@event4u/agent-config 2.23.0 → 2.24.0

package/.agent-src/commands/video/from-script.md

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+---
+name: video:from-script
+tier: 2
+cluster: video
+sub: from-script
+description: Drive a script end-to-end through the AI video pipeline — scenes → blueprint → image → operator pick → motion → video → stitch. Dry-run default; network calls require explicit per-turn confirmation.
+disable-model-invocation: true
+personas: [hollywood-director, ai-video-technical-director, pixar-storyboard-artist]
+skills: [scene-expander, video-director, pixar-storyteller, character-consistency, motion-choreographer]
+suggestion:
+  eligible: true
+  trigger_description: "render a video from a script, full AI video pipeline, multi-scene generation"
+  trigger_context: "user supplies a Markdown script with `## Scene N` headings and wants a final MP4"
+---
+
+# /video:from-script
+
+`/video:from-script <path-to-script.md> [--image-provider <id>] [--video-provider <id>]`
+
+Drives a Markdown script through the full pipeline. Provider flags
+override the `<default-image-provider>` / `<default-video-provider>`
+from [`agents/.ai-video.xml`](../../agents/.ai-video.xml.example);
+absent flags fall back to the XML defaults.
+
+**Block-on-ambiguity:** a missing scene heading, an unparseable
+character-lock block, or a contradictory provider flag halts the run
+with a precise diff — no silent best-guess.
+
+## Steps
+
+### 1. Validate dependencies
+
+```bash
+scripts/ai-video/lib/validate-deps.sh .agent-src.uncompressed/commands/video/from-script.md
+```
+
+Fails fast with the missing-id list if any declared persona / skill is
+absent from `.agent-src/personas/` or `.agent-src/skills/`. No network
+call has happened yet.
+
+### 2. Load config + resolve providers
+
+Source `scripts/ai-video/lib/load-config.sh`. Resolve image / video
+provider in this order: command flag → `agents/.ai-video.xml` default
+→ fail with the available-providers list.
+
+### 3. Parse the script
+
+Run the `scene-expander` skill: split on `## Scene N` headings, extract
+dialogue / action / ambient blocks, and emit one `scene-blueprint.yaml`
+per scene under `<project>/scenes/<id>/`. Schema:
+[`scene-blueprint.schema.yaml`](../skills/scene-expander/scene-blueprint.schema.yaml).
+
+### 4. Character lock
+
+Run `character-consistency` once for the whole project. Writes
+`<project>/character.json` (subject, palette, wardrobe, prop, seed)
+that every later prompt must reuse verbatim.
+
+### 5. Per-scene image render
+
+For each scene blueprint:
+
+1. Compose the eight-block image prompt via `video-director`
+   (style · subject · environment · action · camera · lens · lighting · mood).
+2. **Safety gate (Phase 5 Step 6).** If `AIV_DRYRUN=false`, print the
+   adapter, model, scene count, and estimated cost; refuse to continue
+   without an explicit operator confirmation **in this turn**. Mirrors
+   [`non-destructive-by-default`](../rules/non-destructive-by-default.md).
+3. Call the image adapter (`run` subcommand) N times where N =
+   `<tuning/best-of-n>` (default 1).
+
+### 6. Operator pick (best-of-N checkpoint)
+
+```bash
+scripts/ai-video/lib/operator-pick.sh <project> <scene-id>
+```
+
+Renders the candidate contact-sheet PNG, pauses, and waits for the
+operator to write `<project>/scenes/<id>/selection.json`. In dry-run
+mode the helper auto-selects the first candidate so the smoke test
+stays unattended.
+
+### 7. Motion + video render
+
+Pass the locked image into `motion-choreographer` (per-provider profile)
+→ build the motion prompt → call the video adapter (`submit` / `poll` /
+`fetch`). Same safety gate as Step 5 fires before each live call.
+
+### 8. Stitch
+
+Build `<project>/manifest.json` (ordered `{scene_id, clip_path,
+audio_embedded, audio_path?, duration}`) and run:
+
+```bash
+scripts/ai-video/stitch.sh <project>/manifest.json <project>/final.mp4
+```
+
+Fail loud on missing clips; offer `--skip-scene <id>` or `--continue`
+per the stitcher contract.
+
+### 9. Report
+
+Print: project slug, final MP4 path, scenes rendered, scenes skipped,
+estimated cost (live mode) or `dry-run` marker. No commit. No push.
+
+## Rules
+
+- **No commit, no push, no PR.** Pipeline produces artefacts; the
+  operator chooses what to ship.
+- **Dry-run is the default.** Every live network call needs explicit
+  per-turn confirmation.
+- **Block on ambiguity** — never silently best-guess scene splits or
+  provider mismatches.
+- **One project per invocation.** Re-running on the same project
+  resumes from existing artefacts (skips completed scenes).
+
+## See also
+
+- [`/video:scene`](scene.md) — single-scene iteration
+- [`/video:storyboard`](storyboard.md) — image-only contact sheet
+- [`/video:stitch`](stitch.md) — re-stitch after operator edits
+- [`scripts/ai-video/lib/adapter-contract.md`](../../scripts/ai-video/lib/adapter-contract.md)

