Step-by-Step Tutorial

What This Does

Builds a local web app to review competitor Instagram posts with real images and engagement data. Swipe through posts, vote yes/no, see patterns in what you like.

The Prompt

I need to do visual competitive research for Stacks+Joules Instagram.
Build me a review app where I can swipe through posts from these accounts
and vote on which ones I like.

What Claude Does

  1. Creates HTML/CSS/JS review app with swipeable cards
  2. Uses Apify to scrape Instagram profiles (avoids login walls)
  3. Downloads actual images locally
  4. Generates data file with engagement metrics
  5. Fixes various display bugs as they come up

Example Results

Before: Placeholder images, no real data After: 84 real Instagram posts with likes, comments, captions, and full images