| name | nasa-image-to-short |
| description | Turn any NASA/ESA still image (not just APOD) into a vertical short package — hook, narration, captions, shot list, rights line. Use when making a space short/reel from a specific image, a gallery still, or a mission photo. |
| version | 0.1.0 |
| domain | media |
| tags | ["nasa","image","short","video","social"] |
NASA Image → Short
Any NASA/ESA still → a ready-to-shoot vertical short.
Purpose
The general-purpose sibling of cosmos/apod-to-short: works for any agency still
(mission photo, gallery image, instrument capture), not just the daily APOD. Same
discipline — true facts, exact credit, shootable structure.
When it fires
- Keyword triggers:
image short, space short, reel from this image,
nasa photo short
- File triggers:
images/**, *.jpg, *.png
- Command triggers:
/nasa-image-to-short
Inputs
| Input | Required | Notes |
|---|
image | yes | Image URL/page with caption + credit. |
length | no | Target seconds, default 40. |
voice | no | starlight (default), arcanea, frankx. |
Workflow
- Resolve caption + credit — verbatim credit; flag non-NASA parties. ✅ Check: credit captured.
- One true idea — the single surprising, accurate fact.
- Hook (0–3s) — earn attention without distorting science.
- Narration — timed to
length at ~2.5 words/sec; claims traceable to caption.
- Captions — ≤7-word on-screen beats.
- Shot list — Ken Burns moves + label overlays; no fabricated footage.
- Rights line — route non-NASA credit through
../../cosmos/rights-check-nasa-esa.
Output contract
{
"hook": "string",
"script": "string",
"captions": ["string"],
"shot_list": ["string"],
"rights_line": "string",
"duration_sec": "number"
}
Tools & MCP
- Tools:
WebFetch, Read. MCP: none required.
Quality bar
Example
Input: a Hubble gallery still + caption → a 40s short package with a verbatim
credit line and caption-traceable narration.
Built on SIP — Starlight Intelligence Protocol
Substrate: starlightintelligence.org/protocol v1.1.0
Layers used: [file-contract, attestation, sovereignty]
Vertical: starlight-agent-skills · portable capability layer
