# ugc-ads

Turns a product page into a creator-style video ad with selfie delivery, spoken dialogue, and jump cuts. Use it when you need an ad built around a specific product.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 1800 installs · ★ 41
- Author: Pika-Labs
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/Pika-Labs/Pika-Plugins/tree/HEAD/skills/ugc-ads/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-07-20
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/ugc-ads

## What it does

The skill reads a product URL and picks a category: HAUL, APP, FOOD, BEAUTY, FITNESS, or TECH. It shapes the ad as a five-part story, moving from setup to product reveal, twist, and punchline. Each beat includes spoken dialogue with lip sync, and the default frame is vertical 9:16.

Seedance is the default provider; set `provider=kling` to choose Kling. A product URL is required. Paid MCP calls are gated by a balance check and a request for the user to reply `proceed`. Seedance supports 3:4 output, but Kling does not, so that aspect ratio won’t work with Kling.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Pika-Labs/Pika-Plugins --skill ugc-ads -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Pika-Labs/Pika-Plugins --skill ugc-ads -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Pika-Labs/Pika-Plugins --skill ugc-ads -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install Pika-Labs/Pika-Plugins ugc-ads
```

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

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Pika-Labs/Pika-Plugins --skill ugc-ads -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/Pika-Labs/Pika-Plugins --path skills/ugc-ads
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add Pika-Labs/Pika-Plugins --skill ugc-ads -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/Pika-Labs/Pika-Plugins/tree/HEAD/skills/ugc-ads/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- turn a product page into an ad script
- structure a video around a hook, jump cuts, and an outro
- choose a UGC category from a product URL
- generate a selfie-style ad with lip-synced dialogue

## Example prompts
- Make a UGC ad for the product at <url>.
- Create a jump-cut selfie ad for <url> with `provider=kling`.
- Make an ad for the product at <url> in 3:4 format.

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: ugc-ads
description: >-
  Use when the user asks for ugc ads or a task matching the examples below.
  Multi-cut jump-cut UGC product ad — HOOK + 3 JUMP CUTs + OUTRO, 15s, 9:16
  vertical (3:4 optional, seedance only), POV first-person talking-head selfie,
  every beat has spoken dialogue with native lip-sync, 5-act narrative arc
  (set → name → reveal → twist → punchline). Six category essences
  (HAUL / APP / FOOD / BEAUTY / FITNESS / TECH) auto-picked from the input URL.
  Creator-style raw UGC talking-head with multi-beat conversational dialogue.
  Use when the user asks to "make a UGC ad", "jump-cut product ad",
  "POV product reveal", "creator-style ad", "haul-style ad", "unboxing ad",
  "TikTok-style product video", or "talking-head ad about [URL]".
argument-hint: <url> [avatar_url=<url>] [provider=seedance|kling] [aspect_ratio=9:16|3:4] [variants=9:16,16:9,1:1] [category=auto|HAUL|APP|FOOD|BEAUTY|FITNESS|TECH] [captions=true]
---

# /pika:ugc-ads

## Parameters

| Param | Default | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| `url` | required | product URL — drives category detection and beat substitution |
| `avatar_url` | built-in fallback | persona portrait URL; fed as `@Image1` reference. When omitted, the skill uses a pre-generated Pixar-style female creator portrait |
| `provider` | `seedance` | seedance: strong at UGC selfie / talking-head POV with native lip-sync, multi-segment in single prompt, supports 3:4. kling: explicit `shots[]`, 9:16/16:9 only |
| `aspect_ratio` | `9:16` | `3:4` is seedance-only (kling rejects 3:4) |
| `variants` | unset | Optional comma list for shared-generation exports. Supported: `9:16`, `16:9`, `1:1`. Keeps the expensive UGC render shared, then reframes the final stage. |
| `category` | auto | `HAUL` / `APP` / `FOOD` / `BEAUTY` / `FITNESS` / `TECH`; auto-picked from URL |
| `captions` | `true` | TikTok-style word-chunked captions burned on top of the final video |

## Cost transparency gate

Before any paid MCP call, call `identity_balance({verbose: true})` once. Surface the current balance, recent burn rate, and remaining runway, then gate the run with this exact message:

> Estimated cost: about 4,000 credits (~$40) for a typical Seedance UGC ad with fallback/retry budget. This exceeds $5, so Reply `proceed` to continue or `cancel` to stop.

Do not call any paid MCP tool until the user replies `proceed`. If the user replies `cancel`, stop without generating. The gate runs after the product URL is known and before avatar analysis, screenshot capture, video generation, captions, or paid retries.

## Runtime expectations

Typical end-to-end run: **6–12 minutes**. Breakdown:

- Step 1 (WebFetch) + Step 3 (capture_website screenshot): ~10–30s
- Step 7 (`generate_reference_video`): ~3–5 min for seedance, ~5–7 min for kling
- Step 7b/c (cartoonize + retry): adds ~1–2 min if seedance moderation rejects the avatar
- Step 8 (deterministic brand/spec overlays): 1-2 `edit_text_overlay` calls, ~30s–5 min total
- Step 9 (captions): single `add_captions` call, ~30s–5 min (transcribe + burn in one shot)

If the run exceeds 15 min without progress, something is wrong — inspect the tool-reported generation status and error message.


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