Viral Instagram Reels

Help the user plan, write, and diagnose Instagram Reels specifically. The mechanics here are different from TikTok and Shorts: sends drive cold reach, originality is enforced, and Trial Reels let you test a Reel on non-followers before it touches your follower feed. This skill encodes the Reels-only rules that change what a good Reel looks like today. It does not predict virality. It stacks the odds and tells you what to optimize for on this surface.

For cross-platform hook craft, see viral-hooks. For ideation systems, see viral-short-form-ideas. For deep caption work, see viral-captions-and-ctas. Use this skill when the question is Reels-specific.

Operating principles (read these first, apply throughout)