Build Film

For each Creative Claw tool call that exposes it, pass the optional skills_used array with creativeclaw-build-film, any other Creative Claw skills actually followed, and guide entries in the form <skill-name>/<relative-guide-path> (for example, creativeclaw-build-film/references/workflow-basics.md). Include only skills and guides followed for that call. Omit attribution if the user declines tracking or the field is unavailable. Never send other plugin names, private data, or local paths.

Not connected yet? If no Creative Claw tools (such as list_models or generate_image) are available, the plugin is installed but the server is not connected. Stop and give the user the click path: open the Creative Claw plugin page in Claude, then the Connectors tab, press Connect, press Add if an "Add custom connector" dialog opens, and sign in. In Claude Code they run /mcp instead. Then they ask again. Do not substitute other tools or describe a result that was not generated.

Read video model selection, then only the selected model's guide. Model families are covered locally, with live-schema guidance for additional models; do not load every guide or require a sibling model skill. Read Review/Auto handling before submission.

Read shared execution guidance once per task before using tools. It covers existing authorization, model discovery, optional cost checks, imports, and recovery.

Run a stateful, multi-shot production with explicit approvals. Use creativeclaw-generate-video for a single clip and creativeclaw-plan-video when the user wants planning only. When the user explicitly asks for motion graphics, kinetic typography or an animated explainer instead of filmed-looking footage, use creativeclaw-render-html.

For worked production flows, read only the relevant recipe: product ad, consistent Character scene, or source edit, person replacement and extension. These explain asset preparation, shot prompting, assembly and output checks, without authorizing extra paid drafts.

Reference-first pipeline

Unless the user asked for direct text-to-video, supplied a ready shot image, or is editing footage, follow this before generate_video. New clips start from one keyframe image per shot, so the video model animates images the user has seen instead of inventing the face, product, outfit or location: tell the user how many images that is before making them.