Instagram carousel skill
Makes an Instagram carousel of five to ten slides that read as one post, a hook that stops the scroll, one point per slide and a last slide that asks for the save or follow, all in one design. Use for Instagram and LinkedIn carousels, tips, how-tos, listicles and swipe posts.
A SKILL.md for Claude Code, Codex and any agent that reads skills. It’s the craft behind Fil’s Instagram carousel workflow, written out so your agent can follow it too.
Install it
Unzip it into your agent’s skills folder. The agent reads its name and description, and the rest only when a task needs it.
curl -fsSL https://fil.design/skills/instagram-carousel.zip -o /tmp/instagram-carousel.zip && unzip -o /tmp/instagram-carousel.zip -d ~/.claude/skillscurl -fsSL https://fil.design/skills/instagram-carousel.zip -o /tmp/instagram-carousel.zip && unzip -o /tmp/instagram-carousel.zip -d ~/.codex/skillsInstall the Instagram carousel skill from https://fil.design/skills/instagram-carousel: unzip https://fil.design/skills/instagram-carousel.zip into your skills folder (~/.claude/skills for Claude Code, ~/.codex/skills for Codex), then read its SKILL.md.The skill
Read first
Slides.md for the topic, the handle, the look and every slide's words; the style reference and logo wired in.
One design on every slide (4:5)
- The same background, margins (about 7% all round), grid, typefaces, colours and picture style on every slide, so the post reads as one piece when swiped. Every slide after the first copies the wired Slide 1's design.
- Words exactly as Slides.md writes them, set large: a headline of at most eight words, and at most two short lines under it. Nothing written that Slides.md doesn't say.
- One type system on every slide, Slides.md's Type: the headline in the same face, size, case and alignment (left, with no full stop), the lines under it in the same face and weight, at the same place on every slide.
- One visual per slide that shows its point (an illustration, a photo, an object or a simple diagram), large, in the same style on every slide: a new picture on every slide, never the hook's again, and always of the topic itself, never the style reference's subject.
- After the first slide, the handle from Slides.md small at the top left (none when it says none: never a made-up one).
- Words kept inside the middle 80% of the slide, away from the edges where the app's dots and buttons sit.
The slides
- Slide 1, the hook: the biggest type in the post, the promise or the question in a few words, and one striking visual of the topic filling most of the slide, with a small arrow at the right edge that says swipe (the only slide with one).
- The middle slides: one point each, the headline starting with its point's number from Slides.md (1., 2., 3.…), set the same way and the same size on every slide, with its line under it in one weight. A number in the hook (5 mistakes) is how many points there are.
- The last slide: the takeaway in one line and the call to action from Slides.md (save it, follow, the link in bio), with a picture of the topic's happy result and a small bookmark or follow cue, and the handle large when Slides.md has one.
Avoid
Walls of text, small type, two ideas on a slide, a slide in a different style, misspelled words, stock-photo clichés, and words in the bottom fifth.
What it reads
It was written for Fil’s Instagram carousel workflow, which wires these into every step. Elsewhere, give your agent the same, or let it ask.
- Slides.mdThe topic, your handle, the look and every slide’s wordsBrief
- Style referenceA picture whose style the slides follow.Optional
- LogoYour logo or profile picture for the last slide.Optional
Questions
What does the Instagram carousel skill do?
Makes an Instagram carousel of five to ten slides that read as one post, a hook that stops the scroll, one point per slide and a last slide that asks for the save or follow, all in one design. Use for Instagram and LinkedIn carousels, tips, how-tos, listicles and swipe posts.
How do I install it in Claude Code?
Download https://fil.design/skills/instagram-carousel.zip and unzip it into ~/.claude/skills, or into a project’s .claude/skills folder, or run the command on this page. Claude Code reads the skill’s description and loads the rest when a request needs it.
Does it work in Codex and other agents?
Yes. Unzip it into ~/.codex/skills for Codex. It’s one SKILL.md file, so any agent that reads skills can use it, and you can paste it into a chat as well.
Do I need Fil to use it?
No. It was written for Fil’s Instagram carousel workflow, which wires in Slides.md, Style reference and Logo: give your agent the same, or let it ask. In Fil, the workflow runs it with the best models and shows the price before anything runs.
Is it free?
Yes. The skill is free to download.
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