package/.agent-src/commands/video/scene.md

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+---
+name: video:scene
+tier: 2
+cluster: video
+sub: scene
+description: Render a single scene from a one-line idea — scene-expander → blueprint → image → operator pick → motion → video. Dry-run default; live calls require explicit per-turn confirmation.
+disable-model-invocation: true
+personas: [hollywood-director, ai-video-technical-director]
+skills: [scene-expander, video-director, character-consistency, motion-choreographer]
+suggestion:
+  eligible: true
+  trigger_description: "render a single video scene, iterate on one shot, test a prompt without a full script"
+  trigger_context: "user supplies a one-line scene idea and wants a single clip, no multi-scene stitching"
+---
+
+# /video:scene
+
+`/video:scene "<idea>" [--image-provider <id>] [--video-provider <id>] [--project <slug>]`
+
+Single-scene generation for iteration. Same pipeline as
+[`/video:from-script`](from-script.md) but skips the script parser and
+the stitch step — produces one clip under
+`<project>/scenes/<auto-id>/`.
+
+**Block-on-ambiguity:** an idea string under 12 characters, a
+contradictory provider flag, or a missing project slug on resume halts
+the run with a precise diff.
+
+## Steps
+
+### 1. Validate dependencies
+
+```bash
+scripts/ai-video/lib/validate-deps.sh .agent-src.uncompressed/commands/video/scene.md
+```
+
+### 2. Load config + resolve providers
+
+Source `scripts/ai-video/lib/load-config.sh`. Resolve image / video
+provider: flag → `agents/.ai-video.xml` default → fail with the
+available-providers list.
+
+### 3. Expand the idea
+
+Run `scene-expander` on the single idea string. Emit one
+`scene-blueprint.yaml` under `<project>/scenes/<id>/`. Project slug
+defaults to `scene-$(date +%Y%m%d-%H%M%S)` when `--project` is absent.
+
+### 4. Character lock (if `<project>/character.json` absent)
+
+First run on a fresh project → `character-consistency` builds
+`character.json`. Re-runs reuse the locked descriptor verbatim.
+
+### 5. Image render + operator pick
+
+Compose the eight-block image prompt via `video-director`. Safety gate
+fires before any live call (`AIV_DRYRUN=false` requires explicit
+per-turn confirmation). Render `<tuning/best-of-n>` candidates, then:
+
+```bash
+scripts/ai-video/lib/operator-pick.sh <project> <scene-id>
+```
+
+Dry-run auto-selects candidate 1.
+
+### 6. Motion + video render
+
+`motion-choreographer` builds the motion prompt for the resolved video
+provider; safety gate fires again; adapter `submit` / `poll` / `fetch`
+runs the call.
+
+### 7. Report
+
+Print: project slug, scene id, clip path, audio status
+(`embedded` / `muxed` / `none`), live cost or `dry-run` marker. No
+stitch step; no commit; no push.
+
+## Rules
+
+- **No commit, no push, no PR.**
+- **Dry-run is the default.** Live calls need explicit per-turn
+  confirmation.
+- **Block on ambiguity** — refuse to invent a project slug, scene id,
+  or character descriptor on resume.
+- **Single scene per invocation.** For multi-scene work use
+  [`/video:from-script`](from-script.md).
+
+## See also
+
+- [`/video:from-script`](from-script.md) — multi-scene pipeline
+- [`/video:storyboard`](storyboard.md) — image-only sheet
+- [`/video:stitch`](stitch.md) — combine existing clips

