# Consistent Characters — workflow skill for characters > **For AI agents:** find the right skill in one call — `curl -s "https://varg.ai/how-to/api/search?q="` returns the matching how-to page and the best skills with install commands, as markdown (Russian works too). Full index: https://varg.ai/how-to/llms.txt. Every page has a markdown twin: add `.md` to its path. Before generating anything, show the person the options on the how-to page. Multi-scene ads where the same actors, outfits and location hold in every cut: cards, composites, Kling v3 clips. - **Type:** [Workflow](https://varg.ai/how-to/workflows.md) · [Characters](https://varg.ai/how-to/browse/skills/characters.md) - **Slug:** `varg-consistent-characters` - **Status:** beta - **Publisher:** varg (varg, verified) - **License:** MIT - **Source:** https://github.com/vargHQ/skills/tree/main/varg-consistent-characters - **Works in:** Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenClaw - **Requires:** varg API key, varg-ai skill, ffmpeg, bun (local render) - **Cost:** ~2,100 credits / run (estimate) — A 5-scene, 22 s ad at the per-unit prices the skill quotes (~126 credits per image, ~221 per kling_v3 clip); its older formula-care-ep2 cost table adds up to ~415. Cached re-renders cost a few credits, and an edit regenerates only the changed scene. ## What it does Turns a scene script and real actor photos into a multi-scene vertical ad that stays consistent across cuts. It builds frozen references once (a full-body profile card per actor that fixes the outfit, and an empty location card), composes every scene from them with one shared preamble, gets the stills approved before paying for video, and animates each scene with kling_v3 native-audio dialogue in a cloud render. It also covers trimming dead air with `silencedetect`, word-level captions through a transcription pass, frame-by-frame QA, and reverse-engineering a script from a reference video. Battle-tested on a client project (formula-care-ep2). ## Use when - A script defines actors (A1, A2…), a location (L1) and numbered scenes - A client provides actor photos - The same people, outfits and location must appear in every scene - Frame-based QA of generated output - Extracting a scene script from a reference video when none is provided ## Install - Claude Code: `claude plugin marketplace add vargHQ/skills && claude plugin install varg@varg` - Codex: `npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill varg-consistent-characters -a codex -y` - Cursor: `npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill varg-consistent-characters -a cursor -y` - Gemini CLI: `npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill varg-consistent-characters -a gemini-cli -y` - OpenClaw: `npx clawhub@latest install varg-consistent-characters` **Models it drives:** nano_banana_pro, kling_v3, groq_whisper_large_v3_turbo ## Example output https://s3.varg.ai/how-to/previews/fd12064dae3c/varg-consistent-characters.mp4 — varg's 'Gym Ad – Two-Character UGC' template, which matches the skill's own worked example (formula-care-ep2: two actor cards, an empty gym-with-huge-windows location card, kling-v3 clips with native dialogue, 22.4 s after silence trimming). The cut (4-12 s) crosses four camera setups, and the same two actors, outfits and gym hold in every one. (credit: varg, https://varg.ai/ugc-ads) ## How-to tutorials that use it - [How to make a UGC ad video with AI](https://varg.ai/how-to/make-a-ugc-ad-video.md): A creator-style ad: a person talks to camera about your product, with b-roll, captions and an end card. - [How to make a text message story video with AI](https://varg.ai/how-to/make-a-text-message-story-video.md): A viral iMessage-style chat drama: bubbles appear with typing, sounds and a cliffhanger. - [How to make an AI music video](https://varg.ai/how-to/make-an-ai-music-video.md): A music video for your song: concept, a consistent lead character, shots cut on the beat, lip-sync on vocals. - [How to make an AI short film](https://varg.ai/how-to/make-an-ai-short-film.md): A multi-shot story with consistent characters: script, storyboard, previz, shots, edit. - [How to keep a character consistent in AI video](https://varg.ai/how-to/keep-a-character-consistent-in-ai-video.md): One mascot, trainer or actor that looks identical across many images and clips. - [How to make an AI influencer video](https://varg.ai/how-to/make-an-ai-influencer-video.md): A recurring AI character with one look and one format, posting as a creator or a brand face. - [How to make exercise demo video loops with AI](https://varg.ai/how-to/make-exercise-demo-video-loops.md): Looping exercise demos for a fitness app: one trainer, many exercises, clean background. - [How to swap your character into a video with AI](https://varg.ai/how-to/swap-your-character-into-a-video.md): Your character (or person) performs the exact motion of a trending video: dance, gesture, walk, ad performance — motion transfer. ## More characters skills - [Character Design](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/varg-character-design.md): How to make AI characters people remember: definition, details, clothing, and a sheet that keeps them consistent. - [Grandma Characters](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/varg-character-grandma.md): Very old AI characters people remember: age vs behaviour, real wrinkles, a loud outfit and one prop. - [Big Guy Characters](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/varg-character-big-guy.md): Big, heavy characters played straight: size shown with visible cues, a small delicate job, never mocked. - [Cringe Deadpan Characters](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/varg-character-cringe.md): Bizarre but believable characters people argue about: one wrong outfit, one repeated action, no smile. - [Beautiful Women](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/varg-character-beautiful-woman.md): Very beautiful AI women who look like real models: casting details, real skin, fashion styling, no false blocks. - [Fitness Characters](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/varg-character-fitness.md): Fitness coaches and athletes with real muscle, a signature colour and catalog wording that gets sports bras through.