itinerary-carousel-post

# Create Instagram Carousel Post End-to-end pipeline: itinerary URL → photo sourcing → text overlays → Instagram carousel publish. ## Parameters - **itinerary_url** (required): tabiji.ai itinerary URL (e.g. `https://tabiji.ai/i/thaw-dome/`) - **destination** (required): City/region name (e.g. "Kuala Lumpur") - **attractions** (required): List of 5 attraction names + short descriptions - **caption** (optional): Custom caption. If omitted, generate one with destination name, attraction list, CTA to link in bio, and relevant hashtags. ## Pipeline (3 chained sub-agents recommended) Split into 3 sub-agents for reliability. Each writes outputs to `/tmp/ig-carousel/`. ### Sub-agent 1: Photo Finding Use the `instagram-photo-find` skill workflow for each subject (1 destination + 5 attractions = 6 total). For each subject: 1. `web_search`: `site:instagram.com/p/ "{subject}" photo` (10 results) 2. Download top 5 candidates: `curl -s -L -o /tmp/ig-carousel/raw-{slug}-{n}.jpg "https://www.instagram.com/p/{shortcode}/media/?size=l"` 3. Vision-score each with: "Rate 1-10 as hero destination photo for {subject}. Description + score only." 4. Keep best per subject → `/tmp/ig-carousel/{slug}-best.jpg` Output: 6 best images + JSON manifest at `/tmp/ig-carousel/manifest.json`: ```json [{"slug": "kuala-lumpur", "subject": "Kuala Lumpur", "score": 7, "path": "/tmp/ig-carousel/kuala-lumpur-best.jpg", "source": "instagram.com/p/XXX/"}] ``` ### Sub-agent 2: Text Overlays Read manifest from sub-agent 1. Run overlay script for each image. **Slide 1 (cover)** — clean style: ```bash python3 skills/instagram-photo-text-overlay/scripts/overlay.py \ --input /tmp/ig-carousel/{dest-slug}-best.jpg \ --output /tmp/ig-carousel/slide-1.jpg \ --title "{N} Day {DESTINATION} Itinerary Highlights" \ --style clean --watermark "tabiji.ai" ``` **Slides 2–6** — quote style per attraction with insider tip: ```bash python3 skills/instagram-photo-text-overlay/scripts/overlay.py \ --input /tmp/ig-carousel/{slug}-best.jpg \ --output /tmp/ig-carousel/slide-{N}.jpg \ --title "{ATTRACTION}" \ --quote "{Specific insider tip about THIS attraction — must directly reference the place in the title, not a generic travel tip}" \ --author "tabiji.ai" \ --style quote --watermark "tabiji.ai" ``` Output: 6 overlay images at `/tmp/ig-carousel/slide-{1-6}.jpg` ### Sub-agent 3: Publish to Instagram 1. **Host images publicly** — copy slides to tabiji repo (`img/instagram/`), git push, use raw GitHub URLs (`https://raw.githubusercontent.com/psyduckler/tabiji/main/img/instagram/slide-{N}.jpg`). Wait ~30s after push for GitHub CDN. 2. **Create carousel item containers** (one per slide): ```bash curl -s -X POST "https://graph.facebook.com/v21.0/${IG_USER}/media" \ -d "image_url=${PUBLIC_URL}" \ -d "is_carousel_item=true" \ -d "access_token=${IG_TOKEN}" ``` 3. **Create carousel container** with all children + caption: ```bash curl -s -X POST "https://graph.facebook.com/v21.0/${IG_USER}/media" \ --data-urlencode "caption=${CAPTION}" \ -d "media_type=CAROUSEL" \ -d "children=${CHILD_IDS}" \ -d "access_token=${IG_TOKEN}" ``` 4. **Publish**: ```bash curl -s -X POST "https://graph.facebook.com/v21.0/${IG_USER}/media_publish" \ -d "creation_id=${CAROUSEL_ID}" \ -d "access_token=${IG_TOKEN}" ``` 5. **Get permalink** (or verify publish on rate-limit error): If `media_publish` returns a `POST_ID`, get the permalink directly: ```bash curl -s "https://graph.facebook.com/v21.0/${POST_ID}?fields=permalink&access_token=${IG_TOKEN}" ``` **If `media_publish` returns error 2207051 (rate limit / action blocked):** Instagram sometimes processes the request despite returning an error. Always verify by checking the account's recent media before declaring failure: ```bash curl -s "https://graph.facebook.com/v21.0/${IG_USER}/media?fields=id,timestamp,permalink&limit=1&access_token=${IG_TOKEN}" ``` If the most recent post timestamp is within the last few minutes, the publish likely succeeded — grab that permalink. 6. **Cleanup hosted images** — after publish is confirmed, delete the images from the tabiji repo and push: ```bash cd /path/to/tabiji/repo git rm img/instagram/slide-*.jpg git commit -m "cleanup: remove instagram carousel images after publish" git push ``` Also clean up local temp files: ```bash rm -rf /tmp/ig-carousel/ ``` Output: Instagram post URL ## Instagram API Auth Keys from macOS Keychain: - `instagram-access-token` — Graph API token - `instagram-account-id` — IG user ID (17841449394591017) ## Caption Template ``` 🇲🇾 {N} Nights in {Destination} — {Itinerary Subtitle} {One-line hook about the trip} 📍 Swipe through our top 5 picks: 1. {Attraction 1} — {one-line reason} 2. {Attraction 2} — {one-line reason} 3. {Attraction 3} — {one-line reason} 4. {Attraction 4} — {one-line reason} 5. {Attraction 5} — {one-line reason} Full free itinerary with tips, prices & Reddit recs 👉 {ITINERARY_URL} 💬 {PROVOCATIVE_QUESTION — e.g. "Is 5 nights enough for {Destination} or do you need more?" or "What's the one thing most tourists get wrong about {Destination}?"} #{destination_hashtag} #{country} #travelitinerary #foodietravel #southeastasia #asiatravel #travelguide #tabiji ``` ## Tips - Raw GitHub URLs work for IG image_url; tabiji.ai Cloudflare CDN may trigger format validation errors. - Add `sleep 1` between container creation calls to avoid rate limits. - If a subject yields low photo scores (<5), broaden search: try Unsplash/Flickr or more specific landmark names. - Islamic/cultural museums tend to have fewer quality IG photos — try searching the museum's official IG handle.