# video-storyboard

Turns one scene from a short-video plan into a storyboard sheet plus a prompt script for video generation. Handy when the plan already exists.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 868 installs · ★ 618
- Author: agentara
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/agentara/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/aigc/video-storyboard/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-09-29
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/video-storyboard

## What it does

Give the skill a scene number, a duration and the plan it belongs to. You get two files back: `storyboard/scene-XX.png` with the board, and `storyboard/scene-XX.md` with the prompt script. Scene numbers are always two digits, so scene 1 becomes `scene-01` and scene 12 stays `scene-12`. The `storyboard/` folder is created when missing.

Grid size follows the scene length: 3 by 3 up to 9 seconds, 4 by 3 up to 12, 4 by 4 beyond that. Panels are `16:9` and sit flush, with no gutters. Each panel carries its number top-left and its timing top-right, for instance `0.5s`. The artwork has to come from an image model, because SVG, HTML/CSS or canvas output will not pass as a storyboard; the built-in `image_gen` tool is the default route.

Continuity is enforced panel to panel: same face, age, hair, build, wardrobe and key props. Before drawing, the skill looks for character references in `characters/` and `storyboard/` and feeds any matching `.png` to the image model. Where both a written character spec and a sheet exist, the `.md` supplies constraints and the picture supplies the visual anchor. Existing board files are left alone unless you ask for a rerun.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add agentara/skills --skill video-storyboard -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add agentara/skills --skill video-storyboard -a codex
```

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

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add agentara/skills --skill video-storyboard -a cursor
```

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

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install agentara/skills video-storyboard
```

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

### Gemini CLI

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

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/agentara/skills --path skills/aigc/video-storyboard
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add agentara/skills --skill video-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/agentara/skills/tree/HEAD/skills/aigc/video-storyboard/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- split a scene into timed panels
- write image-to-video prompts per storyboard frame
- keep one character consistent across a scene
- build a board grid sized to the scene length
- attach a character reference to the image generation

## Example prompts
- Build a storyboard for `scene-03` at 10 seconds from our video plan
- Generate the board sheet and the `.md` prompt script for `scene-01`
- Use `characters/hero.png` as the reference and draw the storyboard for this scene

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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---
name: video-storyboard
description: Generate storyboard image boards and matching video-generation prompt scripts for specific scenes in a short video plan. Use this skill whenever the user asks to create a storyboard, storyboard image, video prompt script, scene prompt, image-to-video prompt, shot board, or per-scene video-generation package, especially when they specify a scene number, duration, or an existing video plan. This skill saves outputs as storyboard/scene-XX.png and storyboard/scene-XX.md and enforces grid sizing, timing labels, and strict character, wardrobe, prop, and location continuity.
---

# Video Storyboard

Use this skill to create a production-ready storyboard package for a specific scene:

1. A storyboard image saved to `storyboard/scene-XX.png`.
2. A video-generation prompt script saved to `storyboard/scene-XX.md`.

Write the skill instructions in English, but create the user-facing `.md` script in the user's preferred local language unless they explicitly request another language.

## Image Generation Requirement

Storyboard images must be generated by an image-generation model. Do not create storyboard artwork with code, SVG, HTML/CSS, canvas, diagrams, placeholder drawings, or deterministic shape scripts. Those methods are acceptable only for non-visual metadata or file operations, never as a substitute for the storyboard image.

Use the built-in `image_gen` tool by default, or an approved project image-generation workflow when explicitly required. After generation, save or copy the model-generated raster output to `storyboard/scene-XX.png`. If the model output cannot be saved directly, locate the generated raster asset and move/copy it into the required path; do not recreate it programmatically.

## When to Use

Use this skill when the user asks for any of the following:

- Generate a storyboard for a scene.
- Turn a scene from a video plan into storyboard frames.
- Create prompts for generating video from storyboard panels.
- Save a storyboard image and prompt script for `scene-01`, `scene-02`, etc.
- Build a grid storyboard with per-panel timing labels.

If the user only asks for a storyboard image, still consider whether a matching `.md` prompt script is expected from the workflow. If unclear, ask one concise question or proceed with both files when the user has previously used this workflow.

## Inputs to Extract

Before generating, identify:

- Scene number.
- Scene duration.
- Scene source: existing plan, prior conversation, user prompt, uploaded image, or file.
- Aspect ratio of the final video, usually `16:9` unless specified.
```
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