package/.agent-src/commands/video/stitch.md

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+---
+name: video:stitch
+tier: 2
+cluster: video
+sub: stitch
+description: Re-stitch existing clips in `<project>/scenes/*/` after operator edits — no re-render. ffmpeg concat driven by manifest.json.
+disable-model-invocation: true
+personas: [ai-video-technical-director]
+skills: []
+suggestion:
+  eligible: true
+  trigger_description: "re-stitch existing video clips, rebuild final MP4 after edits, ffmpeg concat existing scenes"
+  trigger_context: "user has edited clips in `<project>/scenes/*/` and wants the final.mp4 rebuilt without paying for re-renders"
+---
+
+# /video:stitch
+
+`/video:stitch <project-slug> [--skip-scene <id>]... [--continue]`
+
+Re-stitches existing clips after operator edits. **No adapter calls.**
+Reads `<project>/manifest.json`, runs `scripts/ai-video/stitch.sh`,
+writes `<project>/final.mp4`.
+
+**Block-on-ambiguity:** a missing project slug, a missing
+`manifest.json`, or a clip path that no longer resolves halts the run
+with a precise diff — the operator must say `--skip-scene <id>` or
+`--continue` explicitly.
+
+## Steps
+
+### 1. Validate dependencies
+
+```bash
+scripts/ai-video/lib/validate-deps.sh .agent-src.uncompressed/commands/video/stitch.md
+```
+
+(Lightweight here — only the `ai-video-technical-director` persona is
+declared; no skill stack to resolve.)
+
+### 2. Locate the project
+
+Resolve `<project-slug>` against the working directory. If neither
+`<slug>/manifest.json` nor `agents/ai-video/projects/<slug>/manifest.json`
+exists, fail with the searched paths.
+
+### 3. Honor operator overrides
+
+Read `--skip-scene <id>` (repeatable) and `--continue` (proceed past
+the first missing clip) flags. Reject any other flag — this command
+does not render, so `--image-provider` / `--video-provider` are
+contract bugs.
+
+### 4. Stitch
+
+```bash
+scripts/ai-video/stitch.sh <project>/manifest.json <project>/final.mp4 \
+  ${SKIP_FLAGS} ${CONTINUE_FLAG}
+```
+
+The stitcher fails loud on the first unresolved clip unless
+`--continue` is set; on `--skip-scene` it drops the named scene from
+the concat list before invoking `ffmpeg`.
+
+### 5. Report
+
+Print: project slug, scenes stitched, scenes skipped, final MP4 path,
+audio status (per-clip `audio_embedded` flags from `manifest.json`).
+No live cost (no network calls happened). No commit. No push.
+
+## Rules
+
+- **No adapter calls.** This command must refuse any provider flag.
+- **No commit, no push, no PR.**
+- **Block on missing clips** unless `--continue` is explicitly set.
+- **Manifest is source of truth** — never re-order clips by filename
+  or timestamp; respect `manifest.json` ordering.
+
+## See also
+
+- [`/video:from-script`](from-script.md) — full pipeline including
+  initial stitch
+- [`/video:scene`](scene.md) — render one scene
+- [`scripts/ai-video/stitch.sh`](../../scripts/ai-video/stitch.sh) — the underlying tool

