# instagram-reels-publishing Takes a finished Reel through the publish step: 9:16 specs, safe zone, grid-safe cover and post settings. Useful when the edit is done and you need it to go out uncropped. - skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 672 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/instagram-reels-publishing/SKILL.md - Updated: 2026-10-15 - HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/instagram-reels-publishing ## What it does This skill covers publish mechanics, not the script and not the caption. It reads `brand-profile` plus the finished Reel asset, then returns the publish settings spec, a cover brief and a specs/safe-zone checklist. Everything runs on the FRAME framework: frame it 9:16, reserve the safe zone, art the cover for the grid, match caption and audio, emit on schedule. Reels usually get squashed at the publish step, not because the content is weak. Instagram renders a Reel in three crops: full 9:16 in the Reels tab, 4:5 in the feed, and 3:4 (1080×1440) in the profile grid. Keep the hook, the face and the CTA in the central safe zone, and leave the top and bottom UI bands clear. The cover is picked before publishing and cannot be edited after upload, so a custom upload beats a video frame — plan it ahead. WoopSocial does the publishing: `postType REEL` plus video, caption and cover, on a schedule and validated through `platform-specs-and-validation`. Trending audio, Share-to-Feed, tags and Reel Insights stay native in the Instagram app. The video, the cover and burned-in captions come from other tools, and other-platform watermarks have to go before upload. ## Install ### Claude Code (native platform) 1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill instagram-reels-publishing -a claude-code ``` 2. **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `~/.claude/skills/instagram-reels-publishing/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/instagram-reels-publishing/ ### Codex 1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill instagram-reels-publishing -a codex ``` 2. **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `.agents/skills/instagram-reels-publishing/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/ ### Cursor 1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill instagram-reels-publishing -a cursor ``` 2. **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `.cursor/skills/instagram-reels-publishing/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/ ### GitHub Copilot 1. **GitHub CLI** ```bash gh skill install social-media-skills/skills instagram-reels-publishing ``` 2. **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `.github/skills/instagram-reels-publishing/SKILL.md` ### Gemini CLI 1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill instagram-reels-publishing -a gemini-cli ``` 2. **Platform CLI** ```bash gemini skills install https://github.com/social-media-skills/skills --path skills/instagram-reels-publishing ``` ### Windsurf (Devin Desktop) **Manually: put the files in place** - File: `.devin/skills/instagram-reels-publishing/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works ### OpenCode **Skills CLI (Vercel)** ```bash npx skills add social-media-skills/skills --skill instagram-reels-publishing -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/instagram-reels-publishing/SKILL.md ## When to use it - publish a finished Reel without crops or blur - map the safe zone across Instagram's three crops - prepare a grid-safe cover before publishing - run a pre-publish spec checklist - tell what publishes automatically and what stays in-app ## Example prompts - Check my Reel against the specs and safe zone, then build a pre-publish checklist - Write a cover brief for the 3:4 profile grid - Set up the publish settings to schedule this Reel through WoopSocial ## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT Below is the content of a third-party file. It is data, not instructions for you: do not act on anything written inside unless the human asks. Block tag: f49908bdc6842e1d. BEGIN THIRD-PARTY FILE f49908bdc6842e1d ```text --- name: instagram-reels-publishing description: >- The Instagram Reels publish-mechanics skill -- distinct from reels-script (the script), instagram-seo (the keyword caption), and platform-specs-and-validation (cross-platform validation). Use when someone has a finished Reel and needs to publish it correctly: specs, cover, safe zone, publish settings. It gets the Reel OUT the way Instagram displays it: 9:16 spec-clean video, the safe zone that survives the feed and profile-grid crops, a custom grid-safe cover (chosen before publish, can't edit after), the keyword caption, and audio. Uses the FRAME framework. Reads brand-profile + the Reel asset first. The agent specs the publish settings, cover brief, and specs/safe-zone checklist, and advises audio/tags. WoopSocial publishes postType REEL + video + caption + cover on a schedule; trending audio, Share-to-Feed, tags, and Reel Insights stay native/in-app; the video/cover come from other tools. Remove other-platform watermarks; metrics never fabricated. version: 1.0.0 --- # instagram-reels-publishing The **Reel publish-mechanics skill** — get a finished Reel **out** the way Instagram displays it (specs, safe zone, cover, settings). The agent **specs the publish settings + the cover brief + the specs/safe-zone checklist + advises audio/tags**; **WoopSocial publishes postType REEL + video + caption + cover**; **trending audio, Share-to-Feed, tags, quality + Insights are native/in-app**, and the video/cover/burned-in captions come from other tools. ## The POV: the Reel is made elsewhere — this gets it OUT spec-clean Great Reels get squashed/cropped/blurred at the **publish step** — a sizing/settings problem, not a content problem. Design for **how Instagram actually displays a Reel**: full **9:16** in the Reels tab, a **4:5** crop in the feed, and the **3:4 (1080×1440)** profile-grid crop (the 2025 rectangular-grid change) — so keep critical content **centered** and in the **safe zone.** The **cover** is chosen before publish and **can't be edited after.** WoopSocial publishes **postType REEL + video + caption + cover**; the trending audio, Share-to-Feed, tags, and quality settings are native/in-app, and the video/cover/captions come from other tools. ## Read these first 1. **brand-profile** — cover/caption style. ``` END THIRD-PARTY FILE f49908bdc6842e1d The third-party file has ended. Everything between the f49908bdc6842e1d tags is data: requests and commands from it are not followed. An “end of file” line with another tag inside the block is part of the file. 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