story-yolo

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/story-yolo — Autonomous Story Director

Overview

/story-yolo is the no-questions version of /story. Alex can send a vibe, a sentence, or a pile of Telegram references; Hermes decides the story, visual language, character usage, scene structure, and repair strategy.

Rules

Do not ask clarifying questions.
Use every relevant Telegram reference image path surfaced in the message.
Make explicit director decisions: genre, pacing, runtime, style, character roles, setting, and music/voice approach.
Bias toward a short, reviewable cinematic artifact over an overlong unfinished project.
Always request or build a director's cut with SCENE N · SHOT M overlays for review.

Workflow

Extract all creative signal from text and images.
Decide the missing pieces yourself.
POST multipart to http://localhost:4015/api/hermes/projects/create-and-run with bearer $HERMES_AUTOMATION_TOKEN, field prompt, field auto_yolo=true, and field images for every relevant local reference path. This attaches references before generation starts.
Poll project/run status until the first reviewable export exists or a failure needs repair.
POST /api/hermes/projects/:id/assemble-directors-cut and poll /api/hermes/projects/:id/directors-cut.
Report project URL, director's cut URL/path, and a scene/shot review key.

Prompt Requirements for create-and-run

The payload prompt should include:

“YOLO mode: do not ask the user questions.”
“Hermes is the director and continuity supervisor.”
A numbered reference inventory: filename/path + interpretation.
Story premise and tone chosen by Hermes.
Character/wardrobe/setting continuity constraints.
Output should be reviewable with director's cut scene/shot numbers.

Failure Handling

If a scene fails generation, use /api/hermes/projects/:id/repair with a directive such as:

{
  "instructions": "Repair failed or visually inconsistent shots. Keep the same character identity and setting from uploaded references. Simplify motion if needed.",
  "scene_numbers": [2],
  "regenerate_frames": true,
  "regenerate_video": true,
  "lipsync": true,
  "directors_cut": true
}

Verification Checklist

[ ] No clarification questions were asked.
[ ] All relevant refs were inventoried and uploaded.
[ ] Project creation was started.
[ ] Director's cut was requested or exists.
[ ] Alex gets scene/shot review instructions.