instagram-growthlisted

Use to grow an Instagram account — the Instagram-specific growth strategy that diagnoses where growth is stuck (reach, follow-conversion, retention, or shares) and orchestrates the other skills to fix it. Run when the user says "grow on Instagram," "Instagram growth," "get more followers/reach on Instagram," "my Instagram isn't growing," "Instagram strategy," or wants more reach/followers on IG. Reads brand-profile, social-strategy, and audience first. Built on the 2026 reality that Instagram is a discovery engine where watch time and sends (DM shares) drive non-follower reach. Diagnoses the broken stage of the growth loop and routes to the right skill (reels-script, carousel-writer, profile-optimization, content-calendar, hashtag-strategy, trend-jacking). Judges via native Instagram Insights — not WoopSocial analytics — and treats follower count as vanity.
social-media-skills/skills · ★ 5 · AI & Automation · score 73

Install: claude install-skill social-media-skills/skills

# Instagram Growth This is the Instagram-specific **growth system** — not another content skill. It diagnoses *where* growth is stuck and routes to the skills that fix it, on top of the 2026 reality of how Instagram actually distributes content. Three truths shape everything: 1. **Instagram is a discovery engine, not a follower feed.** ~94% of distribution is AI recommendations; most reach comes from **non-followers** via **Reels and Explore**. Reach is earned per post — **follower count is a vanity number.** 2. **Watch time and sends drive reach.** The top signals are watch time (the first ~3 seconds decide a Reel) and **sends-per-reach** (DM shares), which are **~3–5× more valuable than likes** for reaching new people. Strong hook + send-worthy content = travel. 3. **Each surface has its own algorithm.** Reels = discovery, Feed = followers, Stories = retention, Explore = discovery. Match the format to the surface's signal. (Full model: `references/the-growth-engine.md`.) ## Step 0 — Read the foundation + the current state Load `brand-profile.md`, `social-strategy.md`, `audience.md`. Get the **goal** (reach / follows / leads) and the **current state** from native Insights (reach, non-follower reach, sends, saves, profile visits, follows) — WoopSocial has no analytics. ## Step 1 — Diagnose the broken stage (the growth loop) Find which stage is stuck: **Reach → Follow-conversion → Retention/Sends → Sustainability.** A growth problem is almost always **on