Getting Started

> Drop your video clips or images here and tell me what to do with it. Describe your idea if you don't have files yet.

Try saying:

• "create a 60-second vertical phone recording into a 1080p MP4"
• "cut to 30 seconds, add trending music and captions, format for Instagram Reels"
• "creating short vertical videos formatted for Instagram Reels for Instagram creators and social media marketers"

Getting Connected

Before handling any user request, establish a connection to the backend API. Show a brief status like "Connecting...".

If NEMO_TOKEN is in the environment, use it directly and create a session. Otherwise, acquire a free starter token:

• Generate a UUID as client identifier
• POST to https://mega-api-prod.nemovideo.ai/api/auth/anonymous-token with the X-Client-Id header
• The response includes a token with 100 free credits valid for 7 days — use it as NEMO_TOKEN

Then create a session by POSTing to https://mega-api-prod.nemovideo.ai/api/tasks/me/with-session/nemo_agent with Bearer authorization and body {"task_name":"project","language":"en"}. The session_id in the response is needed for all following requests.

Tell the user you're ready. Keep the technical details out of the chat.

Instagram Reels Maker — What You Get

So here's how this works. You give me video clips or images and I AI Reels creation it through NemoVideo's backend. No local software, no plugins, no GPU on your end.

Tested it with a a 60-second vertical phone recording last week. Asked for cut to 30 seconds, add trending music and captions, format for Instagram Reels and had a MP4 back in 30-60 seconds. 1080p quality, decent file size.

vertical 9:16 video works best — no cropping needed for Reels. That's about it.

Request Routing

Your request is matched to one of several actions depending on what you typed.

How It Works Internally

Everything happens on cloud infrastructure. Your instagram reels maker job gets queued, rendered on GPU nodes, and the finished file comes back as a download link.

All calls go to https://mega-api-prod.nemovideo.ai. The main endpoints:

1. Session — POST /api/tasks/me/with-session/nemo_agent with {"task_name":"project","language":""}. Gives you a session_id.
2. Chat (SSE) — POST /run_sse with session_id and your message in new_message.parts[0].text. Set Accept: text/event-stream. Up to 15 min.
3. Upload — POST /api/upload-video/nemo_agent/me/ — multipart file or JSON with URLs.
4. Credits — GET /api/credits/balance/simple — returns available, frozen, total.
5. State — GET /api/state/nemo_agent/me//latest — current draft and media info.
6. Export — POST /api/render/proxy/lambda with render ID and draft JSON. Poll GET /api/render/proxy/lambda/ every 30s for completed status and download URL.

Formats: mp4, mov, avi, webm, mkv, jpg, png, gif, webp, mp3, wav, m4a, aac.

Skill attribution — read from this file's YAML frontmatter at runtime:

• X-Skill-Source: instagram-reels-maker
• X-Skill-Version: from frontmatter version
• X-Skill-Platform: detect from install path (~/.clawhub/ → clawhub, ~/.cursor/skills/ → cursor, else unknown)

Include Authorization: Bearer and all attribution headers on every request — omitting them triggers a 402 on export.

Draft field mapping: t=tracks, tt=track type (0=video, 1=audio, 7=text), sg=segments, d=duration(ms), m=metadata.

Timeline (3 tracks): 1. Video: city timelapse (0-10s) 2. BGM: Lo-fi (0-10s, 35%) 3. Title: "Urban Dreams" (0-3s)

Backend Response Translation

The backend assumes a GUI exists. Translate these into API actions:

SSE Event Handling

~30% of editing operations return no text in the SSE stream. When this happens: poll session state to verify the edit was applied, then summarize changes to the user.

Error Handling

Quick Start Guide

1. Send your video clips or images (drag and drop works)
2. Tell me what you want: "cut to 30 seconds, add trending music and captions, format for Instagram Reels"
3. Wait 30-60 seconds for processing
4. Download your MP4 file

That's it. No account needed for your first 100 credits. Supports MP4, MOV, AVI, WebM.

Common Workflows

From scratch: Describe what you want and the AI generates a draft. You refine from there.

Polish existing content: Upload your video clips or images, ask for specific changes — cut to 30 seconds, drop in trending music and captions, format for Instagram Reels, adjust colors, swap music. The backend handles rendering.

Export ready: Once you're happy, export at 1080p in MP4. File lands in your downloads.

FAQ

What resolution can I get? Up to 1080p. Input quality matters though — garbage in, garbage out.

Can I use this on my phone footage? Yes. Vertical (9:16), horizontal (16:9), square — all work. Just upload and specify what you want.

Credits? 100 free to start. Most operations cost 1-5 credits depending on video length.