Turn a topic into a stickman video — workflow skill for Shorts & Reels

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Viral stickman reels drawn in code: a jointed figure that walks and reacts, rules on screen, a choice ending.

What it does

A topic becomes a 20–25 second vertical stickman reel with no video model: a jointed SVG figure (fixed bones, poses as joint angles, two-bone legs with planted feet, breathing, blinks, the head leading and the arms following) acts out one of five viral formats: a second-person survival choice with a DAY counter and rules, a POV story, a fake-friend-vs-real-friend contrast, a deadpan history explainer or a stick fight. Script templates with word counts, procedural sound, word-timed captions from local whisper.cpp and a HyperFrames render. Tested on an original "Day 1: lighthouse rules" reel: the voice cost 4 credits ($0.04) on varg and the render took 17 seconds.

Use when

Not for

Install

Models used: ElevenLabs v3 (eleven_v3). Model families on varg: ElevenLabs API.

Example output

https://s3.varg.ai/files/4325c578-378d-4c43-ae53-3cc3218df1ea/file_6f3002ab335b.mp4 — The skill’s tested example: "Day 1: lighthouse rules", 24 s, voice 4 credits, drawn and rendered in code (credit: varg, https://github.com/vargHQ/skills/tree/main/stickman-video)

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