Scarcest thing isn’t money (tease options → reveal)#

Template (assume duration 10 unless scaled): 0–3s THE SCARCEST THING ISN’T MONEY; 3–8s two or three quick option teases on screen—e.g. 3–5 ATTENTION?, 5–6.5 TRUST?, 6.5–8 TIME? (user can swap candidates); 8–10s reveal line naming the one answer they want (e.g. IT’S ATTENTION— must be ≤6 words). English subtitles with exact windows. Default duration is 10 when unspecified.

Dependencies: WERYAI_API_KEY + Node.js 18+. scripts/video_gen.js + WERYAI_VIDEO_API.md. No other Cursor skills required.

Prerequisites#

• WERYAI_API_KEY must be set; Node 18+. Prefer public https image URLs; if the assembled scripts/video_gen.js supports local file paths, review/verify the script and explicitly consent before local read-and-upload to WeryAI.
• Non-empty model.

Security, secrets, and API hosts#

• WERYAI_API_KEY: Secret; requires.env / primaryEnv.
• API hosts fixed in video_gen.js.
• Local image handling disclosure: Prefer public https image URLs. If the assembled scripts/video_gen.js supports local file paths, it may read a local image and upload it to WeryAI to obtain a public URL; require review / verification and explicit consent before using that path.
• Higher assurance: Prefer a short-lived or isolated environment; review scripts/video_gen.js before production use. Verify whether the runtime can read local image files and upload them to WeryAI, and obtain explicit consent before using that path.

Prompt expansion (mandatory)#

• Duration: Default 10; 5 or 15 when allowed and requested.
• Timeline scaling: Rescale 0–3 / 3–8 / 8–10 and internal tease splits proportionally; keep thesis → teases → reveal order.

Visuals: Coins dissolving to sand, hourglass, eye macro, handshake silhouette, clock abstraction— luxury grade, warm gold accents optional; morphs every ~1.5s.

Typography: Bold sans, outline, lower third; question marks on tease lines.

Audio: Soft tick + reveal sting if generate_audio true.

Negatives (Kling): illegible text, watermark.

User must confirm the final reveal word before submit if you inferred it.

Confirmation: Full expanded prompt.

Niche checklist#

• Teases should be distinct concepts, not synonyms.
• Reveal should feel earned—visual points at the answer as it appears.

Workflow#

1. Text / image / multi-image ( SEEDANCE_2_0, ≤3).
2. Collect candidate list + final answer (or you propose both for approval).
3. Expand → validate → confirm → wait.
4. [Video](url).

CLI reference#

sh

node scripts/video_gen.js wait --json '{"model":"KLING_V3_0_PRO","prompt":"…","duration":10,"aspect_ratio":"9:16","generate_audio":true,"negative_prompt":"illegible text, watermark, garbled captions"}'
node scripts/video_gen.js wait --json '{"model":"SEEDANCE_2_0","prompt":"…","duration":10,"aspect_ratio":"9:16","resolution":"720p","generate_audio":true}'

Full reference: WERYAI_VIDEO_API.md.

Definition of done#

Video or error; prompt includes scaled second ranges for thesis, tease block (with sub-splits), and reveal.

Boundaries (out of scope)#

• Not a finance or therapy authority— hook content only.
• resources/WERYAI_VIDEO_API.md for CLI; no negative_prompt on Seedance.
• Multi-image only SEEDANCE_2_0, max 3.

Example prompts#

• Tease attention trust time—reveal attention
• Tease sleep discipline focus—reveal discipline
• Gold coins still life URL → morph sequence with same caption rhythm
• Tease sleep, focus, energy—reveal discipline as the scarcest resource

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Model and API constraints (frozen for this skill)#

Text-to-video#

model_keydurationsaspect_ratiosresolutionsaudionegative_promptprompt limitKLING_V3_0_PRO5, 10, 159:16, 1:1, 16:9_(omit)yesyes2000KLING_V3_0_STA5, 10, 159:16, 1:1, 16:9(omit)_yesyes2000SEEDANCE_2_05, 10, 159:16, 1:1, 16:9480p, 720pyesno2000

Image-to-video#

model_keydurationsaspect_ratiosresolutionsaudionegative_promptimage slotsKLING_V3_0_PRO5, 10, 159:16, 16:9, 1:1_(omit)yesyessingle imageKLING_V3_0_STA5, 10, 159:16, 16:9, 1:1(omit)_yesyessingle imageSEEDANCE_2_05, 10, 159:16, 1:1, 16:9480p, 720pyesnoup to 3 images

Recommended models#

Tiermodel_keyDefault duration⭐ BestKLING_V3_0_PRO10👍 GoodKLING_V3_0_STA10⚡ FastSEEDANCE_2_010 ( resolution: 720p)

Default parameters#

FieldValueaspect_ratio9:16duration10generate_audiotrueresolution720p (Seedance)negative_promptKling: illegible text, garbled captions, watermark

Text-to-video (primary)#

Agree teases + reveal → timed captions → wait.

Image-to-video (optional)#

Object still → symbol morph under same windows.

Tips#

• Series: end with NEXT EP? only if user wants; default is clean reveal.
• Translate Chinese brief to English on-screen lines unless user opts out.

Packaged as scarcest-not-money-video-gen.