varg-podcast-video SKILL.md skillA
varg-podcast-video from varghq/skills is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
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- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- varghq/skills
- Path
varg-podcast-video/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 1
- Latest version
- v1.0.0, committed Oct 27, 2026
- Size
- 13,808 bytes
- Repository stars
- 21
- License
- MIT
Makes podcast-style and two-character dialogue videos on varg with AI characters who stay the same in every angle: an empty studio set, one wide master shot built from character references, close-ups and lighting cutaways derived from that master, then 5-second image-to-video scenes in which each character speaks their line with native audio, reviewed on an HTML storyboard and stitched into one MP4. Use when someone asks for a podcast video, an AI podcast, a video podcast with two hosts, an…
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What the file says
# varg podcast video
Generate consistent-character podcast and dialogue videos with varg image generation + image-to-video with native audio.
Generation runs on varg: the `varg-ai` skill (REST at `https://api.varg.ai/v2`, sign-in and model details) or the varg MCP server (`https://mcp.varg.ai/mcp`: `generate_image`, `generate_video` or `call_tool`, then `get_job`). The REST calls below map one-to-one onto the MCP tools.
## When to use
- Two-character conversation videos (podcast, interview, debate)
- Educational content with a "lie vs truth" format
- Any multi-scene video where character consistency matters across angles
- Short-form content (5 s per scene, punchy dialogue lines)
## Prerequisites
- A `VARG_API_KEY` (the `varg-ai` skill finds or sets one up) or the varg MCP connection
- Credits on the varg balance (`GET /v2/billing/balance` or MCP `check_balance`)
- Reference images for each character (photos or AI-generated portraits), uploaded with `POST /v2/files` so you have URLs
## The workflow (8 steps)
Every generation returns a job. Poll `GET https://api.varg.ai/v2/jobs/{id}` until `status` is `completed`; the file is at `output.outputs[0].url`.
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How to install
mdr add varghq/skills/varg-podcast-video@sha256:71505e1e5839a40fThe line at the top of this page pins the label v1.0.0, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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Versions
The registry has recorded 1 version of this file, committed on Oct 27, 2026.
Audit of the latest version
- pass: Frontmatter block present
- pass: Frontmatter declares a name
- pass: Frontmatter declares a description
- pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (13808 bytes)
- pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
- pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
- pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
- pass: No credential-shaped string
- pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
- pass: No text hidden with inline styles
- pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
- pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
- pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
- pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
- pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
- pass: No link to a raw IP address
- pass: No script tag
Source
varghq/skills · 21 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-06 · branch main
API
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_keoifvkb5mwhssfx GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=varghq/skills/varg-podcast-video GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/71505e1e5839a40fe295c5f79b0479366178686cf0d2d51a0e2d1a11a93d7e13
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