Claude Code skill converts Instagram Reels into step-by-step Markdown tutorials
A new Claude Code skill lets you paste an Instagram Reels link and get back a ready-to-use Markdown tutorial document. It pulls the video's content and turns it into structured steps, code snippets, and explanations you can actually run or save.
Instagram Reels are great for quick tips, but the information disappears the moment you scroll away — there's no easy way to save, search, or reuse what you watched. This Claude Code skill solves that by taking a Reels URL, analyzing the video with AI, and producing a clean Markdown document with headings, numbered steps, code blocks, and notes.
Markdown is a simple writing format that uses symbols like #, -, and ``` to create structure, and it works directly in tools like Notion, GitHub, and Obsidian. So instead of rewatching a tutorial, you get a permanent, searchable, editable document in your own notes. For solo makers who learn from social media videos, this turns passive watching into reusable reference material.
Key points
- Paste a Reels URL → Claude analyzes the video and outputs a structured tutorial document
- Output is in Markdown, so it pastes straight into Notion, GitHub, Obsidian, and similar tools
- Code or commands shown in the video are extracted in a runnable form
- Ships as a Claude Code skill — no custom development needed to use it
- Converts ephemeral video content into searchable, editable text you can keep
Quick term guide
- Claude Code skill
- A set of custom instructions added to Claude Code that teaches it to follow a specific workflow or set of rules for a project.
- skill
- A reusable set of instructions for handling a task.
- Reels
- Instagram's feed of short, vertical videos that plays automatically as you scroll
- Markdown
- A simple text format for headings, lists, links, and other basic document structure.
- Lean
- Software that rigorously checks whether a mathematical proof is logically correct.
- Obsidian
- A note-taking app that stores all notes as plain text files on your own computer, making them easy to access by other programs.
- media
- Channels like social media, news sites, or TV used to share information.
- reference
- Using a source to find information or confirm facts while working.