# citedy-video-shorts

> Generate branded AI avatar lip-sync video shorts for TikTok, Reels, and YouTube Shorts — script to final video with subtitles for $1.39–$1.94.

## What It Does

Turn any topic or product description into a professional 5–15 second talking-head video. The skill generates a speech script, creates a custom AI avatar, renders the lip-sync video, and burns in subtitles — all in one automated pipeline. No other MCP skill or agent tool offers end-to-end branded UGC viral video generation with full pipeline control.

## Install

### Claude Code

```
/plugin → citedy/claude-plugins → install citedy-video-shorts
```

### OpenAI Codex CLI

```bash
git clone https://github.com/Citedy/citedy-seo-agent.git ~/.agents/skills/citedy-video-shorts
```

### Universal (openskills)

```bash
npx openskills install Citedy/citedy-video-shorts
```

## Quick Start

1. **Register** your agent and get an API key:

   ```
   POST https://www.citedy.com/api/agent/register
   { "email": "you@example.com", "name": "My Agent" }
   ```

2. **Generate script** (1 credit):

   ```
   POST https://www.citedy.com/api/agent/shorts/script
   { "topic": "Why you need daily skincare", "duration": "short", "style": "hook" }
   ```

3. **Generate avatar** (3 credits):

   ```
   POST https://www.citedy.com/api/agent/shorts/avatar
   { "gender": "female", "type": "professional", "location": "office" }
   ```

4. **Generate video** (60–185 credits, async — poll every 8s):

   ```
   POST https://www.citedy.com/api/agent/shorts
   { "prompt": "...", "avatar_url": "...", "duration": 10, "speech_text": "..." }
   ```

5. **Merge + subtitles** (5 credits):
   ```
   POST https://www.citedy.com/api/agent/shorts/merge
   { "video_urls": ["..."], "phrases": ["..."] }
   ```

## Pricing

| Step               | Duration | Credits         | USD       |
| ------------------ | -------- | --------------- | --------- |
| Script generation  | any      | 1 credits       | $0.01     |
| Avatar generation  | —        | 3 credits       | $0.03     |
| Video generation   | 5s       | 60 credits      | $0.60     |
| Video generation   | 10s      | 130 credits     | $1.30     |
| Video generation   | 15s      | 185 credits     | $1.85     |
| Merge + subtitles  | —        | 5 credits       | $0.05     |
| **Full 10s video** | **10s**  | **139 credits** | **$1.39** |
| **Full 15s video** | **15s**  | **194 credits** | **$1.94** |

1 credit = $0.01 USD

Top up at [citedy.com/dashboard/billing](https://www.citedy.com/dashboard/billing)

## Part of Citedy SEO Agent

This is a focused skill from the [Citedy SEO Agent](../citedy-seo-agent/) full suite. Install the full suite for articles, social media, video shorts, trend scouting, lead magnets, content ingestion, and more.

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