# CarouselForge — Product Requirements Document

> Fill this in during Phase 0 or as requirements become clearer.

## Overview
CarouselForge is an AI-powered carousel automation engine for social media creators and brands. It transforms any input (text, URL, PDF, or topic) into polished, platform-optimized carousel posts, with a Telegram-first approval workflow and a daily auto-research pipeline.

## Target User
- Solo creators and small brand teams
- Posting 3–7 carousels per week on Instagram, Threads, LinkedIn
- Want to automate research and creation, but retain final approval
- Primarily mobile-first workflow (Telegram for approvals)

## Core Value Props
1. **Zero-friction creation:** Paste text, URL, or topic → get a ready-to-post carousel in <2 minutes
2. **Telegram-first approvals:** Review and approve from your phone, no web app required
3. **Daily auto-pilot:** Wakes up at 6 AM, researches trending topics in your niche, creates drafts, sends for your approval
4. **Learning loop:** Gets better over time by analyzing what performs best

## Non-Goals (v1)
- Multi-user / team collaboration
- Custom domain or white-label
- Video content
- Paid content monetization

## Success Metrics
- Time from input to published post: <5 minutes
- Daily pipeline: user approves/rejects within 3 hours of morning brief
- Engagement: carousels outperform user's pre-tool baseline by 20% within 30 days

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*Last updated: Phase 0*