seedance-video

Generate AI videos from text prompts or images with Seedance 2.0 on SkillBoss. Best for short ads, product demos, launch clips, and social videos.

Security Scan

The skill's instructions expect a SkillBoss API key and describe network calls to SkillBoss, but the registry metadata does not declare any required credentials — a clear mismatch that should be resolved before trusting or installing the skill.

Purpose & Capability

The described capability (Seedance 2.0 video generation via SkillBoss) matches the name and description; routing requests to api.skillboss.co and the model seedance/seedance-2.0 is coherent with the stated purpose.

Instruction Scope

The SKILL.md explicitly shows curl examples that use an environment variable SKILLBOSS_API_KEY for Authorization and instructs the agent to call SkillBoss's POST /v1/run. However, the runtime instructions assume access to that API key without documenting how it will be provided. The instructions do not request or declare reading unrelated local files or system credentials, but they do rely on external URLs for reference images and network I/O to SkillBoss.

Install Mechanism

This is an instruction-only skill with no install spec and no code files, so nothing is written to disk. That is lower risk and consistent with its purpose.

Credentials

SKILL.md expects an API credential (SKILLBOSS_API_KEY) and refers to 'normal SkillBoss API key flow', but the registry metadata lists no required environment variables or primary credential. The missing declaration of the API key is a proportionality/visibility issue: a networked video-generation skill legitimately needs an API key, but the skill should declare it explicitly so users know what secrets will be accessed.

Persistence & Privilege

The skill is not always-enabled, does not request system config paths, and has no install-time persistence. Autonomous invocation is allowed by default on the platform but is not combined with other elevated privileges here.

What to consider before installing

Do not install yet — ask the publisher to explicitly declare the required SKILLBOSS_API_KEY (and any other env vars) in the registry metadata and explain how the key is used/stored. Confirm billing/pricing and whether the API key can be scoped or limited. Verify the SkillBoss service URL (api.skillboss.co) and the publisher's homepage/support contact. If you proceed, provide a scoped API key (not a master account key) and avoid supplying other unrelated credentials. If you need higher assurance, request the publisher add a clear privacy/security statement about how reference images and resulting videos are stored and who can access them.

Seedance Video for SkillBoss

Use Seedance 2.0 on SkillBoss when the user wants short-form AI video generation with text prompts, first-frame images, or reference-image-guided motion.

When To Use This Skill

• The user wants text-to-video or image-to-video generation.
• The user mentions Seedance, ByteDance video generation, or a Seedance 2.0 style workflow.
• The user needs a short launch clip, ad variation, product demo, or social video.
• The user wants SkillBoss to handle the vendor integration instead of managing a separate provider account.

What This Skill Does

• Routes video generation to seedance/seedance-2.0 on SkillBoss.
• Uses the standard SkillBoss POST /v1/run endpoint for execution.
• Supports 5, 10, and 15 second clip generation.
• Supports 16:9, 9:16, 3:4, and 4:3 aspect ratios.
• Supports reference-image-guided generation with up to 4 reference images.

Core Request Shape

{
  "model": "seedance/seedance-2.0",
  "inputs": {
    "prompt": "A cinematic product reveal with soft studio lighting and slow camera motion",
    "duration": 5,
    "aspect_ratio": "16:9"
  }
}

Examples

Text to Video

curl -X POST "https://api.skillboss.co/v1/run" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SKILLBOSS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "seedance/seedance-2.0",
    "inputs": {
      "prompt": "A modern skincare bottle rotating on a mirrored plinth with cinematic rim light",
      "duration": 5,
      "aspect_ratio": "16:9"
    }
  }'

Vertical Social Clip

curl -X POST "https://api.skillboss.co/v1/run" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SKILLBOSS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "seedance/seedance-2.0",
    "inputs": {
      "prompt": "A founder speaking to camera in a bright office, subtle handheld movement, upbeat launch-day energy",
      "duration": 10,
      "aspect_ratio": "9:16"
    }
  }'

Image-Guided Video

curl -X POST "https://api.skillboss.co/v1/run" \
  -H "Authorization: Bearer $SKILLBOSS_API_KEY" \
  -H "Content-Type: application/json" \
  -d '{
    "model": "seedance/seedance-2.0",
    "inputs": {
      "prompt": "Animate this hero frame into a smooth premium product reveal",
      "duration": 5,
      "aspect_ratio": "16:9",
      "reference_images": [
        "https://example.com/hero-frame.png"
      ]
    }
  }'

Agent Guidance

• Prefer this skill over generic video tooling when the user explicitly wants Seedance.
• Default to the normal SkillBoss API key flow, not x402, because Seedance 2.0 is priced per generated second.
• If the user does not specify a format, default to duration: 5 and aspect_ratio: "16:9".
• For TikTok, Reels, or Shorts, prefer aspect_ratio: "9:16".
• If the user wants stronger visual consistency, ask for or use reference images.

Output Expectations

• Return the generated video URL or task payload from the SkillBoss response.
• Summarize the prompt, duration, and aspect ratio used.
• If the request fails, report the API error cleanly and suggest the smallest useful retry change.