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CMO.so core skill · v0.5.0

Instagram queue skill

Run the Instagram queue in CMO.so: connect an Instagram professional account through its Facebook Page, write posts for it (alone or next to LinkedIn and Facebook), make sure each has its picture or set of 4, review and approve, pause and pace.

Free · MIT licence · Copy needs a free sign-in

Category
CMO.so core
Works with
Maggie + any MCP client
Format
SKILL.md · 1,975 words
Version
v0.5.0
Price
Free · MIT

The Instagram queue skill file

cmo-instagram/SKILL.md1,975 words · MIT
---
name: cmo-instagram
description: Run the Instagram queue in CMO.so: connect an Instagram professional account through its Facebook Page, write posts for it (alone or next to LinkedIn and Facebook), make sure each has its picture or set of 4, review and approve, pause and pace.
---

Instagram is picture-first: the picture is the post, and the caption adds the why. Maggie writes Instagram posts from the user's articles, ideas, photos or a series, each written for Instagram (a hook before "… more", no links, three to five hashtags, an ending worth saving), makes the picture for each one (a single 4:5 picture with a short title on it, or a set of 4 that tells one story) and posts them at Instagram's own posting times once approved. This skill connects the account and runs its queue.

When to use

  • Anything about Instagram with CMO.so: connecting, writing, pictures and sets, approving, pausing, how often.
  • "Post this on Instagram too", "make it a carousel", "write it for every channel".
  • Not for: crafting one caption or the words on a picture outside the queue (cmo-instagram-posts); Facebook Pages (cmo-facebook); Instagram ads (cmo-meta-ads); Stories, which CMO.so doesn't post yet (Reels: see Video posts below).
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Preview: the workflow, output, example, quality bar and guardrails unlock when you sign in.

Adapts open work by social-media-skills/skills (MIT), coreyhaines31/marketingskills (MIT).

Everyday usage

How people use Instagram queue day to day

Ask in plain words. The agent picks this skill, asks for anything it needs and hands back the result. Words in a highlight are yours to change.

Most common · also on the CMO.so core page

Instagram queue

A connected Instagram professional account (the right one when several are linked)

Ask your agentConnect my Instagram
  • A connected Instagram professional account (the right one when several are linked)
  • Instagram posts with a caption written for Instagram and a picture (or a set of 4) with a title on it
  • A reviewed Instagram queue, paused or running at the chosen pace

More things to ask

  • Post this on Instagram too
  • Write an Instagram post about our new menu
  • Show what's waiting for Instagram
  • Make a carousel for Instagram
  • Approve the Instagram posts
  • Pause Instagram this week
How it works

From input to output

  1. 1You give it
    • The website (`workspace`) the Instagram account posts for
    • Which channels a new post is for: Instagram only, or every connected channel
    • One picture or a set of 4, and optionally the style of the words on the picture
    • Which drafts to approve, edit or skip
  2. 2It works through the method
    • Asks what's missing, one question at a time
    • Follows the workflow step by step
    • Checks the result against its quality bar and guardrails
  3. 3You get
    • A connected Instagram professional account (the right one when several are linked)
    • Instagram posts with a caption written for Instagram and a picture (or a set of 4) with a title on it
    • A reviewed Instagram queue, paused or running at the chosen pace
Why a skill

The skill against the alternatives

Do it yourselfHire helpInstagram queue skill
CostYour own timeAgency or freelancer feesFree, MIT licence
Time to a first resultHours, every timeDays to weeks, plus revisionsMinutes, in your agent
ConsistencyDepends on remembering every stepAs long as the retainer lastsSame steps and checks every run
The methodIn your headTheir process, often hiddenWritten down: read it, change it
Who does the workYou, from scratchSomeone learning your businessYour agent, following the skill
FAQ

Questions about the Instagram queue skill

What it does, what it needs and how to use it with your agent.

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What is the Instagram queue skill?

Run the Instagram queue in CMO.so: connect an Instagram professional account through its Facebook Page, write posts for it (alone or next to LinkedIn and Facebook), make sure each has its picture or set of 4, review and approve, pause and pace.

It's one of cmo.so's open CMO.so core skills: a SKILL.md file that tells an AI agent when to use it, what to ask you first, the steps to follow, the checks to pass and what to hand back, so the job is done the same careful way every time.

When should I use it?

Reach for it when you'd otherwise say something like “Connect my Instagram”, “Post this on Instagram too”, “Write an Instagram post about our new menu”. Your agent reads the skill's description and picks it for requests like these, so you don't need to name it.

If a request is close but not quite right, the skill says so and points to the related skill that fits better, instead of forcing a poor answer.

What do I need to give it?

It works best with the website (`workspace`) the Instagram account posts for; which channels a new post is for: Instagram only, or every connected channel; one picture or a set of 4, and optionally the style of the words on the picture; and which drafts to approve, edit or skip.

You don't have to prepare everything up front. The skill asks for missing pieces one at a time and says plainly when it's working from an assumption instead of your data.

What do I get back?

You get a connected Instagram professional account (the right one when several are linked); instagram posts with a caption written for Instagram and a picture (or a set of 4) with a title on it; and a reviewed Instagram queue, paused or running at the chosen pace.

Every result comes from a written method with a quality bar, so numbers name their source, claims are checked and the output is ready to use or share rather than a rough draft.

Is it free?

Yes. The skill is open source under the MIT licence, so you can use it, change it and share it, including for client work.

Seeing, copying and downloading the whole file on cmo.so needs a free sign-in. Copying also upvotes and saves it, so you can find it again under Saved on the skills page.

Which AI agents can use it?

Claude Code installs it from the cmo.so marketplace. Any agent that reads SKILL.md folders, such as Codex or Cursor, can use it once the folder is in its skills directory.

As a core skill it also works in Claude, ChatGPT and other MCP clients through the cmo.so MCP server, so you can use whichever assistant you already have.

How do I install it?

In Claude Code, run /plugin marketplace add AI-Marketing-OS-LTD/cmo-so-skills, then /plugin install cmo-so@cmo-so. That installs this skill together with the rest of the CMO.so core group.

For other agents, sign in, press Copy or Download above and put the file in your agent's skills folder as SKILL.md inside a folder named after the skill.

Do I need a cmo.so account to use it?

Yes. Instagram queue is a core skill: it works through the cmo.so MCP server with tools such as social_list, instagram_connect_link, facebook_connect_link, social_approve, so it acts on your own website, drafts and channels.

The free plan is enough to start, and every change it makes is shown to you as a preview first and only goes ahead after you say yes.

Which skills work well with it?

It pairs well with Instagram post writing; Facebook Page queue; LinkedIn queue; and Social media strategy. The agent can hand over from one to the next in the same conversation, for example research first, then the plan, then the writing.

Each of them has its own page with what it needs and what it returns, linked below.

Can I change it to fit my business?

Yes. It's a plain Markdown file, so you can edit the steps, add your own checks and examples, and keep your version in your own repo. The MIT licence allows it.

If your change would help others too, suggest it on the skills page or open a pull request on GitHub, and it may be folded into the library for everyone.

Where does the method come from?

It's written by cmo.so and adapts open work by others, credited on this page: social-media-skills/skills (MIT); and coreyhaines31/marketingskills (MIT).

Only permissively licensed work is adapted; copyleft repos are used for ideas only and repos without a licence aren't used at all.

Is my data sent to cmo.so when the agent uses it?

No. The skill only guides your own agent; your files, documents and data stay wherever your agent and its tools keep them.

As a core skill it reads and changes your cmo.so data through the MCP server, with your sign-in, and only after you confirm each change.

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