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Miguel ÁngelandClaude Opus 4.8 57b3c78987 feat(media-use): color grading — grade/lut resolve, smart-grade, grade-compare + compare (#2041)
* feat(media-use): color grading — grade/lut resolve, smart-grade, grade-compare CLI

Add color grading to media-use as first-class resolve types plus a faithful
comparison command. All local, offline, deterministic — no model, no GPU.

- resolve -t grade / -t lut: produce a data-color-grading block (or a frozen
  .cube). Look cascade: core preset (no file) -> bundled .cube library ->
  parametric buildCube. Emitted .cube is Rec.709 and validated against core's
  colorLuts constraints (LUT_3D_SIZE <= 64) before it is frozen.
- smart grade (grade --for <media>): ffmpeg signalstats -> adjust suggestion
  (exposure / contrast / white balance), surfaced with the measured evidence on
  stderr as a starting point; never auto-applied.
- hyperframes grade-compare: renders N candidate grades onto a reference frame
  through the real runtime shader into one labeled comparison PNG, so an agent
  picks a look without opening Studio. Prepends an "original" baseline cell by
  default (--no-baseline to omit). Shares the headless-capture pipeline with
  snapshot via capture/captureCompositionFrame.
- media-use SKILL: proactive "media opportunity pass" guidance (grounded
  signal -> offer, ask once, surface don't mutate).

Verified: media-use 116/116, grade-compare 7/7, snapshot 9/9, lint + format
clean, full build green, comparison renders end to end.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01H5k87mPZ4d6yiFwcWSb8Vv

* test(cli): narrow grade-compare baseline assertion off unknown-typed grading

Assert the whole cell via toEqual instead of reaching into .grading.preset /
.grading.lut on the unknown-typed field, keeping the test typecheck-clean.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01H5k87mPZ4d6yiFwcWSb8Vv

* feat(media-use): agent-authored LUTs via --params + validate --from cube; never-read-.cube guardrail

- resolve -t lut / -t grade --params '<json>': build a parametric .cube from
  explicit params (bypassing the intent cascade), validate, and freeze in one
  step. --intent becomes the optional description. Lets an agent commit a look
  it computed itself.
- --from <file.cube> now validates the ingested LUT for lut/grade types and
  rejects an invalid/oversized cube (no partial write) — the escape hatch for a
  LUT the agent generated with its own code.
- SKILL.md: hard rule to never read a .cube body into context (~size^3 lines,
  zero legible signal) — inspect via grade-compare (see it) or cube-validate
  (ok/size), read the manifest description for meaning; plus both authoring
  paths and the parametric-vs-film-stock ceiling note.

Verified: media-use 116/116, lint + format clean; smokes — --params builds a
valid frozen cube, grade --params returns a lut block, bad JSON and an oversized
--from cube are both rejected with no stray file.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01H5k87mPZ4d6yiFwcWSb8Vv

* fix(cli): grade-compare validates referenced LUTs, warns on no-op cells, caps candidates

Bug-bash follow-ups — grade-compare silently accepted bad input:

- Validate LUT *content*, not just existence: each referenced .cube is parsed
  with core's parseCubeLut (now exported from @hyperframes/core) and rejected
  with a per-cell error ("LUT for \"<label>\" is not a valid .cube: ..."). A
  file that exists but isn't a valid cube no longer renders a silent no-op cell.
- Warn on inactive cells: a grading that normalizes to inactive (e.g. a
  malformed {lut:12345}) emits a stderr warning naming the cell; the
  auto-prepended "original" baseline is intentionally inactive and stays silent.
  stdout remains valid JSON.
- Cap candidates at 16 (excluding baseline): over-cap input renders the first N
  and reports {truncated:true, total:M} on stdout + a stderr note — no silent
  drop, no unbounded giant sheet.

