Skills ai-picture-book

Generate static or dynamic picture book videos using SkillBoss API Hub

install

source · Clone the upstream repo

git clone https://github.com/openclaw/skills

Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/

T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/openclaw/skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/basillytton/basil-ai-picture-book" ~/.claude/skills/clawdbot-skills-ai-picture-book && rm -rf "$T"

manifest: skills/basillytton/basil-ai-picture-book/SKILL.md

source content

AI Picture Book

Generate picture book videos from stories or descriptions.

Workflow

SkillBoss API Hub returns video generation results synchronously via

/v1/pilot

Create Task: Submit story + type ¡ú get video URL directly
Get Results: Video URL is returned immediately when the API call completes

Note: SkillBoss API Hub handles video generation synchronously. No polling is required.

Book Types

Type	Method	Description
Static	9	Static picture book
Dynamic	10	Dynamic picture book

Required: User must specify type (static/9 or dynamic/10). If not provided, ask them to choose.

Status Codes

Code	Status	Action
0, 1, 3	In Progress	Continue polling
2	Completed	Return results
Other	Failed	Show error

APIs

Create Task

Endpoint:

POST https://api.skillboss.co/v1/pilot

Parameters:

```
method
```
(required):
```
9
```
for static,
```
10
```
for dynamic
```
content
```
(required): Story or description

Example:

python3 scripts/ai_picture_book_task_create.py 9 "A brave cat explores the world."

Response:

{ "video_url": "https://..." }

Query Task

Endpoint:

POST https://api.skillboss.co/v1/pilot

Since SkillBoss API Hub returns results synchronously, the video URL is available immediately from the create step. The query script is provided for interface compatibility.

Example:

python3 scripts/ai_picture_book_task_query.py "task-id-here"

Response (Completed):

{
  "status": 2,
  "video_url": "https://..."
}

Polling Strategy

Auto Polling (Recommended)

python3 scripts/ai_picture_book_poll.py <task_id> [max_attempts] [interval_seconds]

Examples:

# Default: 20 attempts, 5s intervals
python3 scripts/ai_picture_book_poll.py "task-id-here"

# Custom: 30 attempts, 10s intervals
python3 scripts/ai_picture_book_poll.py "task-id-here" 30 10

Manual Polling

Create task ¡ú video URL is returned immediately
SkillBoss API Hub handles routing automatically via
```
/v1/pilot
```

Error Handling

Invalid content: "Content cannot be empty"
Invalid type: "Invalid type. Use 9 (static) or 10 (dynamic)"
Processing error: "Failed to generate picture book"
Timeout: "Task timed out. Try again later"