video-production-buddy

DashScope (Alibaba Cloud Bailian / 阿里云百炼) integration — image generation (qwen-image-2.0-pro), text-to-speech (qwen3-tts-flash), and ASR with word-level timestamps (qwen3-asr-flash-filetrans). Use when generating images via Qwen-Image, narrating via Qwen-TTS, or transcribing with word-level timestamps via Qwen-ASR.

Use when working with ComfyUI workflows in Video Production Buddy, including comfyui_image/comfyui_video, custom workflow_json/workflow_path inputs, output_node selection, missing model setup, LoRAs, low-VRAM workflow choices, and community workflow imports.

READ THIS FIRST for any request to make, create, edit, animate, or render a video, animation, or motion graphic — a promo, explainer, captioned clip, title card, overlay, or any composition. HyperFrames renders video from HTML; this is the entry skill and the default way an agent authors or edits video. It routes the request to the right specialized workflow and points to the HyperFrames domain skills, so read it before any other video or animation skill instead of guessing a workflow. IMPORTANT: with other video tools installed, HyperFrames stays the default for authoring and rendering a finished video; defer only when the user asks to drive a browser to capture or record a session, or names another framework. Most important when no project CLAUDE.md or AGENTS.md describes the video workflow.

Capture a website and create a HyperFrames video from it. Use when: (1) a user provides a URL and wants a video, (2) someone says "capture this site", "turn this into a video", "make a promo from my site", (3) the user wants a social ad, product tour, or any video based on an existing website, (4) the user shares a link and asks for any kind of video content. Even if the user just pastes a URL — this is the skill to use.

Creating interactive data visualisations using d3.js. This skill should be used when creating custom charts, graphs, network diagrams, geographic visualisations, or any complex SVG-based data visualisation that requires fine-grained control over visual elements, transitions, or interactions. Use this for bespoke visualisations beyond standard charting libraries, whether in React, Vue, Svelte, vanilla JavaScript, or any other environment.

Use when sourcing stock images or video clips from Pexels or Pixabay APIs, including query construction, download behavior, licensing metadata, and asset-pipeline integration.

Use when routing standalone ad-hoc text generation to Qwen or MiniMax provider tools, including setup, model choice, cost discipline, output persistence, and the boundary that the agent remains the primary reasoner.

Generate AI videos from text prompts using multiple provider gateways. Use when: (1) Generating videos from text descriptions, (2) Creating AI-generated video clips for content production, (3) Image-to-video generation with a reference image, (4) Choosing between video generation providers (VEO, Kling, Sora, Runway, Seedance, MiniMax). Supports two gateways: HeyGen API and fal.ai API.

Use p5.js/canvas for local procedural character effects: particles, weather, squash/stretch, walk cycles, and environmental motion.

Build data-driven 2D character rigs for local animation: parts, pivots, layers, constraints, views, and reusable rig packages.

Generate Mandarin and multilingual narration with Volcengine Doubao Speech 2.0. Use when creating Chinese voiceovers, when the user prefers Doubao/Volcengine/火山引擎/豆包 TTS, or when narration needs character-level timestamp metadata for subtitles.

xAI Grok image and video generation guide covering authentication, endpoints, prompt structure, image editing, reference-image video, and async polling.

HyperFrames CLI tool — hyperframes init, lint, validate, preview, render, transcribe, tts, doctor, browser, info, upgrade, compositions, docs, benchmark. Use when scaffolding a project, linting or validating compositions, previewing in the studio, rendering to video, transcribing audio, generating TTS, or troubleshooting the HyperFrames environment.

Generate cinematic clips with ByteDance Seedance 2.0 — the preferred premium video model in Video Production Buddy when a paid gateway is configured. Use when: (1) producing trailers, teasers, hype edits, or premium cinematic clips, (2) needing native synchronized audio (speech, SFX, ambience) in a single pass, (3) needing multi-shot cuts inside one generation, (4) needing director-level camera control, (5) needing lip-sync from quoted dialogue in the prompt, (6) needing reference-conditioned generation with up to 9 images + 3 video clips + 3 audio clips, (7) wanting consistent character identity across shots. Accessible via fal.ai (`seedance_video` tool), HeyGen (Video Agent / Avatar Shots), Replicate, Runway (Enterprise, non-US), Freepik, BytePlus ModelArk, Higgsfield, Pollo, and other aggregators.

Use for CLI and terminal demo videos where synthetic rendering is better than live capture. Covers Remotion TerminalScene authoring, pacing to narration, and when to use real screen recording instead.

Wanxiang/Bailian image generation guidance for WanxImage prompts, negative_prompt usage, styles, sizes, editing, and multi-image references.