Verified: grade-compare 10/10; non-cube LUT → clear error; {lut:12345} → warning
+ ok; 20 cells → cells=17 truncated total=20; valid runs unchanged. Lint/format
clean.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01H5k87mPZ4d6yiFwcWSb8Vv

* feat(cli): general `hyperframes compare` visual-variant primitive

Generalize grade-compare's "render N variants → one labeled sheet → the agent
looks and picks" loop into a standalone command that works on ANY variation
(font, layout, motion, grade, whole compositions) — the tool never needs to
know what differs.

- `hyperframes compare <path...> [--at <sec>] [--labels a,b,c] [--out] [--cols]
  [--json]`: renders each agent-authored composition variant through the real
  runtime (captureCompositionFrame) and stitches one labeled comparison sheet +
  JSON ({ok, sheet, rendered, variants, truncated?/total?}). 2+ paths required;
  caps at 16 with loud truncation. It presents, it does not judge — choosing is
  the caller's job.
- Factored the shared "render a labeled set → contact sheet" path so compare,
  grade-compare, and snapshot all sit on it (no duplication). grade-compare is
  now the first color-specific specialization of this primitive.
- New pathArgs util + contactSheet test; hyperframes-cli SKILL documents compare
  as the agent's "see your own renders and choose" primitive.

Verified: 26/26 across compare + grade-compare + snapshot + contactSheet (no
regressions); compare renders 3 variants into one visibly-distinct labeled
sheet; 2+-path error path clean; lint/format clean.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01H5k87mPZ4d6yiFwcWSb8Vv

* fix(ci): green the skills CI — skip ffmpeg tests when absent, oxfmt markdown

The "Test: skills" CI job runs bare `node --test` with no ffmpeg on PATH (by
design — skills tests are meant to be node-builtin-only). The grade-analyzer +
smart-grade tests shell to ffmpeg and were failing there with ENOENT. Guard
them to skip when ffmpeg isn't on PATH; they still run locally / where it is.

Also oxfmt README.md + hyperframes/media-use SKILL.md (the whole-repo
`oxfmt --check .` Format job caught markdown left unformatted by the rebase
conflict resolution).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01H5k87mPZ4d6yiFwcWSb8Vv

* fix(ci): skip core-conformance test when tsx is unavailable

The "Test: skills" CI job installs no deps, so the normalizeHfColorGrading
conformance test (which imports core's TS via `node --import tsx`) failed there.
Guard it to skip when tsx can't resolve; runs locally / in the deps-installed
Test job. Completes the skills-CI greening (the ffmpeg guards handled the rest).

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01H5k87mPZ4d6yiFwcWSb8Vv

* fix(cli): escape grade-compare src double-quotes (CodeQL XSS) + Windows-safe compare test

- grade-compare built `<img src="...">` (double-quoted) with the single-quote
  escaper, leaving `"` unescaped — a `"` in the frame path could break out
  (CodeQL: incomplete HTML attribute sanitization). Use escapeXml for src.
- compare label test hard-coded POSIX paths that can't match on Windows; assert
  the derived labels (the subject); path resolution is covered elsewhere.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01H5k87mPZ4d6yiFwcWSb8Vv

* refactor(media-use): generate LUT library from params (drop committed .cube files)

The 3 bundled .cube files were 733 lines each (2,199 total) and were themselves
buildCube output — pure repo bloat. Replace with compact per-look params in
luts/index.json, generated on resolve; add an optional `url` for future scanned
LUTs to be CDN-hosted + downloaded on demand (freezeUrl) instead of committed.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01H5k87mPZ4d6yiFwcWSb8Vv

* feat(media-use): serve library LUTs from CDN on-demand (static.heygen.ai/luts), params fallback

Looks now carry a CDN `url` (hosted at s3://heygen-public/luts → static.heygen.ai/luts/<id>.cube);
resolve downloads + validates + freezes on demand, like bgm/image. `params` stays
as the deterministic offline fallback (--local-only, or if the download fails), so
resolution is never blocked on the network. Provider prefers url, falls back to params.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01H5k87mPZ4d6yiFwcWSb8Vv

* fix(media-use): address #2041 review — atomic LUT writes, compare telemetry, follow-ups

