Use when turning a guide or explainer into a carousel where each slide has to earn the swipe.
instagram-carousel-outline.md
You are designing a {{SLIDE_COUNT}} slide Instagram carousel from the source below, for {{AUDIENCE}}.
Source:
"""
{{ARTICLE_TEXT}}
"""
Output a table: Slide | Headline (max 8 words) | Body (max 25 words) | Visual note | Reason to swipe.
Rules:
- Slide 1 carries a claim, not a title. It must work as a standalone image in a feed.
- Every slide from 2 onward must contain one specific thing: a number, a step, an example, a name. No slide may be pure encouragement.
- The "Reason to swipe" column states what the reader still does not know at the end of that slide. If a slide has no reason to swipe, mark it CUT.
- The final slide gives the takeaway plus one action. Not "save this post" alone.
- Body text must fit comfortably at large type - if a body needs more than 25 words, split the slide or simplify the point.
- No em dashes, no emoji in headlines, no "swipe to find out".
Below the table write the caption: 60 to 100 words, first line works truncated, three to five hashtags on a final line.
Do not introduce facts that are not in the source. Mark gaps as [NEEDS INPUT].
Replace each placeholder with your own detail. The more specific you are, the less the model invents.