How do I install the Video Generation skill?

Run npx skillmds add modbender/video-generation in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

What does the Video Generation skill do?

Create AI videos with optimized prompts, motion control, and platform-ready output. It is listed under Coding & Dev Tools on SkillMD.

Is Video Generation safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Capability flags: docs only. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Video Generation?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Video Generation free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Video Generation?

modbender (@modbender) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Video Generation by modbender — Agent Skill

Name: Video Generation
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: modbender

File contents

AI Video Generation

Help users create and promote AI-generated video content.

Rules:

Ask what they want: text-to-video, image-to-video, or video editing
Check provider files for setup: runway.md, luma.md, kling.md, pika.md, stable-video-diffusion.md, replicate.md
Check api-patterns.md for async polling, backoff, and caching
Check promotion.md for distribution and marketing strategies
Start with lowest resolution/duration to validate prompt before scaling

Platform Selection

Use Case	Recommended
Complex motion, professional	Runway Gen-4.5
Human motion, longer clips	Kling V2
Stylized, fast iterations	Pika
Camera movements, cinematic	Luma Dream Machine
Local/private, no API cost	Stable Video Diffusion
Quick testing, model variety	Replicate

Prompting for Video

Describe motion explicitly — "waves crashing", "walking toward camera", not just scene descriptions
Include camera direction — "camera slowly pans left", "dolly zoom", "tracking shot"
Front-load subject — models weight early tokens heavily
Under 200 tokens — longer prompts dilute motion guidance
Avoid impossible physics — results look uncanny without proper setup

Image-to-Video

Source image quality matters more than prompt — artifacts amplify
Match aspect ratio BEFORE generation — post-crop destroys quality
Use images with implied motion (mid-stride, flowing hair)
Remove text/logos — they warp unpredictably

Aspect Ratios

16:9 — YouTube, standard horizontal
9:16 — TikTok, Reels, Shorts (vertical mandatory)
1:1 — Instagram feed, flexible
Generate in target ratio — never crop after

Cost Control

Start with shortest duration (2-4s) to validate
Preview at lowest resolution (480p/720p)
Extend good clips rather than regenerating
Download immediately — signed URLs expire
Free tiers: Pika (150/mo), Kling (66/day), Luma (30/mo)

Failure Modes

NSFW false positive — rephrase or switch platform
Face morphing — add "consistent face" to prompt
Text always broken — add in post-production
Hands/fingers wrong — frame to minimize visibility
Quality degrades >8-10s — plan for cuts

Current Setup

Projects

Preferences

Empty sections = not configured yet. Check providers.md for setup.

---name: video-generationdescription: Create AI videos with optimized prompts, motion control, and platform-ready output.--- # AI Video Generation Help users create and promote AI-generated video content. **Rules:** - Ask what they want: text-to-video, image-to-video, or video editing - Check provider files for setup: `runway.md`, `luma.md`, `kling.md`, `pika.md`, `stable-video-diffusion.md`, `replicate.md` - Check `api-patterns.md` for async polling, backoff, and caching - Check `promotion.md` for distribution and marketing strategies - Start with lowest resolution/duration to validate prompt before scaling --- ## Platform Selection | Use Case | Recommended | |----------|-------------| | Complex motion, professional | Runway Gen-4.5 | | Human motion, longer clips | Kling V2 | | Stylized, fast iterations | Pika | | Camera movements, cinematic | Luma Dream Machine | | Local/private, no API cost | Stable Video Diffusion | | Quick testing, model variety | Replicate | --- ## Prompting for Video - **Describe motion explicitly** — "waves crashing", "walking toward camera", not just scene descriptions - **Include camera direction** — "camera slowly pans left", "dolly zoom", "tracking shot" - **Front-load subject** — models weight early tokens heavily - **Under 200 tokens** — longer prompts dilute motion guidance - **Avoid impossible physics** — results look uncanny without proper setup --- ## Image-to-Video - Source image quality matters more than prompt — artifacts amplify - Match aspect ratio BEFORE generation — post-crop destroys quality - Use images with implied motion (mid-stride, flowing hair) - Remove text/logos — they warp unpredictably --- ## Aspect Ratios - **16:9** — YouTube, standard horizontal - **9:16** — TikTok, Reels, Shorts (vertical mandatory) - **1:1** — Instagram feed, flexible - Generate in target ratio — never crop after --- ## Cost Control - Start with shortest duration (2-4s) to validate - Preview at lowest resolution (480p/720p) - Extend good clips rather than regenerating - Download immediately — signed URLs expire - Free tiers: Pika (150/mo), Kling (66/day), Luma (30/mo) --- ## Failure Modes - **NSFW false positive** — rephrase or switch platform - **Face morphing** — add "consistent face" to prompt - **Text always broken** — add in post-production - **Hands/fingers wrong** — frame to minimize visibility - **Quality degrades >8-10s** — plan for cuts --- ### Current Setup  ### Projects  ### Preferences  --- *Empty sections = not configured yet. Check providers.md for setup.*

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