- Atomic .cube writes: library provider (url + params) and the parametric
  generator now write to a .tmp path, validate, then rename, so a crash can
  never orphan an invalid .cube at the final path (was validate-after-write).
- track("media_use_resolve") now emits provenance.via (url/params-fallback/params).
- grade-compare + compare: --timeout flag (was hardcoded 5000) and a
  media_use_compare event (cells, truncated, total, render_ready_timed_out);
  openSettledCompositionPage now surfaces the render-ready timeout.
- compare staging skips node_modules/.git; --for gets an upfront existence check.
- Rec.709 luma comment; HYPERFRAMES_ANALYZE_TIMEOUT_MS override; measured note
  uses basename; LUT s3 hosting moved from index.json into luts/README.md.

Co-Authored-By: Claude Opus 4.8 (1M context) <noreply@anthropic.com>
Claude-Session: https://claude.ai/code/session_01H5k87mPZ4d6yiFwcWSb8Vv

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---
name: media-use
description: Agent Media OS, the single skill for every media need in a HyperFrames project. Resolve BGM, SFX, image, icon, brand logo, voice, color grade, or LUT into a frozen local file or paste-ready block + ledger record (one verb, `resolve`); generate via TTS / music / image models when the catalog misses; produce voiceover, transcription, captions, and background removal through one shared audio engine; operate on media (cut / reframe / transform); and reuse assets across projects. Keeps search noise on disk, hands the agent one path or block. Use for any audio, image, icon, logo, voiceover, caption, color-grading, or media-asset need.
---
# media-use
The media OS for HyperFrames: resolve · generate · operate · remember, every media type, one skill, zero context noise.
## What it owns (the gaps HyperFrames leaves)
HyperFrames owns media _playback_; media-use owns everything else. Each row is enforced by `scripts/lib/coverage.test.mjs` so the claim can't rot.
| HyperFrames gap | media-use owns it via |
| ------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| Audio-only, no image/icon | `resolve --type image\|icon` (heygen asset search) |
| No third-party brand logos | `resolve --type logo` (svgl → simple-icons → GitHub org avatar → domain favicon) |
| No voice / audio generation | `resolve --type voice` + the audio engine (`audio/scripts/audio.mjs`) |
| Scattered/duplicated audio engine | one consolidated engine under `audio/` (hyperframes-media retired) |
| No agent media-ops (cut/reframe/transform) | `references/operations.md` + `resolve --from` to register outputs |
| No transcript-driven cutting | `scripts/transcript-cut.mjs` compiles word-timestamp edits into cut lists |
| No auto-duck / publish loudness | `scripts/audio-duck.mjs` + `references/operations.md` loudnorm/sidechain recipes |
| No cross-project memory | global content-addressed cache + auto-promote (`~/.media`) |
| No color-grade authoring | `resolve --type grade` emits a paste-ready `data-color-grading` block; `resolve --type lut` freezes validated `.cube` files |
| No image generation | RAM-graded local mflux (FLUX) via `scripts/lib/mflux-provider.mjs`, codex `image_gen` upsell (`scripts/lib/codex-provider.mjs`) |
| No video generation | spec-gated local LTX (`videogen` in `scripts/lib/local-models.mjs`); `heygen video create` avatar upsell |
| Weak local-model defaults | free-usage HeyGen first (TTS, bg-removal) via the `heygen` CLI; local open-source only as an opt-out fallback (`scripts/lib/local-run.mjs`) |
