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How to use the Social Carousel agent skill
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The Social Carousel skill is a layout and style template for AI agents that produces a three-card square carousel for social media. It is aimed at marketers, creators and small teams who post carousels on Instagram, LinkedIn or Threads and want a repeatable structure. This guide explains what the skill does, how to install it, how to ask for it in plain language and what to watch for.
Social Carouselnexu-io/html-anything · Apache-2.0 Download the skill Quick start
- 1Download the ZIP. Get the skill ZIP from the item page on this directory and unzip it. Confirm it contains SKILL.md and example.html.
- 2Place the skill folder. Move the folder into ~/.claude/skills/ for personal use, or into .claude/skills/ in a project.
- 3Or upload in the Claude apps. In the Claude apps, go to Settings → Capabilities → Skills and upload the ZIP.
- 4Gather your material. Prepare the core message, audience, platform, brand colours and the call to action.
- 5Ask for a three-card carousel. Request three slides for a named platform, stating the topic and tone in plain language.
- 6Check the output. Review the three cards, confirm the headlines flow as one sentence and verify every fact before posting.
What is an agent skill and what does Social Carousel do?
An agent skill is a folder of instructions that an AI agent reads when it needs a specific kind of output. Social Carousel is one such skill. Once installed, the agent can design a set of three 1080×1080 square cards, with headlines that read as one sentence across the three slides.
The skill sets the structure: the first card carries the opening headline, a brand mark and the page number 1/3. The middle card carries the middle headline, a visual focus and 2/3. The final card carries the closing headline, a call to action, a loop icon and 3/3. The skill also asks for one colour palette used across all cards, shifting gradually from card to card.
- Output: three square 1080×1080 cards, produced as HTML
- Card 1: opening headline, brand mark, 1/3
- Card 2: middle headline, visual focus, 2/3
- Card 3: closing headline, call to action, loop icon, 3/3
How do you install the Social Carousel skill?
Download the skill ZIP from the item page on this directory and unzip it. The skill folder contains two files: SKILL.md and example.html.
For a personal setup, place the unzipped skill folder in ~/.claude/skills/. To scope it to one project, place it in that project's .claude/skills/ folder instead.
If you use the Claude apps, you can instead upload the ZIP under Settings → Capabilities → Skills.
- Personal install: ~/.claude/skills/
- Project install: .claude/skills/ inside your project
- Claude apps: Settings → Capabilities → Skills, then upload the ZIP
How do you trigger the skill with a natural request?
You do not need a special command. Describe a three-slide social post in plain language and mention the platform, topic and tone. The agent should recognise the request as a carousel task and follow the skill's layout.
Because the skill fixes the layout at three cards, ask for three slides explicitly. Requests for longer carousels will not match this template.
- Make a three-slide Instagram carousel about why we switched to a weekly planning meeting.
- Create a 1080×1080 LinkedIn carousel with three cards on hiring our first engineer, ending with a call to book a call.
- Design a three-card Threads carousel in our brand colours, with a loop icon on the last card.
What should you provide to get a good result?
The skill shapes layout and copy style, so the quality of the result depends on the material you give the agent. Provide the core message, the audience, the platform and the action you want the reader to take. If you have brand colours or a logo mark, state them so the agent can build the palette and brand mark around them.
Look at example.html in the skill folder to see the expected output form before you request your own carousel.
- Core message or topic
- Target platform: Instagram, LinkedIn or Threads
- Brand colours and the mark to show on card 1, if any
- The call to action for card 3
What does the skill need and what are the safety notes?
The skill lists no required dependencies. It does not run scripts and does not use the network. It is a set of instructions and an example file, so there is no code execution to review beyond reading the files.
The skill only shapes layout and copy style. It does not check facts, statistics or claims. Verify any figures or promises in your headlines before publishing.
- Requires: nothing listed
- Runs scripts: no
- Uses network: no
- Licence: Apache-2.0
- Facts and claims in the copy must be checked by you
What are the best tips and limits?
Write the three headlines as parts of one sentence, because the skill is designed to link them. Keep each headline short enough to read at a glance on a phone. Ask the agent to keep the palette consistent if you plan to reuse the carousel as a brand template.
The layout is fixed at three cards. If you need a longer sequence, split the content into several three-card carousels or use a different tool.
- Write the headlines so they read as one sentence across the slides
- Keep one palette and ask for gradual colour shifts between cards
- Use it for quick, repeatable posts rather than long narratives
What people use it for
- A marketer producing a weekly Instagram carousel with the same brand palette each time.
- A creator summarising a idea into three LinkedIn cards that end with a call to action.
- A small team building a repeatable three-card Threads post for product updates.
- A founder turning a short announcement into a three-slide square post with page numbers.
Frequently asked questions
How do I install the Social Carousel skill?
Download the skill ZIP from this item page and unzip it. Put the folder in ~/.claude/skills/ for personal use or in a project's .claude/skills/ folder, or upload the ZIP in the Claude apps under Settings → Capabilities → Skills.
Is the Social Carousel skill free?
The skill is licensed under Apache-2.0. Check the licence file in the source repository for the full terms before commercial use.
What does the skill require?
The skill lists no required dependencies. It does not run scripts and does not use the network.
Can it make carousels longer than three slides?
No. The layout is fixed at three cards, so for longer sequences you need to split the content into several three-card carousels.
Does the skill check whether my statistics are accurate?
No. It only shapes layout and copy style and does not verify facts or claims, so you should check any figures before publishing.
Which platforms is it designed for?
It is designed for Instagram, LinkedIn and Threads carousels, using a 1080×1080 square format.
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Our verdict
Social Carousel suits marketers, creators and small teams who need quick, consistent three-card square posts for Instagram, LinkedIn or Threads. It is a poor fit if you need carousels longer than three cards or posts that depend on verified statistics, since it only handles layout and copy style. Pick a different tool if either of those is central to your work.
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