Creator Reverse Engineer — Communication skill for Claude Code

creator-reverse-engineer

A [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code) skill that reverse-engineers any public Instagram creator into a single, self-contained HTML document: every post fetched, every reel transcribed and scene-cut, every platform they run torn down, the content formula decoded, the money traced — ending in a day-by-day plan to replicate the system.

**[See a real one →](example/amaan-cg-teardown.html)** — 255 posts, 186 reels downloaded and transcribed, 18 sections. Clone the repo and open it in a browser.

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What comes out

A white, print-quality document in an "Edits-export" style: giant numbers, monospace labels, monochrome charts, thumbnail walls. Eighteen sections:

01 Hero + thesis          07 Timing                    13 Funnel
02 The machine            08 Top performers            14 Revenue model
03 Growth & cadence       09 Deep dive — organic       15 Everything wall
04 Taxonomy               10 Deep dive — paid          16 Reverse playbook
05 Content formula        11 Deep dive — own product   17 Build plan
06 Visual system          12 Brand-deal ledger         18 Method & sources

**Every number in it is computed from fetched data.** Nothing is typed by hand — that is enforced by the architecture, not by discipline.

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What it actually finds

The interesting output is never a statistic. It is a statistic paired with a comparison, a signature, or a cross-reference:

• Franchise lift — median views of numbered series episodes vs everything else. Usually the single most copyable finding on an account.
• The boosted-reach signature — a post with millions of views and sub-0.5% engagement did not earn that reach. Report it; never average it into organic performance.
• Gate-word cross-reference — if the top comment-gate word routes to a product the creator owns, the feed is a funnel with editorial cover. That cross-reference is the business-model discovery.
• Two-tier pacing — when paid post