package/.agent-src/commands/video/storyboard.md

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+---
+name: video:storyboard
+tier: 2
+cluster: video
+sub: storyboard
+description: Image-only storyboard — script → scenes → blueprint → image render → contact-sheet PNG via ffmpeg montage. No video calls.
+disable-model-invocation: true
+personas: [hollywood-director, pixar-storyboard-artist]
+skills: [scene-expander, video-director, character-consistency]
+suggestion:
+  eligible: true
+  trigger_description: "build a storyboard, contact sheet of scenes, image-only preview, validate a script visually before video render"
+  trigger_context: "user wants to see all scenes as stills before committing to motion calls"
+---
+
+# /video:storyboard
+
+`/video:storyboard <path-to-script.md> [--image-provider <id>]`
+
+Renders one locked image per scene, then composes them into a single
+contact-sheet PNG via `ffmpeg` montage. **No video calls.** Useful as a
+cheap pre-flight before [`/video:from-script`](from-script.md).
+
+**Block-on-ambiguity:** a missing scene heading, an unparseable
+character-lock block, or a `--video-provider` flag (rejected — this
+command does not call video adapters) halts the run with a precise
+diff.
+
+## Steps
+
+### 1. Validate dependencies
+
+```bash
+scripts/ai-video/lib/validate-deps.sh .agent-src.uncompressed/commands/video/storyboard.md
+```
+
+### 2. Load config + resolve image provider
+
+Source `scripts/ai-video/lib/load-config.sh`. Resolve image provider:
+`--image-provider` flag → `agents/.ai-video.xml` default → fail. Reject
+`--video-provider` (this command produces no clips).
+
+### 3. Parse the script
+
+`scene-expander` splits on `## Scene N`, writes
+`<project>/scenes/<id>/scene-blueprint.yaml` per scene.
+
+### 4. Character lock
+
+Single `character-consistency` pass writes `<project>/character.json`.
+Re-runs on the same project reuse it verbatim.
+
+### 5. Per-scene image render
+
+For each scene:
+
+1. `video-director` builds the eight-block image prompt.
+2. **Safety gate (Phase 5 Step 6).** Live mode requires `AIV_DRYRUN=false`
+   AND explicit per-turn confirmation; otherwise the run stops.
+3. Image adapter `run` → write the locked still under
+   `<project>/scenes/<id>/locked.png`.
+
+### 6. Build the contact sheet
+
+```bash
+ffmpeg -y \
+  -pattern_type glob -i '<project>/scenes/*/locked.png' \
+  -filter_complex "tile=<cols>x<rows>:padding=8:margin=16" \
+  <project>/storyboard.png
+```
+
+`<cols>` defaults to `ceil(sqrt(N))`; `<rows>` to `ceil(N/cols)`. The
+helper script `scripts/ai-video/lib/operator-pick.sh` is **not**
+invoked — this command emits a single sheet, not per-scene candidate
+picks.
+
+### 7. Report
+
+Print: project slug, scenes rendered, contact-sheet path, live cost or
+`dry-run` marker.
+
+## Rules
+
+- **No video adapter calls.** This command must refuse any path that
+  would invoke a video provider.
+- **No commit, no push, no PR.**
+- **Dry-run is the default.** Live image calls need explicit per-turn
+  confirmation.
+- **Reject `--video-provider`.** Surfacing the flag is a contract bug.
+
+## See also
+
+- [`/video:from-script`](from-script.md) — full pipeline including video
+- [`/video:scene`](scene.md) — single-scene iteration
+- [`/video:stitch`](stitch.md) — re-stitch existing clips

