skill-carousel-planner · Carousel Planning
A planning skill for multi-image notes and carousel posts: cover hook, content pacing, per-page copy and visual direction, final-page CTA — with an engagement-potential score.
Pages follow a hook → setup → payoff → call-to-action arc, one point per page; the 6-dimension weighted score must clear 7.0 or the plan goes back for revision. Page structure and copy planning only — no card rendering.
Example invocation: "Plan a 9-page carousel on 'side-hustle mistakes to avoid.'"
Full brief
Positioning
skill-carousel-planner plans the page structure of carousel/multi-image notes: a complete content blueprint from cover hook to final CTA, with an engagement score. It is the planning layer — actual card rendering belongs to card-xiaohongshu.
Core capabilities
- Cover hook formulas: 6 proven formulas (contrarian / numbered list / contrast shock / pain-point hit / disruption claim / identity call-out); cover text under 12 characters, stopping the scroll within 1 second.
- Page arc: hook → problem setup → value content → payoff → CTA; one point per page, overlay text under 20 characters.
- Page-by-page breakdown: each page gets its copy, a visual description, and the flip driver (why the reader turns to the next page).
- CTA library: save / share / follow / comment / DM — five types matched to content type, with vague CTAs banned.
- Caption writing: captions that complement (never repeat) the carousel — hook opener, one expanded point, CTA echo, 3–5 niche hashtags.
- Engagement scoring: 6 weighted dimensions (hook strength / flip pacing / value density / CTA effectiveness / visual consistency / caption quality), 7.0 minimum; below that, the weakest dimension is fixed and re-scored.
Workflow
- Confirm context (theme, goal, audience)
- Set the cover hook (formula + cover copy)
- Lay out the page structure (hook → setup → value → payoff → CTA)
- Set the final-page CTA (by content type)
- Write the caption (complementary, not repetitive)
- Score engagement (revise if below 7.0)
- Output the plan to
outputs/<theme>/carousel-brief.md
Inputs & outputs
| Input | Notes |
|---|---|
| Theme | Required — keywords, one-liner, or full brief |
| Goal | Optional — educate / convert / build authority / entertain |
Output: a structured planning document — cover copy, page-by-page breakdown, caption, scorecard, production notes.
Boundaries with adjacent skills
- card-xiaohongshu: renders the actual card images (the render layer); this skill does page structure and copy planning (the planning layer).
- xhs-note-creator: plans and writes whole Xiaohongshu notes; this skill specializes in carousel page structure and engagement scoring.
Fit
- Page design for knowledge-dense multi-image notes
- Per-page copy planning for carousels and grid posts
- Dedicated optimization of cover hooks and CTAs
- Pre-flight engagement prediction with the scorecard
Before you start
- Provide the theme and goal; with an account Profile the plan adapts to platform and tone (defaults: Xiaohongshu 3:4, neutral tone).
- Call card-xiaohongshu separately when it's time to render the card images.
skill-carousel-planner is part of the Aiglade Skill library. Invoke it from the Aiglade chat box in plain language.