# muapi-storyboard

Turns a one-line story premise into a storyboard and generates keyframe images through muapi. Useful when you need reference panels before shooting or animating.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 686 installs · ★ 23
- Author: SamurAIGPT
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/SamurAIGPT/Generative-Media-Skills/tree/HEAD/library/visual/storyboard/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-29
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/muapi-storyboard

## What it does

The skill takes a one-line premise and breaks it into a set number of story beats: setup, inciting moment, escalation, climax, resolution. For each beat the agent writes a paragraph of visual description and keeps the same character and world across the whole sequence.

Every beat then becomes a `muapi image generate` node using model nano-banana-2 at 16:9, with the prompt built from the beat description plus style tags. All keyframes run in one parallel layer with no dependencies between them, and the result comes back as asset ids in beat order with a one-line caption per scene. Defaults are 6 scenes and the style cinematic, photoreal, soft lighting, 16:9.

This is keyframes only. No animation, upscaling or audio, and the author suggests reaching for the `music-video` skill afterwards if you want a video. You need a `MUAPI_API_KEY`; if it is unset, run `muapi auth configure` first. Character consistency rests on repeating the character description verbatim in every prompt instead of trusting the model to remember it.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add SamurAIGPT/Generative-Media-Skills --skill muapi-storyboard -a claude-code
```
```bash
npx skills add SamurAIGPT/Generative-Media-Skills --skill storyboard -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/storyboard/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/storyboard/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add SamurAIGPT/Generative-Media-Skills --skill storyboard -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/storyboard/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add SamurAIGPT/Generative-Media-Skills --skill storyboard -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/storyboard/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install SamurAIGPT/Generative-Media-Skills storyboard
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/storyboard/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add SamurAIGPT/Generative-Media-Skills --skill storyboard -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/SamurAIGPT/Generative-Media-Skills --path library/visual/storyboard
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/storyboard/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add SamurAIGPT/Generative-Media-Skills --skill storyboard -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/SamurAIGPT/Generative-Media-Skills/tree/HEAD/library/visual/storyboard/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- break a short story into an ordered scene sequence
- get reference keyframes before starting animation
- keep one character consistent across every panel
- produce panels in a single visual style
- return asset ids in beat order with captions

## Example prompts
- storyboard this in 8 keyframes: a lonely robot finds a tiny mechanical bird friend
- generate story panels for the premise "an abandoned station wakes at night", noir style, 16:9
- split the story into scenes and render keyframes in cinematic, photoreal style

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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slug: muapi-storyboard
name: muapi-storyboard
version: "1.0.0"
description: Generate N keyframes for a short story or scene sequence (image only, no video).
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# Storyboard Generator

**Generate N keyframes for a short story or scene sequence (image only, no video).**

## Inputs

| Name | Type | Required | Default | Description |
|:---|:---|:---|:---|:---|
| `premise` | text | yes | — | One-line story premise (e.g. "lonely robot finds a tiny mechanical bird friend"). |
| `scenes` | int | no | 6 | Number of keyframes to produce. |
| `style` | text | no | cinematic, photoreal, soft lighting, 16:9 | Visual style tags applied to every keyframe. |


## Steps

Use the plan to dispatch all N keyframes in a single parallel layer.

1. Decompose `premise` into `{{scenes}}` story beats with a clear arc:
   setup → inciting moment → escalation → climax → resolution.
   - Each beat gets a one-paragraph visual description.
   - Maintain character / object continuity across beats (same character
     appearance, same world).
2. For each beat, create a `muapi image generate` node (model=nano-banana-2, aspect_ratio=16:9):
   - Prompt = `"<beat description>. {{style}}"`.
   - Tier: balanced (these are reference keyframes, not finals).
   - Aspect ratio: 16:9.
3. Run the plan in parallel (no `depends_on` between keyframes).
4. Return the asset ids in beat order with a one-line caption per scene.

## Notes
- Don't animate, upscale, or add audio — this skill is keyframes only.
  If the user wants video, suggest the `music-video` skill afterward.
- For consistency, repeat character description verbatim in every prompt
  ("a small rusty humanoid robot with…") rather than relying on the model
  to remember.

## Trigger Keywords

`storyboard`, `keyframes`, `scene sequence`, `story panels`


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## Notes for the Executing Agent

- This recipe is LLM-orchestrated: read each phase, gather any missing inputs from the user, then call `muapi` CLI commands. Use `muapi auth configure` first if `MUAPI_API_KEY` is unset.
- For model IDs without a CLI alias yet, fall back to the raw endpoint via `curl -X POST https://api.muapi.ai/api/v1/<endpoint> -H "x-api-key: $MUAPI_API_KEY" -H 'content-type: application/json' -d '{...}'` and poll with `muapi predict wait <request_id>`.
- Substitute `{{input_name}}` placeholders with the user's actual inputs before issuing each call.
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