oatda-generate-video

OATDA Video Generation

Generate videos from text descriptions using AI models through OATDA's unified API. Video generation is asynchronous — you submit a request and receive a task ID to poll for status.

When to Use

Use this skill when the user wants to:

• Generate a video from a text description via OATDA
• Create AI-generated video clips
• Use MiniMax, Google Veo, Alibaba Wan, or other video models

Prerequisites

The user needs an OATDA API key. Check in this order:

1. $OATDA_API_KEY environment variable
2. ~/.oatda/credentials.json config file

If neither exists, tell the user:

You need an OATDA API key. Get one at https://oatda.com, then set it: export OATDA_API_KEY=your_key_here

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Resolve the API key

# Check env var first; if empty, auto-load from credentials file
if [[ -z "$OATDA_API_KEY" ]]; then
  export OATDA_API_KEY=$(cat ~/.oatda/credentials.json 2>/dev/null | jq -r '.profiles[.defaultProfile].apiKey' 2>/dev/null)
fi

# Verify key exists (show first 8 chars only)
echo "${OATDA_API_KEY:0:8}"

If the output is empty or null, stop and ask the user to configure their API key.

IMPORTANT:

• Never print the full API key. Only show the first 8 characters for verification.
• The key resolution script and subsequent curl commands must run in the same shell session. Each separate bash/terminal invocation starts with an isolated environment where previously exported variables are lost. Either run all commands in one session, or chain them (e.g., export OATDA_API_KEY=... && curl ...).

2. Determine the model

Map common aliases:

User says	Provider	Model
seedance, bytedance (default)	bytedance	seedance-1-5-pro-251215
minimax, hailuo	minimax	T2V-01-Director
veo, google veo	google	veo-3.0-generate-001
wan, alibaba	alibaba	wan2.6-t2v
grok video, grok imagine	xai	grok-imagine-video
cogvideo	zai	cogvideox-3