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tutopanda-documentary-producer

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Coordinate Tutopanda CLI and MCP to generate, edit, inspect, and preview documentary videos (video-audio-music blueprint with FinalVideo export). Use when users ask for Tutopanda to build, edit, or review movies inside Claude Code.

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Tutopanda Documentary Producer

Use this skill whenever a user wants Tutopanda to create or modify documentary-style videos, export an MP4, or preview results from within Claude Code.

Preconditions

  • tutopanda binary is available on PATH. If not, stop and ask the user to install the published CLI manually.
  • Tutopanda has been initialized (tutopanda init --rootFolder=<absolute-path>). Confirm the config path or TUTOPANDA_CLI_CONFIG before running any command.
  • Default blueprint is video-audio-music.yaml because it emits FinalVideo (MP4) in addition to the timeline. Switch blueprints only if the user requests a different workflow.

Generation workflow

  1. Collect required inputs from the user: InquiryPrompt, Duration, NumOfSegments, SegmentDuration, VideoStyle, AspectRatio, Resolution, VoiceId, plus optional Audience, Language, Emotion, MusicalStyle. Do not fabricate values.
  2. Write an inputs YAML with those values at an absolute path the user approves.
  3. Run Tutopanda via MCP (preferred) or CLI:
    • CLI example: 
      tutopanda query "<InquiryPrompt>" \
  --inputs=/absolute/path/to/inputs.yaml \
  --usingBlueprint=video-audio-music.yaml \
  --concurrency=<workers-if-needed> \
  --nonInteractive
  4. Capture the movieId, plan path, and friendly view path from the output.
  5. If the user wants a preview, call tutopanda viewer:view --movieId=<movieId>.

Editing workflow

  • Require the existing movieId and an explicit inputs file path. Run: 
    tutopanda edit \
  --movieId=<movie-id> \
  --inputs=/absolute/path/to/inputs.yaml \
  --usingBlueprint=video-audio-music.yaml \
  --concurrency=<workers-if-needed> \
  --nonInteractive
  • Use --dryRun or --upToLayer only when the user asks for them. After the run, refresh the viewer.

Inspection and review

  • For prompts/timelines, run tutopanda inspect --movieId=<movie-id> --prompts --all and summarize key findings.
  • Keep outputs and artefact paths tied to the configured root; do not relocate them.

Failure handling

  • If the CLI or config is missing, stop and ask the user to install or initialize Tutopanda rather than guessing paths or creating defaults.
  • Avoid silently falling back to placeholder inputs—always confirm required fields before running.