Creative Ops Copilot

Convert client briefs into detailed motion design/VFX production plans, estimates, and invoice drafts with optional project folder setup and invoicing API in...

What to do

1. Ask for (or infer) the input brief:

• Paste text directly, or
• Provide a file path to a brief/email/thread export.

2. Produce these outputs (always):

• docs/creative-ops/plan.md (client-ready)
• docs/creative-ops/estimate.json (structured line items)
• docs/creative-ops/invoice-draft.json (ready for API import later)

3. If Chris wants it, also:

• Create a project folder skeleton (AE/C4D/Octane-friendly) with a docs/README.md.
• POST the invoice draft to the local invoicing API (only if base URL is configured and Chris says “push it”).

Canonical output structure (plan.md)

• Project summary (one paragraph)
• Goals / Success criteria
• Deliverables (matrix)
  • Format, duration, aspect ratios, versions, audio deliverables
• Workflow assumptions
  • what’s included, what’s not, number of review rounds
• Open questions (what you still need answered)
• Production plan
  • phases + milestones + review windows
• Risks / dependencies
• Estimate
  • line items + hours + rate + subtotal + contingency
• Next actions

How to generate reliably

Prefer generating structured data first, then render it:

1. Extract entities

• Client name
• Project name
• Deadline/date constraints
• Deliverables list
• Constraints (brand, legal, footage supply, approvals)

2. Decide the production approach

• Template-driven vs bespoke
• 2D AE vs 3D C4D vs mixed

3. Estimate with motion/VFX realism

• Prepro (briefing, styleframes, boards)
• Production (anim, 3D, comp)
• Audio/music/licensing (if applicable)
• Renders, exports, versioning
• PM/admin buffer

Scripts (recommended)

Use the bundled script to create consistent outputs:

python skills/creative-ops-copilot/scripts/creative_ops_copilot.py --brief "<paste brief>" --out .

If the brief is a file:

python skills/creative-ops-copilot/scripts/creative_ops_copilot.py --brief-file "C:\path\to\brief.txt" --out .

To also create a project skeleton:

python skills/creative-ops-copilot/scripts/creative_ops_copilot.py --brief "..." --out . --skeleton

To attempt pushing the invoice draft to your local invoicing API (only if configured):

python skills/creative-ops-copilot/scripts/creative_ops_copilot.py --brief "..." --out . --push-invoice

Configuration

Optional config file:

• skills/creative-ops-copilot/references/config.example.json

Copy to:

• skills/creative-ops-copilot/references/config.json

Then edit:

• invoicingApi.baseUrl
• invoicingApi.apiKey (if needed)
• rateCard defaults

Notes

• Keep outputs concise, clean, and client-ready.
• When anything is missing/ambiguous, surface it under Open questions instead of guessing.