Repurpose → LinkedIn Carousel

Turn any article into a LinkedIn carousel. This skill handles the content strategy side (what the carousel should say) and then delegates rendering to the separate carousel skill, which handles the HTML/PDF output.

Dependency

Install the external carousel skill first. This skill will fail with a clear error if the carousel skill isn't available under ~/.claude/skills/carousel/.

Setup

No keys required.

Inputs

1. Source — path to a blog post file, or a URL (fetched via the shared scraping chain).
2. Slide count — 6, 8, 10, 12. Default 10.
3. Carousel angle — the single takeaway the carousel must deliver. If the user doesn't know, propose 3 angles from the article and let them pick.
4. CTA — what the final slide asks for (follow, comment, link click, lead magnet download).
5. Design preset — optional: if the carousel skill supports named presets, pass one through (e.g. minimal, editorial, brand).

Use AskUserQuestion for slide count and angle selection.

Process

1. Load voice and source

• Read editorial-guidelines.md if present — the carousel must match the brand voice.
• Read the source article (or scrape the URL).

2. Extract the spine

From the source, pull:

• The single strongest claim
• The 5–10 supporting points that could each fill one slide
• The 2–3 numbers or data points that could anchor a slide
• The one-line closer that ties the carousel to the reader's next action

3. Pick the angle

If the user didn't specify, propose 3 candidate angles:

• Listicle — "N things about X" (crowd favorite, safe)
• Contrarian — "Why most people get X wrong" (high engagement, higher risk)
• Framework — "The X-step framework for Y" (high shareability, higher effort)

Each proposal names the likely hook slide text. The user picks.

4. Sequence the slides

Standard LinkedIn carousel structure:

1. Cover slide — the hook. One big claim or number. Must stop scroll in 1 second.
2. Context slide — the "why this matters to you" in one sentence + one data point.
3. Slides 3 through N–2 — the body. One point per slide. Each slide:
   • Slide headline (≤7 words, big type)
   • Slide body (≤25 words, supporting the headline)
   • Optional: tiny footer with page number ("2/10")
4. Penultimate slide — the summary: the 5-second version of the carousel.
5. Final slide — the CTA. One instruction, one link or handle.

5. Write slide copy

Draft copy for every slide respecting:

• Editorial guidelines voice and banned words
• LinkedIn mobile readability (big type = short lines)
• No marketing fluff — specificity beats enthusiasm
• Avoid orphan words on the last line of each slide

Save the slide copy as intermediate input at social/<slug>-carousel-copy.md:

# Carousel copy — {slug}

**Angle:** {angle}
**Slide count:** {n}
**CTA:** {action}

---

## Slide 1 — cover

**Headline:** {big text}
**Subline:** {optional}
**Visual note:** {one line for designer or for the carousel skill's default visual}

---

## Slide 2 — context
{same structure}

---

{…}

## Slide {N} — CTA

**Headline:** {ask}
**Body:** {1 line}
**Link / handle:** {…}

6. Delegate to the carousel skill

Invoke the external carousel skill with the slide copy file as input. Pass through:

• The path to social/<slug>-carousel-copy.md
• The optional design preset
• A desired output path: social/<slug>-carousel.html

If the carousel skill supports PDF export, request PDF as well (social/<slug>-carousel.pdf).

If the carousel skill is missing, print a clear instruction:

The `carousel` skill (LinkedIn Carousel Generator) is not installed.
Install it from {docs URL} or copy it into ~/.claude/skills/carousel/, then re-run.
Your slide copy has been written to {path}.

7. Draft the LinkedIn post that accompanies the carousel

Optionally invoke the social-post skill in carousel-teaser mode to produce a 3-variant LinkedIn post that introduces the carousel. Save under social/<slug>-carousel-post.md.

8. Print summary

One block: slide copy path, carousel HTML path, optional PDF path, optional teaser post path.

Fallbacks

• Source unavailable: ask the user to paste the article or point to a local file.
• carousel skill unavailable: still write the slide copy file so the user can render it manually later.
• PDF export unavailable: provide the HTML only.

Verification

1. Slide copy file exists with exactly the requested number of slides.
2. Every slide has a headline and body.
3. Cover slide's headline is ≤7 words.
4. Final slide has a single, clear CTA.
5. If the carousel skill ran, an HTML file exists at the expected path.