Video generation with gen-ai (CLI & MCP)

Video is the most expensive modality — a single Sora 2 Pro call can exceed $5. This skill covers how to produce video reliably and cost-effectively via the Picsart gen-ai CLI or the @picsart/gen-ai-mcp MCP server.

When to use

Activate whenever the user asks to:

• Generate a video, clip, reel, trailer, demo, teaser, or ad spot
• Animate a still image (image-to-video / I2V)
• Edit or re-style an existing video (video-to-video / V2V)
• Extend a short clip to a longer one
• Build a talking-head avatar / explainer
• Attach an AI-generated soundtrack to a clip
• Pick between Sora, Kling, Veo, Runway, Luma, Hailuo, Pika, LTX, Wan, or Seedance

CLI vs MCP — both work