kiss-cam

A two-call pika pipeline: spectator-POV Jumbotron still (gpt-image-2) → 15-second in-arena kiss cam clip with PA-announcer commentary and crowd reaction (kling-v3-omni, first-frame-locked to the still). The trend look is calibrated — pass both reference images straight through. There is no textual substitution into the prompts; the subjects are anchored only through images. Don't reach for ${subject_a} / ${subject_b} placeholders. Step 1 and Step 2 prompts are verbatim, not scaffolds.

Prerequisites

pika MCP available in the host. Tool name prefix varies by mount point — use whatever the host exposes. Tools needed: identity balance, asset upload, image generation, reference-video generation, and async status follow-up when a generation does not complete inline.

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 1,500-3,500 credits (~$15-$35) for the GPT-image-2 Jumbotron still, one or two Kling v3-omni pro 15s renders (includes one Step 2 corrective retry with a changed payload), and post-flight analyze_media QA. 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. This is the only yes/no gate; after proceed, the pipeline runs end-to-end.

Pre-generation wall-clock guard

Start a timer at skill start once both subject reference URLs are resolved and the cost gate has passed. The first paid generation call is Step 1 generate_image_edit, and it must be invoked within 5 minutes of skill start. If you have not invoked generate_image_edit within 5 minutes of skill start, stop before any paid generation call and report failed_pre_generation_timeout with what you have so far: subject URL status, upload status, cost-gate status, Step 1 prompt readiness, and the exact blocker. Do not keep refining the Jumbotron prompt, camera language, or style-lock wording.