storytelling · fal-ai-community — Claude Code skill: what it does and how to install
Plan narrative sequences and prepare genmedia runs for images, video, and audio. Use it for storyboards, shot lists, or connected scenes that need visual continuity.
npx skills add fal-ai-community/skills --skill storytelling -a claude-codeWhat storytelling does
The skill turns a story into beats, then outlines each shot with its duration, action, visual anchor, and relationship to adjacent shots. It helps choose a generation route, inspect endpoint schemas and pricing, upload references, and run jobs through genmedia.
Long jobs can run asynchronously, with results downloaded to a path template. The agent should return a shot table with endpoints, request IDs, and local file paths. genmedia downloads clips; it does not replace an editing timeline unless the selected model returns a finished stitched video. Plan for a separate editing step when it does not.
What it helps with
- break a video concept into narrative shots
- prepare prompts for connected scenes
- choose a video generation route for a sequence
- upload references and track generated files
Example prompts for the agent
- Plan a shot sequence for a short product story and prepare the
genmediaruns. - Turn this outline into scenes that transition from the opening frame to the closing frame, with reference assets.
- Plan a narrated sequence and record the generated clips in a shot table.
How to install storytelling
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add fal-ai-community/skills --skill storytelling -a claude-code2Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/storytelling/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/storytelling/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add fal-ai-community/skills --skill storytelling -a codex2Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/storytelling/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add fal-ai-community/skills --skill storytelling -a cursor2Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/storytelling/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install fal-ai-community/skills storytelling2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/storytelling/SKILL.md1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add fal-ai-community/skills --skill storytelling -a gemini-cli2Platform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/fal-ai-community/skills --path skills/storytellingManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/storytelling/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add fal-ai-community/skills --skill storytelling -a opencodeClaude.ai
Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways
Questions about storytelling
How do I install storytelling in Claude Code?
Run npx skills add fal-ai-community/skills --skill storytelling -a claude-code. The skill file is installed at ~/.claude/skills/storytelling/SKILL.md.
What does the storytelling skill do?
It plans narrative shots and helps prepare genmedia jobs, from choosing a generation route to downloading the resulting clips.
Does genmedia replace a video editor?
No. It downloads clips; an editor is unnecessary only when the selected model returns a complete stitched video.
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