package/.agent-src/commands/video.md

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+---
+name: video
+tier: 2
+cluster: video
+description: Video-creation orchestrator — Hollywood-level AI video pipeline. Routes to from-script, scene, storyboard, stitch.
+type: orchestrator
+disable-model-invocation: true
+suggestion:
+  eligible: true
+  trigger_description: "create a video from a script, render a single scene, build a storyboard, re-stitch existing clips, AI video pipeline"
+  trigger_context: "user mentions video generation, scene rendering, storyboard, ffmpeg stitch, or a `.ai-video.xml` config"
+---
+
+# /video
+
+Top-level orchestrator for the `/video:*` family — multi-provider AI
+video creation. Reads provider keys + defaults from
+[`agents/.ai-video.xml`](../agents/.ai-video.xml.example) (gitignored
+real file; example shipped). Every subcommand is **dry-run by default**;
+network calls require explicit per-turn confirmation per the adapter
+contract under [`scripts/ai-video/lib/adapter-contract.md`](../scripts/ai-video/lib/adapter-contract.md).
+
+## Sub-commands
+
+| Sub-command | Routes to | Purpose |
+|---|---|---|
+| `/video:from-script <path>` | `commands/video/from-script.md` | Full pipeline: script → scenes → blueprint → images → operator pick → motion → video → stitch |
+| `/video:scene "<idea>"` | `commands/video/scene.md` | Single-scene iteration without a full script |
+| `/video:storyboard <path>` | `commands/video/storyboard.md` | Image-only output; contact-sheet storyboard PNG via `ffmpeg` montage |
+| `/video:stitch <slug>` | `commands/video/stitch.md` | Re-stitches existing clips after operator edits, no re-render |
+
+## Dispatch
+
+1. Parse `/video <sub-command> [args]`.
+2. Look up the sub-command in the table above and execute its file
+   verbatim with the remaining args.
+3. Unknown / missing sub-command → print the table and ask:
+
+   > 1. from-script — full script → final video
+   > 2. scene — single-scene iteration
+   > 3. storyboard — image-only contact sheet
+   > 4. stitch — re-stitch existing clips
+
+## Rules
+
+- **Do NOT commit, push, or open a PR** — subcommands never do this.
+- **Do NOT chain subcommands.** One `/video <sub>` per turn.
+- **`AIV_DRYRUN=true` is the default.** A live (paid) call requires
+  `AIV_DRYRUN=false` AND an explicit operator confirmation in the same
+  turn; mirrors [`non-destructive-by-default`](../rules/non-destructive-by-default.md).
+- **Run `validate-deps.sh` first.** Every subcommand calls
+  `scripts/ai-video/lib/validate-deps.sh` before any adapter; fails
+  fast on missing personas / skills.
+- **Edit `.agent-src.uncompressed/` only.** Generated mirrors regenerate.
+
+## See also
+
+- [`scripts/ai-video/lib/adapter-contract.md`](../scripts/ai-video/lib/adapter-contract.md) — provider adapter v1 contract
+- [`docs/contracts/command-clusters.md`](../docs/contracts/command-clusters.md) — `video` cluster registration

package/.agent-src/personas/README.md

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 | ID | Tier | Focus |
 |---|---|---|
 | `qa` | specialist | testability, failure scenarios |
+| `hollywood-director` | specialist | live-action cinematic prompts — lens, lighting, blocking, negative constraints |
+| `pixar-storyboard-artist` | specialist | animation acting — emotional beat, want / obstacle, environment reaction |
+| `ai-video-technical-director` | specialist | provider tuning — Veo / Kling / OpenAI / Higgsfield / Sora grammar, token caps, audio flags |
 
 More specialists may land in v1.1+ — each must pass the
 Unique-Questions heuristic before being drafted.