## When to use
Call `resolve` whenever a composition needs media: background music, sound effects, images, icons, brand logos, voice, a color grade, or a LUT. For voiceover / TTS, music, SFX, and caption timing, use the **audio engine** (below); background removal is delegated to the `hyperframes` CLI; transcription defaults to Parakeet (better than whisper.cpp: 6.05% vs 7.44% WER, 5-10x faster) via `scripts/transcribe.mjs`, with whisper.cpp auto-fallback (see `references/operations.md`). For cutting / reframing / transforming existing media, see `references/operations.md`. media-use searches the HeyGen catalog first for media files, resolves official logos through the logo cascade, uses local deterministic color grading for `grade`/`lut`, freezes the best match locally when a file is needed, registers it in a manifest, and hands the agent one line; all search noise stays on disk.
## Be proactive — run a media opportunity pass
The human usually can't tell which media would lift the piece. You can. When you build or review a composition, do **one** grounded scan and then **ask once** — don't silently add, and don't nag per asset.
Surface an opportunity only when a concrete signal is present:
| Signal detected | Offer |
| ------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| On-screen text / a script with no voiceover | TTS voiceover (audio engine) |
| Emoji or a `<div>` styled as an icon | resolve real `icon`s |
| Image that is a placeholder, tiny, or upscaled-looking | a better `image` (and/or upscale — see `references/operations.md`) |
| Hard scene cuts / transitions with no sound | transition `sfx` |
| A piece over ~10s with no music bed | `bgm` |
| Footage that reads under/over-exposed or color-cast | a corrective `grade` (analyze with `grade --for`, preview with `hyperframes grade-compare`) |
Rules that keep this a help, not nagware:
- **Grounded, not generic.** No signal → no suggestion. Never open with "want better images?".
- **Opinionated + concrete.** Propose the specific fix ("add a VO from your script, swap 3 emoji for real icons, replace the 400×400 hero, whooshes on the 4 cuts"), with defaults chosen — the human just approves **all / some / none**.
- **Once per project.** One consolidated ask, top few highest-value items. Respect "leave it" and don't re-raise.
- **Surface, never silently mutate.** Color grades especially: propose and preview, never auto-apply — a gray-world "correction" ruins an intentional sunset or neon look.
## Resolve
```bash
node <SKILL_DIR>/scripts/resolve.mjs --type <type> --intent "<description>" --project <dir>
```
Returns one line: `resolved <id> → <path> (<type>, <metadata>)`
### Types
| Type | What it finds | Provider / cascade |
| ------- | -------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `bgm` | Background music | HeyGen audio catalog (10k+ tracks) |
| `sfx` | Sound effects | Bundled 19-file library + HeyGen catalog |
| `image` | Photos, backgrounds | HeyGen asset search (75k+ vectors) |
| `icon` | Icons, symbols | HeyGen asset search (type=icon) |
| `logo` | Official brand marks | svgl → simple-icons → GitHub org avatar → domain favicon |
| `voice` | TTS voiceover | Local Kokoro (free); HeyGen TTS upsell |
| `grade` | HyperFrames color-grading blocks | Core preset → look index params/CDN LUT → deterministic cube |
| `lut` | Reusable `.cube` LUT files | Look index params/CDN LUT → deterministic cube |
### Examples
```bash
# Background music
node <SKILL_DIR>/scripts/resolve.mjs --type bgm --intent "upbeat tech launch" --project .
# → resolved bgm_001 → .media/audio/bgm/bgm_001.mp3 (bgm, 25s)
# Sound effect
node <SKILL_DIR>/scripts/resolve.mjs --type sfx --intent "whoosh" --project .
# → resolved sfx_001 → .media/audio/sfx/sfx_001.mp3 (sfx, 0.57s)
# Image
node <SKILL_DIR>/scripts/resolve.mjs --type image --intent "gradient tech background" --project .
# → resolved image_001 → .media/images/image_001.jpg (image)
# Icon
node <SKILL_DIR>/scripts/resolve.mjs --type icon --intent "rocket" --project .
# → resolved icon_001 → .media/images/icon_001.png (icon, transparent)
# Brand logo (official mark — never redrawn by hand)
node <SKILL_DIR>/scripts/resolve.mjs --type logo --entity linkedin --intent "LinkedIn logo" --project .
# → resolved logo_001 → .media/images/logo_001.svg (logo, official mark)
# Color grade block
node <SKILL_DIR>/scripts/resolve.mjs --type grade --intent "warm daylight" --project . --json
