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Music & Audio

Monochrome Ballad

Illustrate your own song as a graphite sketchbook, with verse scenes and handwritten lyrics timed to the vocal.

  • Included with SkillGild Pro
  • Runs locally in your agent
  • v1.0.1
  • SkillGild
skillgild install monochrome-ballad
Works with
  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • Cursor
  • Gemini CLI
  • Antigravity
and any MCP client

License: SEE LICENSE IN LICENSE · Created by SkillGild

Pro

What you get

  • Illustrate your own song as a graphite sketchbook, with verse scenes and handwritten lyrics timed to the vocal.
  • Graphite story illustrations
  • Handwritten lyric reveals
  • A sketchbook layout that accumulates verse by verse

Is it a good fit?

Good for

  • Creators making music & audio with a coding agent.
  • A project starting from a song MP3 and its lyrics, one sung line per row.

Not for

  • A hosted rendering service or a guaranteed one-click edit; the workflow runs in your coding agent.
  • Media you do not have rights to use, or recreating a public figure or another show's branding.

Requirements

  • A coding agent that can read local files and run commands, with access to your own or licensed input media.
  • Node.js 22+ and npm for HyperFrames 0.8.193; ffmpeg/ffprobe for local media processing and MP4 export.
  • Python 3 plus Whisper CLI and a downloaded speech model when deriving timings from audio. Supply a corrected transcript for captions.
  • Your own or licensed song and its exact lyrics. Install a vocal separator and acoustic aligner separately when the mix or sung-word timing requires them; these models are not bundled.

Install the Monochrome Ballad skill

Choose your agent and run one command. SkillGild signs you in when needed and connects the skill for you.

Install the SkillGild CLI first. If you already have it, run skillgild update once.

  1. Install this skill for Claude Code.

    Terminal
    skillgild install monochrome-ballad --agent claude-code

    On first use, approve the sign-in request in your browser. SkillGild connects Claude Code automatically. Restart or reload your agent, then ask it to use this skill.

Developer detailsAPI examples, server tools and input schemas

How it runs

  1. Your agent starts a session. SkillGild checks your access and allowance, counts one run, and sends the skill's instructions for this task.
  2. Your agent does the work with its own model and tools, in your project. SkillGild makes no AI model call.

Use it from code

Start a session, follow its guide, then end it. Create an API key under Account and pass it as a bearer token.

Terminal
# Prints the session ID, its tools and the instructions for your agent
skillgild session monochrome-ballad
skillgild end <session-id>

Questions

What does Monochrome Ballad do?

Illustrate your own song as a graphite sketchbook, with verse scenes and handwritten lyrics timed to the vocal.

What input does Monochrome Ballad need?

a song MP3 and its lyrics, one sung line per row. Supply the media locally and confirm its rights before starting.

Do I need to install another video skill?

No. Run skillgild install monochrome-ballad --agent claude-code, or choose codex, cursor or gemini-cli. Each listing includes its own shared engine resources; no sibling skill is required. Your agent then follows this skill's session guide.

Where does the work run?

In your coding agent on your computer, using local rendering and transcription tools. The package includes a template and timing helpers. Extra models and specialist tools in Requirements are supplied separately.

Is Monochrome Ballad Free or Pro?

Included with SkillGild Pro, using your plan's session allowance. Local model, rendering and any external service costs are separate.

What needs checking before using Monochrome Ballad?

Node.js 22+ and npm for HyperFrames 0.8.193; ffmpeg/ffprobe for local media processing and MP4 export. Python 3 plus Whisper CLI and a downloaded speech model when deriving timings from audio. Supply a corrected transcript for captions. Your own or licensed song and its exact lyrics. Install a vocal separator and acoustic aligner separately when the mix or sung-word timing requires them; these models are not bundled.

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