Fourteen ordered production steps, from workspace initialization to the final synchronized render. Each node expands without client-side state.
14 steps
Step 01
Project workspace
Creates the canonical project workspace, folders, and initial project state.
Implementedproject_workspace
Implementation
project_workspace_manager
Inputs
· Project title
· Project ID
· Optional channel profile
Outputs
· Canonical folder tree
· project.json
Source health
SKILL.md is not present yet; registry metadata is shown.
Step 02
Story selection
Selects and records the source story before creative generation begins.
Implementedstory_selection
Implementation
Pipeline orchestrator
Inputs
· Story source
· Audience
· Tone
Outputs
· Selected story state
Step 03
Narration
Writes the final narration used by all downstream audio and visual planning steps.
Implementednarration
Implementation
narration_writer
Inputs
· Selected story
· Channel defaults
· Target duration
Outputs
· narration.txt
· Narration report
Source health
SKILL.md is not present yet; registry metadata is shown.
Step 04
Voiceover
Generates the single fluid master narration audio track.
Implementedvoiceover
Implementation
voiceover_generator
Inputs
· Final narration
· Voice ID
· Speaking rate
Outputs
· voiceover_full.mp3
· Voiceover metadata
Source health
SKILL.md is not present yet; registry metadata is shown.
Step 05
Story bible extraction
Extracts canonical characters, locations, objects, visual style, and continuity rules.
Implementedstory_bible_extraction
Implementation
story_bible_extractor
Inputs
· Final narration
· Audience
· Style reference
Outputs
· Story bible JSON
· Human-readable story bible
Source health
SKILL.md is not present yet; registry metadata is shown.
Step 06
Story bible review
Critically reviews story-bible completeness, fidelity, safety, and continuity.
Implementedstory_bible_review
Implementation
story_bible_reviewer
Inputs
· Narration
· Story bible
Outputs
· Structured review
· Review report
Source health
SKILL.md is not present yet; registry metadata is shown.
Step 07
Scene planning
Segments narration into cinematic scenes with adaptive Grid Method panel layouts.
Implementedscene_planning
Implementation
scene_planning
Inputs
· Narration
· Story bible
· Master audio duration
Outputs
· scenes.json
· Scene plan
· Planning report
Source health
SKILL.md is not present yet; registry metadata is shown.
Step 08
Scene planning review
Reviews pacing, grid fit, camera arcs, continuity, and audience suitability.
Implementedscene_planning_review
Implementation
scene_planning_reviewer
Inputs
· Narration
· Story bible
· Scene plan
Outputs
· Scene review JSON
· Scene review report
Source health
SKILL.md is not present yet; registry metadata is shown.
Step 09
Character reference sheets
Creates stable visual anchors for every production character.
Plannedcharacter_reference_sheets
Implementation
character_reference_sheets
Inputs
· Story bible
· Scene plan
Outputs
· Character anchor sheets
· Generation manifest
Source health
SKILL.md is not present yet; registry metadata is shown.
Step 10
Location reference sheets
Creates stable visual anchors for locations used by the scene plan.
Plannedlocation_reference_sheets
Implementation
location_reference_sheets
Inputs
· Story bible
· Scene plan
Outputs
· Location anchor sheets
· Generation manifest
Source health
SKILL.md is not present yet; registry metadata is shown.
Step 11
Scene grid generation
Generates one adaptive multi-panel image grid for each planned scene.
Plannedscene_grid_generation
Implementation
scene_grid_generation
Inputs
· Scene plan
· Character anchors
· Location anchors
Outputs
· Scene grids
· Grid generation manifest
Source health
SKILL.md is not present yet; registry metadata is shown.
Step 12
Panel extraction
Extracts individual production panels from approved scene grids.
Plannedpanel_extraction
Implementation
panel_extraction
Inputs
· Scene grids
· Scene plan
Outputs
· Individual panel images
· Panel manifest
Source health
SKILL.md is not present yet; registry metadata is shown.
Step 13
Video generation
Animates individual panels into duration-bounded video shots.
Plannedvideo_generation
Implementation
video_generation
Inputs
· Panel images
· Camera movement
· Panel duration
Outputs
· Video shots
· Video generation manifest
Source health
SKILL.md is not present yet; registry metadata is shown.
Step 14
Final render
Conforms generated shots to the master voiceover and renders the final film.
Plannedfinal_render
Implementation
final_render
Inputs
· Generated shots
· Master voiceover
· Render settings
Outputs
· Final video
· Render report
Source health
SKILL.md is not present yet; registry metadata is shown.
