Instagram Content Benchmark
Follow shared release-shell rules in:
postplus-sharedrelease-shell rules
Use this skill when the user wants to:
- find strong Instagram post or Reel examples
- benchmark competitor content
- identify repeatable hooks, caption structures, or format patterns
- decide what type of Instagram content to recreate or adapt
Read these references before implementation:
skills/20-research/instagram-references/actor-selection.mdskills/20-research/instagram-references/normalized-schema.mdskills/20-research/instagram-references/tool-contracts.md
Primary Hosted Collection Keys
instagram-postsinstagram-hashtags
Recommended Workflow
- define seeds:
- usernames - post URLs - Reel URLs - hashtags
- scrape a small candidate pool
- normalize posts and Reel-like results into one comparable dataset
- rank by engagement, relevance, recency, and format fit
- produce a shortlist of benchmark content
- summarize:
- repeated hooks - repeated visual formats - caption patterns - hashtag usage
Cost Discipline
Start with:
- 10-30 posts or reels total
- one or two themes at a time
- comments only after a shortlist exists
Release-Shell Execution Contract
- keep benchmark briefs, actor inputs, raw datasets, normalized datasets, and shortlist caches under
<work-folder>/.postplus/instagram-benchmark/ - keep only final user-facing summaries or shortlist exports outside
.postplus/ - compile a small benchmark brief before the expensive collection step
- if hosted capability is unavailable, unauthorized, or returns a stable network error, stop immediately instead of switching to ad hoc shell glue
Good Output
Return:
- top benchmark shortlist
- content-type split:
- Reel - static post - carousel
- repeated opening patterns
- repeated value promises
- likely content pillars
- recommended next posts to inspect deeper
Handoff
Escalate to instagram-audience-voice when:
- the user wants to read comment sentiment and language
Escalate to video or creative analysis workflows outside this skill family when:
- the user wants shot-level breakdowns of the actual videos
Escalate to instagram-creator-discovery when:
- the user wants to turn benchmark content into a creator pool