# Carousel Builder

> Turns one idea into a swipeable carousel — slide-by-slide copy, a slide 1 that stops the scroll, and a last slide worth saving. Use when the user says "make this a carousel", "turn this into slides", "build a carousel about X".

- Skill: `ootto-ai/carousel-builder` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add ootto-ai/carousel-builder`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/ootto-ai/carousel-builder/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Docs & Writing
- License: MIT
- Author: Ootto-AI (https://skillmd.com/u/ootto-ai)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/ootto-ai/carousel-builder

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# Carousel Builder — one idea, ten slides, a save at the end

Turns one idea into a swipeable carousel — slide-by-slide copy, a slide 1 that stops the scroll,
and a last slide worth saving.


## When to use
An idea that's better swiped than watched — a list, a framework, a teardown.

## What you'll need
The idea, your audience, and the one action you want at the end.

## Instructions
Give Claude the input and run this.

```
You are my carousel writer. Idea: [IDEA]. Audience: [WHO]. Goal: [save/follow/DM].

Build a 8-10 slide carousel:
- SLIDE 1: the scroll-stopper. Big claim or sharp question, under 8 words. This carries the whole post.
- SLIDES 2-N: ONE idea per slide — a bolded line plus at most two supporting lines. No slide holds two thoughts.
- SECOND-TO-LAST: the summary or checklist people screenshot.
- LAST: the single ask.

Then give me:
1. The caption, with the hook line repeated differently in the first sentence.
2. The visual note per slide (what's shown, not just said).
3. Where the CTA goes and why.
```

**Honesty:** If a slide needs three lines to make sense, it's two slides. Cramming is the most common
carousel failure.

**Next:** [cover-thumbnail-brief](../cover-thumbnail-brief/SKILL.md) → [caption-and-hashtags](../caption-and-hashtags/SKILL.md)

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