# → {"ok":true,"preset":"warm-daylight","grading":{"preset":"warm-daylight","intensity":1},...}
# LUT file
node <SKILL_DIR>/scripts/resolve.mjs --type lut --intent "teal orange blockbuster" --project .
# → resolved lut_001 → .media/luts/lut_001.cube (lut)
```
### Flags
| Flag | Description |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
| `--type, -t` | Media type: bgm, sfx, image, icon, logo, voice, grade, lut |
| `--intent, -i` | What you need (natural language) |
| `--entity, -e` | Entity name for cache matching (optional) |
| `--project, -p` | Project directory (default: .) |
| `--candidates` | List reusable assets (project + global cache) for `--type`; no download, no mutation |
| `--reuse <sha>` | Import a specific global-cache asset (by content sha/prefix, from `--candidates`) |
| `--from` | Freeze a local file or direct public URL (ingest) |
| `--for` | Analyze a local image/video and add measured adjust suggestions (`grade` only) |
| `--local-only` | Offline: skip every network provider (cache + local only) |
| `--provider` | Force one generator (e.g. `codex`, `mflux`, `kokoro`, `heygen`) |
| `--adopt` | Bulk-import existing assets/ into manifest |
| `--json` | Output JSON instead of one-line result |
## Reuse before you resolve
Before resolving bgm/sfx/image/icon/logo/grade/lut, **check what already exists and reuse it when it fits.** media-use does not semantically match for you — you are the judge. It surfaces candidates; you decide.
```bash
node <SKILL_DIR>/scripts/resolve.mjs --type bgm --intent "upbeat tech launch" --candidates --project .
# [project] upbeat tech launch (25s, heygen.audio.sounds)
# .media/audio/bgm/bgm_001.wav
# [global] energetic tech intro (22s, heygen.audio.sounds)
# --reuse 06e052c075fd2b80
```
Read the list and judge semantic fit yourself — "upbeat tech launch" ≈ "energetic tech intro" is a call only you can make from the descriptions. Then:
- **A project candidate fits** → just reference its path in your composition. Nothing else to run.
- **A global candidate fits** → `resolve --type bgm --reuse <sha>` copies it into this project (self-contained render) and records it.
- **Nothing fits** → resolve fresh (`--type ... --intent ...`).
**Trust guardrail — when unsure, resolve fresh.** A redundant download is cheap; shipping the wrong asset is not. Judge fit from description + prompt + type + duration/dims. For **brand/entity** assets, reuse a _global_ candidate only when the entity matches exactly — the global cache aggregates every project you have worked on, so a `--candidates` list can surface another client's brand mark and its prompt text. Never reuse a cross-project brand asset on a loose match.
The deterministic floor still runs automatically: an identical (case/whitespace-insensitive) repeat auto-reuses with no `--candidates` step. `--candidates` is only for the semantic layer above that floor — and a fuzzy match is **never** auto-applied; reuse is always your explicit call. On a resolve that misses the floor and is about to fetch, media-use prints a one-line stderr hint when similar cached assets exist, pointing you back here.
## Color grading
Use `grade` when you need the actual HyperFrames `data-color-grading` value to paste onto an `<img>` or `<video>`. Core presets and params-backed library looks resolve locally; future CDN-backed library looks require network unless already frozen:
**Never `cat`/read a `.cube` file into context.** A 3D LUT is ~size^3 lines of raw numbers (33^3 ≈ 36k lines at the default size). It bloats context and carries zero human/agent-legible signal. To understand or choose a LUT, use `hyperframes grade-compare` to see it rendered, or `cube-validate.mjs` for a one-line `{ok,size}` check. Read `.media/index.md` or `luts/index.json` for the description. Never read the LUT body itself.
```bash
