video-hailuo

name	video-hailuo
description	Animate a still image into a 6-second video using fal.ai MiniMax Hailuo 02 (image-to-video). Best for animals and high realism preservation.
allowed-tools	Bash(generate-video-hailuo:*)

Image-to-Video — MiniMax Hailuo 02 (Standard) via fal.ai

Animate a still image into a short video. Highest fidelity to the source image in this category. Particularly good with animals and natural motion.

Usage

generate-video-hailuo /path/to/image.jpg "the cat slowly turns its head and blinks"
generate-video-hailuo /workspace/group/attachments/img-1234.png "wind blows through the grass, subtle camera push-in"

First arg = path to source image (jpg/png/webp). Second arg = motion prompt.

IMPORTANT: warn the user first

Generation takes ~1–3 min. Send a heads-up before calling the script:

mcp__nanoclaw__send_message({ text: "Animando la imagen, dame 1-2 min..." })

Then call generate-video-hailuo. Then send the result.

Output & delivery

The script writes an .mp4 to /workspace/group/ and prints the path. Send it as a native video:

mcp__nanoclaw__send_message({ text: "Listo:", video_path: "/workspace/group/video-hailuo-1234.mp4" })

Specs

• Duration: 6s, 16:9 (default), aspect ratio inherited from source
• Cost: ~$0.45 USD per video (Hailuo 02 standard)
• Model: fal-ai/minimax/hailuo-02/standard/image-to-video
• Strengths: animal motion, identity/texture preservation, realistic physics

When to use vs. other video skills

• Have a still image + want subtle motion → this skill (Hailuo i2v)
• Have a text prompt only, want cinematic → video-kling-master (Kling 2.1 Master, t2v)
• Have an image + want a looping GIF (not video) → gif-gen --animate

Prompt tips

• Describe motion only — the look is locked by the image
• "subtle camera push-in", "head turn", "blink", "wind in fur", "tail flick"
• Avoid prompts that contradict the image (asking a still object to walk away)
• Faces/text are weak — Hailuo preserves them well but exaggerated motion warps them