Reels Ideas: Turn Any Topic Into Viral Video Ideas, Sorted by Category and Heat
Drop one SKILL.md into your AI assistant and get a fresh batch of reels ideas, ranked by how likely each one is to stop the scroll.
It turns any topic, niche, or audience into a batch of ready-to-shoot reels ideas, organized into clear categories and scored by how likely each one is to go viral.
Any AI assistant that can read a SKILL.md file (Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex). No separate app, no subscription, and no API key: you drop the file in and run it.
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Reels Ideas is a portable AI skill that solves the blank-page problem for short-form video. Instead of one generic list, it studies the anatomy of proven viral short videos, then turns your topic, niche, and goal into a fresh set of reels ideas organized by category (helpful hacks, news and novelty, hot-take and hard truth, authority and behind-the-scenes) and scored with a heat rating so you know which ones are worth shooting first. It works for Instagram reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Facebook reels, for any audience, and it runs inside the AI assistant you already use: no app to install, no subscription, no API key. If it needs a detail to sharpen the ideas, it asks first, then hands you a clean, ranked list you can start filming today.
- Never stare at a blank content calendar again: get a full batch of reels ideas on demand
- Know what to shoot first, because every idea comes with a heat score instead of a flat list
- Ideas grouped into clear categories so your feed stays varied instead of repetitive
- Hooks modeled on what actually stops the scroll, not vague you should post more advice
- Works for any niche or audience: your topic, your voice, your goal
- One file that plugs into Claude, Cursor, or Codex, with nothing else to buy or set up
- 1Drop the skill into your assistant
Add the SKILL.md file to Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex. There is nothing to install, no account to create, and no API key to paste.
- 2Tell it your topic
Give it a subject, product, or niche (for example your service, a trend, or a theme you want to cover). One line is enough to start.
- 3It confirms the angle first
Before generating, it asks two or three quick questions when they matter: sub-topic, target audience, and your goal. If you already stated them, it skips ahead so you are never over-questioned.
- 4It studies what actually goes viral
It reviews the structure of proven short-form hits (hooks, openings, and triggers that keep people watching) so the ideas are modeled on real patterns, not guesswork.
- 5It sorts ideas by category
You get ideas grouped into clear buckets (helpful hacks, news and novelty, hot-take and hard truth, authority and behind-the-scenes) so a single batch covers your whole content mix.
- 6It scores each idea by heat
Every idea gets a heat rating with a short reason, so you can see at a glance which concepts are hottest and which are safe fillers, ranked from strongest to weakest.
- 7You pick and shoot
Take the top ideas straight to the camera, or ask it to expand a favorite into a full hook and script. It only saves or exports anything if you ask it to.
- A ranked batch of reels ideas for a single topic or niche
- Ideas grouped into content categories for a balanced feed
- A heat score plus a one-line reason for each idea
- A strong hook line attached to each concept
- A shortlist of the top ideas to film first
- Optional deep-dive expansion of any idea into a full hook and shooting angle
Client or brand mode
Point it at a specific brand, service, or audience and it pulls ideas from that context, keeping them on-topic and on-voice instead of generic.
Trend-driven mode
Feed it a current trend or news angle and it builds reels ideas around what people are searching and talking about right now.
Platform focus
Ask for Instagram reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, or Facebook reels and it tunes the ideas and hooks to that platform.
SKILL.md · README.txt · LICENSE.txt — Single-seat commercial use. Do not resell or redistribute the file. Compatible with Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex.
What is the Reels Ideas skill?
It is a SKILL.md file you add to your AI assistant. Give it a topic and it returns a batch of reels ideas organized by category and scored by how likely each one is to go viral, so you know exactly what to film next.
Does it work with Claude, Cursor, and Codex?
Yes. It runs in any AI assistant that reads a SKILL.md file, including Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex. Drop the file in and start with a topic.
Do I need to install anything or pay a subscription?
No. There is no separate app, no subscription, and no API key. The skill is a single file that runs inside the assistant you already use.
Will the ideas fit my specific niche or audience?
Yes. It asks for your sub-topic, audience, and goal when it needs them, then builds ideas around your context so they land for your specific followers, not a generic crowd.
Do I need design or coding skills to use it?
None. You type a topic in plain language and read back a ranked list of ideas. No editing, design, or coding is required, and you can ask it to expand any idea into a full script.
Which platforms does it cover?
It works for Instagram reels, TikTok, YouTube Shorts, and Facebook reels. You can ask it to focus on one platform so the ideas and hooks match how that feed behaves.
An AI skill is a small, reusable instruction file (a SKILL.md) that teaches an AI assistant to do one job well. Reels Ideas is exactly that: a Claude skill / AI agent skill you drop into your own assistant and run on demand, with no app, no subscription and no lock-in. You own the file forever.
It runs in Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and any assistant that reads a SKILL.md or a system prompt. Because it is just text, it is fully portable, and if it needs something to run, reels ideas asks you for it first instead of inventing.
Creators reach for it as a podcast clips AI and an AI podcast clip generator, to turn a podcast into Shorts and to pull podcast highlights automatically, finding the best podcast moments without scrubbing the whole episode.
- Download the file after checkout you get the SKILL.md plus a short README and your license.
- Add it to your AI drop SKILL.md into your skills folder (for example
.claude/skills/) or paste its contents as a custom instruction. - Run it ask your AI to use Reels Ideas, give it what it asks for, and it does the work.
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Reels Ideas
It turns any topic, niche, or audience into a batch of ready-to-shoot reels ideas, organized into clear categories and scored by how likely each one is to go viral.
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