Runtime inventory
Skills inventory
Only registry-approved production and planned skills contribute to architecture counters. Filesystem discoveries outside the registry remain visible but separate.
15 registered
ai_film_pipeline
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Primary model
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Recognized warning codes
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Parse notes
Network contracts
HTTP routes catalog
Documented provider paths, authentication variable names, streaming semantics, and known constraints. Secret values are never rendered.
· Produced structured scene-plan JSON without extended thinking overhead
Evidence
Operational evidence
Infrastructure constraints
Empirical limits, mitigations, and open infrastructure debt affecting production routes.
6 recorded
Cloudflare 100-second idle timeout
Silent long-running requests to litellm.porpamtech.com are cut after approximately 100 seconds.
warningmitigated
Evidence
· HTTP 524 observed on large Sonnet-5 scene-planning calls
· Cloudflare edge IPs resolve for the public LiteLLM domain
Mitigation
Use LiteLLM Anthropic Passthrough so native SSE ping events keep the connection active.
Filesystem diagnostics
Source health
Read-only status of the files used to assemble this architecture snapshot. Missing or partial sources do not prevent static catalog sections from rendering.
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creative-skills-root
/home/porpam/.hermes/skills/creative
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ENOENT: no such file or directory, scandir '/home/porpam/.hermes/skills/creative'
· No SKILL.md file was found for this registry entry.
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channel_profile_manager
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· No SKILL.md file was found for this registry entry.
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SKILL.md not present
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project_workspace_manager
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· No SKILL.md file was found for this registry entry.
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SKILL.md not present
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narration_writer
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· No SKILL.md file was found for this registry entry.
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voiceover_generator
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story_bible_extractor
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· No SKILL.md file was found for this registry entry.
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story_bible_reviewer
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· No SKILL.md file was found for this registry entry.
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scene_planning
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· No SKILL.md file was found for this registry entry.
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scene_planning_reviewer
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· No SKILL.md file was found for this registry entry.
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SKILL.md not present
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character_reference_sheets
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primarygpt-image-2unknown
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· No SKILL.md file was found for this registry entry.
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location_reference_sheets
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primarygpt-image-2unknown
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· No SKILL.md file was found for this registry entry.
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scene_grid_generation
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primarygpt-image-2unknown
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· No SKILL.md file was found for this registry entry.
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SKILL.md not present
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panel_extraction
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· No SKILL.md file was found for this registry entry.
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SKILL.md not present
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video_generation
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Model chain
primarygrok-imagine-video-1.5-previewunknown
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· No SKILL.md file was found for this registry entry.
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final_render
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· No SKILL.md file was found for this registry entry.
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Skill
Version
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Description
Primary model
Route
ai_film_pipeline
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· No SKILL.md file was found for this registry entry.
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channel_profile_manager
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· No SKILL.md file was found for this registry entry.
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project_workspace_manager
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· No SKILL.md file was found for this registry entry.
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narration_writer
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· No SKILL.md file was found for this registry entry.
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voiceover_generator
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· No SKILL.md file was found for this registry entry.
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story_bible_extractor
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· No SKILL.md file was found for this registry entry.
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SKILL.md not present
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story_bible_reviewer
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· No SKILL.md file was found for this registry entry.
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SKILL.md not present
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scene_planning
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· No SKILL.md file was found for this registry entry.
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SKILL.md not present
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scene_planning_reviewer
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· No SKILL.md file was found for this registry entry.
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SKILL.md not present
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character_reference_sheets
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primarygpt-image-2unknown
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· No SKILL.md file was found for this registry entry.
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location_reference_sheets
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primarygpt-image-2unknown
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· No SKILL.md file was found for this registry entry.
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scene_grid_generation
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primarygpt-image-2unknown
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· No SKILL.md file was found for this registry entry.
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SKILL.md not present
panel_extraction
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· No SKILL.md file was found for this registry entry.
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SKILL.md not present
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Unknown
video_generation
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Model chain
primarygrok-imagine-video-1.5-previewunknown
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No warning codes extracted.
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· No SKILL.md file was found for this registry entry.
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final_render
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· No SKILL.md file was found for this registry entry.
Source file
SKILL.md not present
Modified
Unknown
· Sonnet-5 creative planning
· Opus-4-8 critical review
· Long Anthropic thinking-mode calls
Constraints
· Cloudflare remains in path
· Requires Anthropic-native request and response parsing