node <SKILL_DIR>/scripts/resolve.mjs --type grade --intent "warm daylight" --project . --json
```
Preset-first output uses the core runtime vocabulary and does not freeze a file:
```json
{
"preset": "warm-daylight",
"intensity": 1
}
```
Paste it as an attribute value after JSON string escaping:
```html
<video
class="clip"
src="./media/scene.mp4"
data-color-grading='{"preset":"warm-daylight","intensity":1}'
></video>
```
Looks beyond the preset vocabulary freeze a validated `.cube` under `.media/luts/` and return a block that references it:
```bash
node <SKILL_DIR>/scripts/resolve.mjs --type grade --intent "teal orange blockbuster" --project . --json
```
```json
{
"intensity": 1,
"lut": { "src": ".media/luts/grade_001.cube", "intensity": 0.85 }
}
```
Use `lut` when you only need the reusable `.cube` file:
```bash
node <SKILL_DIR>/scripts/resolve.mjs --type lut --intent "teal orange blockbuster" --project .
```
For a describable technical look, author an explicit parametric LUT with `--params`:
```bash
node <SKILL_DIR>/scripts/resolve.mjs --type lut --params '{"contrast":0.2,"temperature":-0.3}' --project .
node <SKILL_DIR>/scripts/resolve.mjs --type grade --params '{"exposure":0.2}' --project . --json
```
For a LUT generated by your own script, ingest it with `--from`; media-use validates it before registration and rejects invalid or oversized cubes:
```bash
node <SKILL_DIR>/scripts/resolve.mjs --type lut --from custom.cube --project .
```
Parametric math (`buildCube`) cannot reproduce real film stocks or emulsion looks. Use a CDN-backed scanned `.cube` entry or ingest a real scanned `.cube` for those.
For visual selection, list reusable looks with `resolve --type grade --candidates`, write the promising entries to a `grades.json`, run `hyperframes grade-compare --for <frame> --grades grades.json`, then commit the winner with `resolve -t grade` as the final `data-color-grading` block.
Smart grade is `grade --for <media>`. It runs local `ffmpeg`/`ffprobe` signalstats, merges a bounded `adjust` suggestion into the returned block, and prints the measured evidence to stderr. Stdout remains valid JSON under `--json`; the suggestion is a starting point for the agent to tune, not an automatic neutralization of intentional color.
```bash
node <SKILL_DIR>/scripts/resolve.mjs --type grade --intent "warm cinematic" --for ./frame.png --project . --json
```
Library looks live in `luts/index.json`. Each entry keeps `id`, `description`, `tags`, and `intensity`, then supplies either compact `params` for on-demand `buildCube(params)` generation or a direct CDN `url` for future scanned `.cube` files. Do not commit generated `.cube` bodies; resolve validates generated or downloaded cubes as it freezes them under `.media/luts/`.
```bash
node skills/media-use/scripts/resolve.mjs --type lut --intent "teal orange blockbuster" --project . --json
node skills/media-use/scripts/lib/cube-validate.mjs .media/luts/lut_001.cube
```
## Providers
media-use holds no keys; every external tool owns its auth. Generation is
local-first with a cloud upsell where one helps. `resolve` spec-checks
AVAILABLE RAM and auto-picks the best local model that fits (a RAM-graded
ladder, `describeModelLadder`); the agent can see the ladder and override.
| Type | Provider (in order) |
| ------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| bgm/sfx | heygen catalog (free) |
| image | heygen search, then local mflux (best FLUX for your RAM), then codex `image_gen` upsell |
| voice | local **Kokoro** (free, on-device), then **heygen tts** paid upsell |
| icon | heygen asset search |
| logo | svgl, then simple-icons, then GitHub org avatar, then domain favicon (all free) |
| grade/lut | local core-preset map, params/CDN look index, deterministic `buildCube` fallback |
| video (local) | local LTX (`videogen` ladder); `heygen video create` avatar upsell |
Local Kokoro (voice), mflux (image), and LTX (video) run on-device (free,
