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Prompt Videos skill
Runs by itself, new clip brief.

Video prompts that direct the shot.

Install the Prompt Videos skill and make it a habit: follow https://gethabit.dev/skills/replicate/prompt-videos.md

  1. 1Copy
  2. 2Paste into Claude Code, Codex or Cursor
  3. 3It runs by itself

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Prompt Videos

by replicate · 2K installs

The skill

The prompt videos skill helps creators and developers write prompts for AI video models on Replicate: scene description, camera language, audio, time-coded shots, references and style.

Only when you ask.

The habit

Video prompts that direct the shot.

↻ Runs by itselfnew clip brief

How the habit works.
You don't have to.

Three questionsWhen does it start? How does it check its work? What does it remember?

01

It starts by itself

new clip brief. Runs in Claude Code routine.

  • ↻ new clip brief
  • run when a video clip is requested

02

It checks its work

prompt covers all layers. If a check fails, it tries again.

  • ✓prompt names subject, context, action, style, camera, composition and ambiance
  • ✓audio is described, including ambient sound
  • ✓dialogue uses a colon and the prompt says (no subtitles)
  • ✓character description matches the sheet word for word

03

It remembers

character sheet. The next run reads it first: exact character descriptions used in earlier clips.

loops/video-prompt-loop/characters.md

One run, step by step.
Then it stops.

Stop ruleStops after one clip prompt per run, with at most one rewrite.

  1. 01

    Pick a model

    Use the find-models skill to query the Replicate API and read the schema.

  2. 02

    Describe the scene

    Layer subject, context, action, style, camera, composition and ambiance.

  3. 03

    Add audio

    Prompt dialogue, ambient sound, effects and music, sized to the clip length.

  4. 04

    Time-code shots

    For multi-shot clips, add time codes and explicit transitions.

  5. 05

    Check pitfalls

    Confirm camera motion, unchanged elements and resolution are stated.

What it may do.
Nothing more.

Safe by defaultIt writes only in its own folder and asks you before anything goes out.

Is it for you?
Use it when it fits.

Quick checkRead both lists. If the left one sounds like you, the Prompt Videos skill helps.

Use it when

  • ✓ You write a prompt for a video model
  • ✓ You build a video generation feature
  • ✓ You need consistent characters across clips

Skip it when

  • – You edit existing footage
  • – You need image prompts only

Questions

Prompt Videos skill, answered.

Which model should I use?

The skill says to search the Replicate API each time, since the model landscape changes weekly.

How do I keep a character consistent?

Repeat the same description word for word in every prompt, or use a subject reference image.

How do I install the Prompt Videos skill?

Copy the prompt at the top into your agent. It installs the skill from replicate/skills and sets up the habit. Or run npx skills add replicate/skills --skill prompt-videos.

Is the Prompt Videos skill free?

Yes. It is published under Apache-2.0. Habit is free too.

Prompt Videos. Now as a habit.

Install the Prompt Videos skill and make it a habit: follow https://gethabit.dev/skills/replicate/prompt-videos.md

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Works in

  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • Cursor
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude app

Made by replicate, published under Apache-2.0. Habit links to the original and never changes it. Is this your skill?

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