OPEN-SOURCE AI SKILL · MIT

Make every slide
earn the swipe.

Turn raw expertise into evidence-led Instagram and LinkedIn carousels—with stronger hooks, real narrative progression and production-ready visual direction.

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Plain Markdown. No runtime service. No API key required by the skill.

03 / 08MECHANISM
02 / 08

A strong cover opens a question.

01 / 08
THE HOOK

Most AI carousels fail after the cover.

Carousel Story Engine
ANGLEEVIDENCENARRATIVEVISUAL SYSTEM

01 / THE PROBLEM

A cover is not a story.

The usual prompt writes eight variations of the same thought. This engine gives every page a distinct narrative job: evidence, mechanism, consequence, tension or action.

02 / SEE THE DIFFERENCE

Same topic.
Different editorial standard.

HOOK TOURNAMENTILLUSTRATIVE RUBRIC SCORES · NOT PERFORMANCE RESULTS
SELECTED ANGLE

Most AI carousels fail after the cover.

Specific failure point, credible promise and a deck that can repay the tension.

EDITORIAL SCORE4.7/5
  1. Clarity4.8
  2. Specificity4.7
  3. Tension4.6
  4. Payoff4.7
  5. Credibility4.7

A browser model of the 1–5 hook rubric. It evaluates editorial fit only and never promises reach, saves, leads or sales.

Generic carousel created without an editorial system
WITHOUT THE ENGINEFamiliar advice. No mechanism.
VS
Specific editorial carousel created with Carousel Story Engine
WITH THE ENGINEA specific argument worth finishing.

Example artwork generated with GPT Image 2. Layouts are original and not tied to a third-party brand.

03 / THE EDITORIAL PIPELINE

One prompt in.
A production brief out.

  1. 01

    Verify the source

    Separate reported facts, observations, theses and recommendations.

  2. 02

    Frame the angle

    Compare materially different hooks before selecting the strongest path.

  3. 03

    Build the spine

    Give every slide a reason to exist and create progression through the deck.

  4. 04

    Direct the visuals

    Specify components, placement, hierarchy, transitions and source notes.

  5. 05

    Revise silently

    Run skeptic, compression and production checks before delivery.

04 / WHAT YOU GET

More than slide copy.

01

Ranked hooks

Competing editorial angles, evaluated before the deck commits to one.

02

Slide architecture

Copy, narrative role, transition and intended reader movement per page.

03

Claim ledger

Evidence classes and source notes kept distinct from publishable copy.

04

Visual direction

Specific composition and hierarchy a designer or renderer can execute.

05

Caption + CTA

A caption that adds value and an action aligned with the real objective.

06

Structured JSON

A clean contract for renderers and automated production workflows.

05 / TESTED AS A SYSTEM

Editorial quality has a regression suite.

Six fresh-context cases cover reported facts, observed cases, commercial theses, repairs, changelogs and cultural stories. Scores measure rubric compliance—not reach, leads or sales.

Read the public results →
6/6cases met release standard
9.0+average in every case
0critical failures in final runs

06 / HONEST ANSWERS

Will it guarantee virality?+

No. It improves the inputs you control: topic, evidence, hook, argument, design direction and CTA.

Does it require a paid API?+

The skill itself calls no service. The agent, research tools or image generator you choose may have their own costs.

Does it clone another creator?

No. It uses references to set a quality bar while preserving your own voice and visual identity.

YOUR EXPERTISE DESERVES AN EDITORIAL SYSTEM.

Build the carousel
people actually finish.

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