private, offline once cached). Paid/cloud upsells sit behind them: HeyGen TTS
for voice, the `codex` CLI (ChatGPT sub) for a better image, the `heygen` CLI
for avatar video. Cost rule (X4): the agent confirms before an agent-initiated
paid call; a user-requested one just runs.
To force a specific generator (e.g. a user says "make this image with codex"),
pass `--provider codex`: it pins resolution to that provider and skips the
free-first default. See `references/operations.md` for the RAM ladders and
upsell recipes.
`--local-only` skips every network provider, including the free HeyGen ones,
leaving the project + global cache and any local provider.
## How it works
`resolve` runs an automatic floor, then falls through to fetching:
1. Check project `.media/manifest.jsonl` for a prompt match (case- and whitespace-insensitive) — auto-reuse
2. Scan existing `assets/` directory for unregistered files that share a word with the need
3. Check global cache `~/.media/` for a reusable asset matched on the same normalized prompt — auto-reuse
4. Search via provider (HeyGen audio catalog, HeyGen asset search), or resolve color locally
5. Freeze file to `.media/<type>/`, register in manifest, regenerate `index.md`, auto-promote to `~/.media/`
Steps 1 and 3 are the **deterministic floor**: they only auto-reuse an exact-normalized match, never a fuzzy one. Semantic reuse ("close enough") is the agent's explicit call via [Reuse before you resolve](#reuse-before-you-resolve) — it never happens automatically. The agent gets back **one line**; candidates, scores, provenance stay on disk.
## Adopt existing projects
Most HyperFrames projects already have assets in `assets/`. media-use adopts them:
```bash
node <SKILL_DIR>/scripts/resolve.mjs --adopt --project .
# → adopted 9 assets from assets/
# bgm_001 → assets/bgm/mango-fizz.mp3 (bgm, 146.6s)
# image_001 → assets/images/avatar.jpg (image, 400×400)
```
`ffprobe` extracts real duration and dimensions. During resolve, unregistered files in `assets/` matching the intent are adopted on the fly.
## Reading the inventory
After resolve or adopt, read `.media/index.md` for the full inventory:
```
# .media · 4 assets
id type dur dims path description
bgm_001 bgm 25s - .media/audio/bgm/bgm_001.mp3 upbeat tech launch
sfx_001 sfx 0.6s - .media/audio/sfx/sfx_001.mp3 whoosh
image_001 image - 1920×1080 .media/images/image_001.jpg gradient tech background
icon_001 icon - 200×200 .media/images/icon_001.png rocket
```
## Cross-project reuse
Assets are cached automatically on resolve. Every resolved/ingested asset is auto-promoted to the global cache at `~/.media/`, so subsequent resolves for the same (or near-identical) prompt, in any project, hit the cache with no re-download and no provider call.
For a _semantically_ similar (not identical) need in another project, the exact-match floor won't fire — use [Reuse before you resolve](#reuse-before-you-resolve): `--candidates` lists the global assets, and `--reuse <sha>` imports the one you pick. This is how a track resolved in one project gets reused in the next when the wording differs.
## Files
- `.media/manifest.jsonl`: machine SSOT, one JSON record per line
- `.media/index.md`: agent-readable table (id, type, dur, dims, path, description)
- `~/.media/`: global cross-project reuse cache (content-addressed, SHA-256)
## Audio engine: voiceover, music, SFX, captions, transcription
For a full audio pass (TTS voiceover + background music + sound effects in one
shot), use the shared engine at `audio/scripts/audio.mjs`. It takes a neutral
`audio_request.json` and writes `audio_meta.json` plus assets under
`.media/audio/{voice,bgm,sfx}`:
```bash
node <SKILL_DIR>/audio/scripts/audio.mjs --request ./audio_request.json --out ./audio_meta.json
```
- **Request** `{ provider?, lang?, speed?, lines: [{ id, text, sfx?: [names] }], bgm: { mode?, query?, prompt? } }`: `id` joins each line back to your model; `bgm.mode` = `retrieve | generate | none` (omit for auto). `--only tts,bgm,sfx` runs a subset and merges into an existing `--out`.
