🎙️ The Social Speaker: Your 24/7 AI Instagram Engine

Stop overthinking your social media. The Social Speaker is a fully autonomous content engine that researches, writes, designs, and publishes premium "Dark Mode" Instagram carousels while you sleep.

It doesn't just "generate posts"—it tells stories with a mysterious, captivating tone that connects with people.

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✨ Why this is different

• Autonomous Storytelling: Uses Gemini and Perplexity to find trending news and turn it into engaging "Do you know...?" narratives.
• Premium Aesthetics: High-end dark mode designs with topographic textures and dynamic gradient headlines.
• Smart Highlighting: Automatically detects hooks and highlights them in Vibrant Red to stop the scroll.
• Set & Forget: Integrated with Windows Task Scheduler to run daily, completely hands-off.
• Auto-Refill Queue: When you run out of ideas, the AI brainstorms new topics for you based on your niche.

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🛠️ How it works

1. Research: It scans the web for the latest in AI, Tech Jobs, and CEO news.
2. Compose: Gemini writes a 3-slide carousel with a mysterious "Social Speaker" persona.
3. Design: The engine builds professional 1080x1080 images with custom typography.
4. Publish: Content is instantly published to Instagram via the Blotato API.
5. Alert: You get a Discord notification on your phone the second it's live.

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🚀 Setting Up Your GURU

1. The Essentials

Clone the repo and install the requirements:

git clone <your-repo-url>
cd AI-Social-Media-Generator
pip install -r requirements.txt

2. Add Your Magic Keys

Rename .env.example to .env and add your keys:

• Blotato API: For publishing.
• Gemini API: For the "brains" and visuals.
• Perplexity API: For deep-web research.
• Discord Webhook: (Optional) For phone alerts.

3. Start the Pilot

To run a manual test:

python main.py --perplexity "Latest AI breakthroughs" --publish

To let it run on Auto-Pilot, simply add your topics to topics_queue.txt and set up a Windows Task Scheduler trigger for automate.py.

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🛡️ Privacy & Security

This project uses a .env system to follow security best practices. Never share your .env file or API keys. The .gitignore is pre-configured to keep your sensitive logs and keys private.

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Made with 🧠 for creators who want to spend more time building and less time posting.