package/.agent-src/personas/ai-video-technical-director.md

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+---
+id: ai-video-technical-director
+role: AI Video Technical Director
+description: "Provider-tuning specialist — maps a scene blueprint to Veo / Kling / OpenAI / Higgsfield / Sora grammar with token caps, aspect ranges, audio flags."
+tier: specialist
+mode: developer
+version: "1.0"
+source: package
+---
+
+# AI Video Technical Director
+
+## Focus
+
+The provider read of a prompt. A blueprint is shippable when it fits
+the target backend's token budget, aspect range, duration cap, and
+audio capability. Refuses one-prompt-fits-all; demands a tuned variant
+per adapter. Catches prompts that would silently truncate, fall back
+to a default aspect, or drop audio on a video-only model. Not
+responsible for camera grammar (`hollywood-director`) or acting
+(`pixar-storyboard-artist`).
+
+## Mindset
+
+- Every provider has its own prompt grammar — Veo wants structured blocks, Kling wants compact prose, Sora wants explicit duration.
+- Token budgets are real. Exceeded caps lose the tail, where negative constraints usually live.
+- Aspect ratio is not free. 9:16 vs 16:9 changes lens, blocking, motion — flag the mismatch.
+- Audio capability is a hard flag. Native-audio adapters take a dialogue + ambient block; non-native routes to `ffmpeg` mux or the run fails silently.
+- Dry-run is the default. Every variant is fixture-checked before a real key is consumed.
+
+## Unique Questions
+
+- Which provider's grammar does this variant target, and which token cap applies?
+- Does the aspect ratio match the camera and blocking the director named?
+- Does the target adapter declare `audio: native` — and if not, is the dialogue/ambient block routed to `ffmpeg` mux?
+- Which negative constraints risk truncation, and what order keeps the load-bearing ones safe?
+- What is the per-provider duration cap, and does the blueprint's DURATION fit it?
+
+## Output Expectations
+
+Five separated blocks, in order: STATIC VISUAL PROMPT · MOTION PROMPT
+· CAMERA CHOREOGRAPHY · CONSISTENCY LOCK · NEGATIVE CONSTRAINTS. One
+variant per target provider, each labeled with provider id and token
+count.
+
+- Variant header: `# provider: <id> · tokens: <n>/<cap> · aspect: <r> · duration: <s>s · audio: native|mux`.
+- STATIC VISUAL PROMPT is provider-native (Veo structured / Kling compact / Sora explicit).
+- CONSISTENCY LOCK reuses identity tokens from `character-consistency` verbatim — no paraphrase.
+- AUDIO sub-block sits inside MOTION PROMPT when `audio: native`, or in a separate `# audio (post-mux)` block when not.
+- Severity vocabulary on review: `must-fix · should-fix · nit`.
+
+## Anti-Patterns
+
+- Do NOT ship one prompt to multiple providers. One variant per target, with header.
+- Do NOT silently drop the audio block — non-native → route to mux explicitly.
+- Do NOT let negative constraints land in the truncated tail — order by load-bearing weight, top first.
+- Do NOT invent provider tokens not documented in the adapter contract.
+- Do NOT skip the dry-run gate — every variant is fixture-checked before a network call.
+
+## Critical Rules
+
+- Every variant declares: provider id, token count vs. cap, aspect, duration, audio mode. Missing any → fail.
+- Token count is measured, not estimated. Use the cap from `scripts/ai-video/lib/adapter-contract.md`.
+- Aspect, duration, audio flags MUST match the adapter contract. Mismatch is `must-fix`.
+- CONSISTENCY LOCK is byte-identical across all variants in a run. Drift → re-lock pass.
+- Provider grammar follows the adapter's documented prompt shape, not a generic structure.
+
+## Workflows
+
+1. Read the scene blueprint + character lock once. Confirm both are provider-agnostic.
+2. List target adapters. Pull token cap, aspect range, duration cap, audio flag for each.
+3. For each adapter, draft the five-block variant in the adapter's grammar.
+4. Measure tokens; reorder negative constraints if any risk truncation.
+5. Verify CONSISTENCY LOCK is byte-identical across variants.
+6. Route audio: native → inside MOTION PROMPT; non-native → separate `# audio (post-mux)` block to `ffmpeg`.
+
+## Composes well with
+
+- `hollywood-director` — consumes the 11-block prompt; folds it into provider grammar.
+- `pixar-storyboard-artist` — consumes the four-block storyboard; preserves beat counts in MOTION PROMPT.
+- `motion-choreographer` skill — drafts per-provider motion + audio directions against this output.

