diff --git a/app/Ai/Templates/CarouselTemplate.php b/app/Ai/Templates/CarouselTemplate.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Ai\Templates;
+
+use App\Ai\Templates\Concerns\ResolvesContentType;
+use App\Enums\PostPlatform\ContentType;
+use App\Services\Image\PostImagePipeline;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\JsonSchema\JsonSchema;
+
+class CarouselTemplate implements AiContentTemplate
+{
+    use ResolvesContentType;
+
+    public function key(): string
+    {
+        return 'carousel';
+    }
+
+    public function name(): string
+    {
+        return 'posts.ai.templates.carousel.name';
+    }
+
+    public function description(): string
+    {
+        return 'posts.ai.templates.carousel.description';
+    }
+
+    public function previewAsset(): string
+    {
+        return '/images/ai-templates/carousel.png';
+    }
+
+    public function needsAccount(): bool
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public function supportedFormats(): array
+    {
+        return [ContentType::CAROUSEL_FORMAT];
+    }
+
+    public function generatorFormat(): string
+    {
+        return 'carousel';
+    }
+
+    public function promptView(): string
+    {
+        return 'prompts.post_content.generator';
+    }
+
+    public function schema(JsonSchema $schema, TemplateContext $context): array
+    {
+        $slideCount = $context->imageCount > 0 ? $context->imageCount : 1;
+
+        return [
+            'caption' => $schema->string()->description('The Instagram caption for the carousel post.')->required(),
+            'slides' => $schema->array()
+                ->items($schema->object(fn ($s) => [
+                    'role' => $s->string()
+                        ->enum(['hook', 'development', 'proof', 'cta'])
+                        ->description('The role of this slide in the carousel arc. First slide is `hook` (specific real problem). Last slide is `cta` (one specific next action). Middle slides are `development` (unfold the idea) or `proof` (concrete result, before/after, behind-the-scenes, real learning). For 4+ slides, at least one middle slide must be `proof`.')
+                        ->required(),
+                    'title' => $s->string()->description('Headline of the slide. Short, impactful.')->required(),
+                    'body' => $s->string()->description('Supporting text below the headline. 1-3 sentences.')->required(),
+                    'image_keywords' => $s->array()->items($schema->string())->description('2-4 search keywords for Unsplash.')->required(),
+                ]))
+                ->min($slideCount)
+                ->max($slideCount)
+                ->description("Exactly {$slideCount} slides for the carousel, in order. First slide must have role `hook`, last slide must have role `cta`.")
+                ->required(),
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public function humanizableFields(): array
+    {
+        return ['caption' => 'caption'];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param  array<string, mixed>  $structured
+     */
+    public function assemble(array $structured, TemplateContext $context): GeneratedPost
+    {
+        $caption = (string) data_get($structured, 'caption', '');
+
+        $media = [];
+
+        if ($context->socialAccount) {
+            $media = app(PostImagePipeline::class)->forCarousel(
+                workspace: $context->workspace,
+                account: $context->socialAccount,
+                structured: $structured,
+                contentType: ContentType::InstagramFeed,
+            );
+        }
+
+        return new GeneratedPost($caption, $media, ContentType::InstagramFeed);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Ai/Templates/Concerns/ResolvesContentType.php b/app/Ai/Templates/Concerns/ResolvesContentType.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Ai\Templates\Concerns;
+
+use App\Enums\PostPlatform\ContentType;
+
+trait ResolvesContentType
+{
+    private static function resolveContentType(string $format): ?ContentType
+    {
+        if ($format === ContentType::CAROUSEL_FORMAT) {
+            return ContentType::InstagramFeed;
+        }
+
+        return ContentType::tryFrom($format);
+    }
+}
diff --git a/app/Ai/Templates/ImageCardTemplate.php b/app/Ai/Templates/ImageCardTemplate.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+namespace App\Ai\Templates;
+
+use App\Ai\Templates\Concerns\ResolvesContentType;
+use App\Services\Image\PostImagePipeline;
+use Illuminate\Contracts\JsonSchema\JsonSchema;
+
+class ImageCardTemplate implements AiContentTemplate
+{
+    use ResolvesContentType;
+
+    public function key(): string
+    {
+        return 'image_card';
+    }
+
+    public function name(): string
+    {
+        return 'posts.ai.templates.image_card.name';
+    }
+
+    public function description(): string
+    {
+        return 'posts.ai.templates.image_card.description';
+    }
+
+    public function previewAsset(): string
+    {
+        return '/images/ai-templates/image-card.png';
+    }
+
+    public function needsAccount(): bool
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    public function supportedFormats(): array
+    {
+        return [];
+    }
+
+    public function generatorFormat(): string
+    {
+        return 'single';
+    }
+
+    public function promptView(): string
+    {
+        return 'prompts.post_content.generator';
+    }
+
+    public function schema(JsonSchema $schema, TemplateContext $context): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'content' => $schema->string()->description('The full post caption text that will be published on the platform.')->required(),
+            'image_title' => $schema->string()->description('Short headline (5-12 words) overlaid on the image. The hook — should make a scroller stop. Distinct from content.')->required(),
+            'image_body' => $schema->string()->description('1-2 short sentences (max 25 words) overlaid below the image_title. Expands the hook just enough to compel reading the caption.')->required(),
+            'image_keywords' => $schema->array()->items($schema->string())->description('2-4 search keywords for Unsplash for the single image.')->required(),
+        ];
+    }
+
+    public function humanizableFields(): array
+    {
+        return [
+            'content' => 'content',
+            'image_title' => 'image_title',
+            'image_body' => 'image_body',
+        ];
+    }
+
+    /**
+     * @param  array<string, mixed>  $structured
+     */
+    public function assemble(array $structured, TemplateContext $context): GeneratedPost
+    {
+        $contentType = self::resolveContentType($context->format);
+        $supportsCaption = $contentType?->supportsCaption() ?? true;
+
+        $rawContent = (string) data_get($structured, 'content', data_get($structured, 'text', ''));
+
+        $media = [];
+
+        if ($context->imageCount > 0 && $context->socialAccount) {
+            $media = app(PostImagePipeline::class)->forSingle(
+                workspace: $context->workspace,
+                account: $context->socialAccount,
+                structured: $structured,
+                contentType: $contentType,
+            );
+        }
+
+        $caption = $supportsCaption ? $rawContent : '';
+
+        return new GeneratedPost($caption, $media, $contentType);
+    }
+}
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diff --git a/tests/Feature/Ai/Templates/TemplateContractTest.php b/tests/Feature/Ai/Templates/TemplateContractTest.php
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+<?php
+
+declare(strict_types=1);
+
+use App\Ai\Templates\CarouselTemplate;
+use App\Ai\Templates\ImageCardTemplate;
+use App\Enums\PostPlatform\ContentType;
+
+test('image card template exposes its identity', function () {
+    $t = new ImageCardTemplate;
+    expect($t->key())->toBe('image_card')
+        ->and($t->needsAccount())->toBeFalse()
+        ->and($t->generatorFormat())->toBe('single')
+        ->and($t->promptView())->toBe('prompts.post_content.generator')
+        ->and($t->supportedFormats())->toBe([]);
+});
+
+test('carousel template exposes its identity', function () {
+    $t = new CarouselTemplate;
+    expect($t->key())->toBe('carousel')
+        ->and($t->generatorFormat())->toBe('carousel')
+        ->and($t->supportedFormats())->toContain(ContentType::CAROUSEL_FORMAT);
+});