Creator Demo

Run the zero-key product-shell demo through the public CLI:

vclaw studio --goal creator-demo --project my-demo \
  --intent "A 20-second vertical product story" \
  --platform tiktok --duration 20 --source-mode local-media \
  --audio-mode none --execute

For the temporary-workspace quickstart, npm run demo remains available.

The command builds the project, creates a temporary creator-demo workspace, writes a normal project manifest, brief, storyboard, placeholder image, asset manifest, readiness result, cost estimate, and local preview/review/run portal HTML.

It does not call a provider, use the network, render a final MP4, approve review, or mark the project publish-ready. The JSON result and terminal output report providerCalls: 0, networkCalls: 0, renderedFinal: false, and publishReady: false.

By default the temporary workspace is kept so the printed preview.html path can be opened. Set VCLAW_DEMO_KEEP=0 to remove it after the run.

Useful quickstart overrides:

VCLAW_DEMO_ROOT=/tmp/vclaw-demo VCLAW_DEMO_PROJECT=my-demo npm run demo

To move past the demo into a real final MP4, use the Creator UI capability panel or GET /api/capabilities. It reports the exact missing local tools and environment variables, such as ffmpeg, PEXELS_API_KEY, configured TTS backends, and provider route credentials.

The Creator UI keeps planning and execution separate. Run dry plan uses the fresh plan digest without spending. Confirm spend and run displays the current estimate and requires a second explicit confirmation; it never auto-approves the storyboard, and stale project state forces a new preview.

Creator Demo ​

Creator Demo