# carousel-writer

A skill that writes multi-slide carousels for Instagram, LinkedIn and TikTok: a hooking cover, one idea per slide, and a save-leaning CTA.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 755 installs · ★ 199
- Author: social-media-skills
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/social-media-skills/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/carousel-writer/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-15
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/carousel-writer

## What it does

The skill walks the agent through the job step by step. It loads `brand-profile.md` and `voice.md` first, then locks one idea, a goal and a platform. The cover goes through `hook-writer`, because slide one has to stop the scroll and promise what the swipe delivers.

From there each slide carries a single beat and earns the next swipe, ending on a payoff plus one ask. Reference files ship with it: `references/architecture.md`, `references/slide-craft.md`, `references/platform-specs.md` and `references/image-prompt-pack.md`. That last one holds prompts for Nano Banana and Ideogram, which render legible in-image text. The skill also specifies layout, hierarchy, palette, type and a consistent template across slides.

Finished work gets handed off — the caption to `caption-writer`, scheduling to `scheduling-and-queue`. A long source like a blog post is atomized one idea per slide instead of pasted in paragraphs. It pushes back on padding too: a tight six slides beat a bloated ten. For generated visuals it flags AI disclosure.

## Requirements
- Works with: LinkedIn

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill carousel-writer -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/carousel-writer/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/carousel-writer/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill carousel-writer -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/carousel-writer/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill carousel-writer -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/carousel-writer/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install social-media-skills/skills carousel-writer
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/carousel-writer/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill carousel-writer -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/social-media-skills/skills --path skills/carousel-writer
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/carousel-writer/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill carousel-writer -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/social-media-skills/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/carousel-writer/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- turn a blog post into a carousel without losing the point
- write a cover slide people actually swipe past
- split one topic across slides instead of dumping paragraphs
- get image prompts that render readable text
- push a post toward saves rather than empty views

## Example prompts
- write a carousel for Instagram about five warm-up mistakes
- turn this text into a LinkedIn document post
- make a TikTok photo carousel from this article, one idea per slide

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: carousel-writer
description: >-
  Use to write a carousel — a swipeable multi-slide post (Instagram carousel, LinkedIn
  document/PDF carousel, or TikTok photo carousel) — one of the highest-save, highest-dwell
  formats. Run when the user says "write a carousel," "carousel post," "slides for X," "LinkedIn
  document/PDF post," "swipe post," "turn this into a carousel," or wants multi-slide teaching or
  story content. Reads brand-profile and voice first; the cover slide hooks and promises the
  swipe (via hook-writer); each slide advances one idea and earns the next swipe; ends on a
  save-leaning CTA. Specifies the design direction and bundles an image-generation prompt pack
  (Nano Banana / Ideogram) for the slide visuals. Hands the caption to caption-writer and
  scheduling to scheduling-and-queue.
metadata:
  version: 1.0.0
license: MIT
---

# Carousel Writer

A carousel is a swipeable teaching-or-story post — and one of the best formats there is for
**saves** and **dwell time** (both strong ranking signals). But it only works if people swipe,
and they only swipe if each slide earns the next. So this skill is opinionated about the cover,
the one-idea-per-slide discipline, and keeping slides legible — not dumping paragraphs onto
images.

Three principles:

1. **The cover slide is the whole game.** Slide 1 must hook *and* promise the payoff — it decides
   whether anyone swipes past it. Treat it like a thread opener or a Reel hook.
2. **One idea per carousel, one idea per slide.** A cohesive arc across slides, each advancing it
   by one beat. A slide crammed with three points loses the swipe.
3. **It's copy *and* design.** Minimal, legible text per slide; a clear visual hierarchy. A
   carousel is read at a glance on a phone — walls of text kill it.

## Step 0 — Read the foundation first

Load `brand-profile.md` and `voice.md`. Voice applies to every slide (concise) and to the caption.
Carry guardrails and any compliance/disclosure rules.

## Step 1 — Lock the idea, goal, and platform

- **One idea** — the single thing this carousel teaches or tells.
- **Goal** — usually saves or authority (carousels excel here), sometimes comments.
- **Platform** — Instagram carousel, **LinkedIn document/PDF carousel** (very high dwell/saves),
  or TikTok photo carousel. Specs differ (see `references/platform-specs.md`).

## Step 2 — Write the cover slide (hook + promise)

Use `hook-writer`. The cover must hook (stop the scroll) **and** promise what the swipe delivers
("5 hooks that actually work →"). It must be legible at a glance and at thumbnail size. No
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