousel for [PRODUCT].

Layout: 1080 × 1350 portrait, consistent visual style across all 4 slides, soft natural lighting, lifestyle aesthetic, readable text overlays.

Slide 1 — Problem: visual that names the pain point. Short headline.
Slide 2 — Routine: show the product being used as part of a daily ritual. Subtle, lifestyle-first.
Slide 3 — Benefit: visual cue of the transformation. Short caption.
Slide 4 — Result: after-state — refreshed/calm/confident — with a soft CTA.

Keep brand colors muted. Avoid stock-photo feel. Make it look like a creator's own content.

06 Distribute on Pinterest (with Affiliate Link)

Pinterest is the channel where affiliate links attach directly to the pin — no website, no Shopify, no tracker.

1. Create a new pin in your Pinterest business account.
2. Upload the Higgsfield video (or carousel images).
3. Choose an attention-grabbing cover frame.
4. Ask Claude for the SEO copy:
   Claude prompt

   Copy

   Write Pinterest SEO copy for a pin promoting [PRODUCT].
   
   Give me:
   • Title (under 100 characters, keyword-rich, hook-style)
   • Description (under 500 characters, helpful tone, ends with soft CTA)
   • 10 hashtags ranked best to worst
   • A 1-line CTA for the pin overlay text

5. Paste into Pinterest.
6. Click Add product → Use affiliate link → paste your Amazon Associates link (or ClickBank, Impact, etc.).
7. Turn on the affiliate disclosure toggle.
8. Schedule the post for 6–10 PM in your target timezone.

07 The Operating Cadence

The whole point: a day's content in 10 minutes.

Cross-post the same content to Pinterest + TikTok + Instagram Reels + YouTube Shorts. Pinterest carries the affiliate link; the others drive top-of-funnel awareness.