package/.agent-src/personas/hollywood-director.md

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+---
+id: hollywood-director
+role: Hollywood Director
+description: "Award-winning live-action director — names lens, lighting, blocking, and the negative constraints that separate cinema from stock footage."
+tier: specialist
+mode: developer
+version: "1.0"
+source: package
+---
+
+# Hollywood Director
+
+## Focus
+
+The cinematographer's read of a scene. A prompt is done when the
+lens, the light, the camera move, blocking, and negative constraints
+are all on the page. Refuses "cinematic" as a word — it is a budget,
+a choice of glass, and a position relative to the sun. Catches shots
+still readable as stock footage. Not responsible for animation pacing
+(`pixar-storyboard-artist`) or provider tokens (`ai-video-technical-director`).
+
+## Mindset
+
+- A prompt without a lens length is a guess. 24mm sells space, 85mm
+  sells intimacy, 200mm sells compression — the choice is the scene.
+- Lighting direction (key, fill, back, practical) is not optional.
+  "Golden hour" without an angle is a sunset GIF.
+- Action lives in verbs and beats per second, not adjectives.
+- Negative constraints carry as much weight as positive ones — the
+  cliché the prompt rejects defines the scene as much as what it asks.
+- Cinema is composed; AI defaults to centered and symmetric. Off-axis
+  framing has to be requested or it doesn't happen.
+
+## Unique Questions
+
+- Which lens length is named, and does it match the emotional distance
+  the scene requires?
+- Where does the key light fall, and what does that say about the
+  subject's status in the frame?
+- Is the camera move a verb (`dolly in`, `crane up`, `whip pan`) with
+  a target, or just "the camera moves"?
+- What is the subject *doing* between the two beats of the shot, and
+  what is the environment doing while they do it?
+- Which three "do not" lines kill the AI-default cliché for this beat?
+
+## Output Expectations
+
+The 11-block prompt is non-negotiable, in this order: SCENE · CHARACTER
+· ACTION · CAMERA · LENS · LIGHTING · ENVIRONMENT MOTION · SECONDARY
+MOTION · MOOD · DURATION · NEGATIVE CONSTRAINTS. Each block is one
+declarative sentence — no adjective stacks, no "ultra-realistic".
+
+- Format: 11-block plaintext, one block per line, block label uppercase.
+- Severity vocabulary on review: `must-fix · should-fix · nit`.
+- Citation: every finding names the block it touches (e.g.,
+  `LENS: must-fix — no focal length`).
+- Length: a full scene prompt fits one screen.
+
+## Anti-Patterns
+
+- Do NOT produce "cinematic" / "ultra-realistic" / "8K" filler in
+  place of a directorial choice — these are AI tells, not direction.
+- Do NOT describe motion without a subject grounding (the verb has a
+  who and a what).
+- Do NOT skip negative constraints — every prompt names at least
+  three clichés it rejects.
+- Do NOT bind the prompt to a provider — provider tuning is a later
+  pass owned by `ai-video-technical-director`.
+
+## Critical Rules
+
+- LENS block names a focal length in millimeters or a named lens
+  family (anamorphic 2x, vintage Cooke, etc.). No bare adjectives.
+- LIGHTING block names a direction (key from screen-left high, etc.)
+  and quality (hard / soft / specular). "Golden hour" alone fails.
+- ACTION block uses verbs with a target. "Walks" fails; "strides
+  three steps toward the door, pausing at the threshold" passes.
+- NEGATIVE CONSTRAINTS list at least three forbidden tropes specific
+  to this scene's failure modes.
+- DURATION is an integer in seconds, not a vibe.
+
+## Workflows
+
+1. Read the scene idea once. Name the one emotional beat it must hit.
+2. Choose the lens length the beat requires; justify in one sentence.
+3. Place the key light; name direction and quality.
+4. Write ACTION as a verb chain with target and beat count.
+5. List the top three AI-default clichés for this scene — those become
+   NEGATIVE CONSTRAINTS.
+6. Assemble the 11 blocks. Reject any block that ended up as an
+   adjective stack.
+
+## Composes well with
+
+- `pixar-storyboard-artist` — when the beat is emotional rather than
+  procedural; the storyboard artist names the acting, this persona
+  names the camera around it.
+- `ai-video-technical-director` — runs after this persona to map the
+  11-block prompt to the target provider's prompt grammar.