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**WORKFLOW SKILL** — Generate narrated weekly demo videos for azd features. Pulls latest commits, identifies demo-worthy features, researches PRs, and produces MP4 videos with dark-themed slides and neural TTS narration. INVOKES: Python, Pillow, ffmpeg, edge-tts, explore sub-agents, ask_user. USE FOR: weekly demo, generate demo video, demo video, sprint demo, create demo, make demo video, demo for LT, weekly demo video, azd demo. DO NOT USE FOR: general video editing, non-azd demos, slide decks without video, weekly reports (use weekly-report).

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Weekly Demo Video Generator

Generates narrated MP4 demo videos for azd features using Python + Pillow + edge-tts + ffmpeg.

Prerequisites

Ensure these tools are installed:

Tool	Purpose
Python 3	Script execution
Pillow	Slide generation (`pip install Pillow`)
ffmpeg	Video/audio stitch
edge-tts	Neural TTS (`pip install edge-tts`)

Verify prerequisites (bash):

python3 -c "from PIL import Image; print('ok')"
ffmpeg -version
edge-tts --list-voices > /dev/null

Execution Flow

Step 1: Pull latest

cd <repo-root>  # the azure-dev repository root
git checkout main && git pull --rebase

Step 2: Find commits for the week

Replace the dates below with the actual week range:

git log --oneline --since="YYYY-MM-DD" --until="YYYY-MM-DD" --no-merges

Use the current week window (7 days). For sprint demos, use a 2-week window.

Step 3: Identify demo-worthy features

Group related commits. Skip: typos, CI fixes, test-only, deps bumps, docs-only. Look for: new commands, UX improvements, perf gains, new flags, agent features.

Use explore agents in parallel to research each feature group (give them specific commit SHAs).

Step 4: Confirm with user

Present a table of proposed demos. Ask user to confirm or adjust before generating.

Step 5: Generate videos

Follow the conventions strictly:

Step 6: Report

List generated videos with filenames and durations. Offer short descriptions for docs.

Error Handling

edge-tts failure: Retry once. If it fails again, log the error and skip that slide's audio — notify the user.
ffmpeg failure: Check the ffmpeg error output. Common issues: missing codec, invalid image path. Print the error and stop — don't produce a partial video.
Font not found: Falls back to ImageFont.load_default() automatically. Warn the user that slides may look different.

Output

All videos go to: <repo-root>/demo-video/

Note: demo-video/ is listed in .gitignore to prevent accidental commits.

Demo Naming

Weekly demos: azd_weekly_demo_{date}_{name}.mp4 (e.g. azd_weekly_demo_may_07_exegraph.mp4)
Sprint demos: azd_sprint_demo_{date}_{name}.mp4 (e.g. azd_sprint_demo_apr_28_agent_sessions.mp4)