- **Output** `audio_meta.json` (id-keyed): `voices[].{path,duration_s,words[]}` (word timestamps for captions), `sfx[]`, `bgm`, `total_duration_s`.
- **Auto-degrades on one switch**: HeyGen credential present → HeyGen TTS + music/SFX retrieval; absent → ElevenLabs/Kokoro TTS, Lyria/MusicGen BGM generation, and the bundled SFX library (no credential needed).
- If BGM took the generate path (`bgm_pending: true`), run `audio/scripts/wait-bgm.mjs` before final render.
Single-shot helpers: `audio/scripts/heygen-tts.mjs` (one voice file). Transcription / background removal / captions use the `hyperframes` CLI (`transcribe`, `remove-background`), see the per-topic guides in `audio/references/` (`tts.md`, `bgm.md`, `sfx.md`, `transcribe.md`, `remove-background.md`, `captions/`).
## Operating on media (cut, reframe, transform)
media-use resolves + remembers; for **operating** on assets see
`references/operations.md`: local-tool recipes (ffmpeg trim/reframe/montage,
auto-editor, scenedetect) and the local-vs-HeyGen transform table (background
removal, upscale, lipsync, translate). Run the tool, then register the output
with `resolve --from <output> --type <type>` so it joins the ledger + global
cache.
## CLI tools used (what to run, and how to enable each)
`resolve` auto-cascades; each provider shells one CLI. Local tools are OPT-IN:
if a local tool is absent, resolve degrades gracefully to the free/cloud path,
so nothing here is strictly required except `ffmpeg`/`ffprobe`. Install a local
tool to unlock its free, private, on-device path. media-use holds no keys.
| Tool | Serves | Install |
| ------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
| `ffmpeg`/`ffprobe` | adopt probing, smart-grade signalstats, cut, duck bake, loudnorm | system package (`brew install ffmpeg`) |
| `heygen` | catalog (bgm/sfx/image/icon), TTS + avatar upsell | `curl -fsSL https://static.heygen.ai/cli/install.sh \| bash` then `heygen auth login --key <key>` (needs >= v0.1.6) |
| `mflux-generate` | local image gen (FLUX), best-for-RAM | `uv venv ~/.venvs/mflux && VIRTUAL_ENV=~/.venvs/mflux uv pip install mflux==0.9.6` |
| `codex` | image gen upsell (ChatGPT sub) | Codex CLI, logged in via ChatGPT (owns its own auth) |
| `parakeet-mlx` | local transcription (default ASR, best) | `uv venv ~/.venvs/parakeet && VIRTUAL_ENV=~/.venvs/parakeet uv pip install parakeet-mlx` |
| `ltx-2-mlx` | local video gen | `git clone https://github.com/dgrauet/ltx-2-mlx && cd ltx-2-mlx && uv sync --all-extras` |
| `npx hyperframes` | Kokoro TTS (voice), whisper.cpp (transcribe fallback), remove-background | bundled with the hyperframes CLI |
The RAM-graded local-model shortlist + exact per-tier install/invoke lives in
`scripts/lib/local-models.mjs` (the agent can read `describeModelLadder(cap, specs)`
to see which model fits this machine). Without a tool on PATH, its provider
prints a one-line diagnostic to stderr and resolve falls through to the next
provider (e.g. no `mflux` -> codex image upsell; no `parakeet-mlx` -> whisper.cpp).
`heygen asset search` is a pre-launch command hidden from `heygen --help`, but it
runs; providers tag requests with the allowlisted `X-HeyGen-Client-Source` header
(v0.1.6+).
## Telemetry
`resolve` and the edit tools (transcribe / transcript-cut / audio-duck) send an
anonymous usage event to PostHog (`scripts/lib/telemetry.mjs`), so we can see
which capabilities are actually used. It records only the media TYPE, the
resolution SOURCE, and the winning PROVIDER: never the intent text, file names,
or paths, and `$ip:null` so no IP is stored. Best-effort and non-blocking (a
resolve never waits on or fails from telemetry).
Opt out with `DO_NOT_TRACK=1` or `HYPERFRAMES_NO_TELEMETRY=1` (also off in CI and
dev). Same public PostHog project key and opt-outs as the `hyperframes` CLI.