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spearchucker667/venice-media-skill

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TLDR

A Python bridge that adds Venice powered image, video, speech, and music generation to any AI command line tool, without replacing the original assistant.

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    What it does
      Image generation and editing
      Video generation and editing
      Text to speech
      Music and audio
    Tech stack
      Python
      Venice API
      CLI launcher
    Use cases
      Generate images from prompts
      Create and edit videos
      Convert text to speech
      Transcribe audio
    Audience
      Developers
      AI CLI users
    Setup
      Get Venice API key
      Install via pip or script
      Run doctor health check

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What do people build with it?

USE CASE 1

Add image, video, speech, and music generation to an existing AI CLI assistant.

USE CASE 2

Generate, edit, and upscale images or remove their backgrounds through Venice's API.

USE CASE 3

Convert text to speech or transcribe audio recordings into text.

USE CASE 4

Get a price quote before running a paid video or audio generation job.

What is it built with?

PythonVenice API

How does it compare?

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How do you get it running?

Difficulty · moderate Time to first run · 30min

Requires Python 3.11 or newer and a Venice API key, plus configuring the key as an environment variable.

Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

In plain English

Venice Media Skill is a Python bridge that lets an existing AI command line tool generate images, videos, speech, and music through the Venice API, without replacing that tool. Instead of becoming its own chat agent, it works underneath assistants like Kimi Code, Codex, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, or OpenCode, letting them call out to Venice for media generation while the original assistant keeps handling the conversation. Once installed, the tool covers a wide set of media tasks: generating, editing, and upscaling images, removing image backgrounds, generating and retrieving videos including edited or extended clips, converting text to speech, generating music and other audio, and transcribing spoken audio into text. It can also look up which AI models are currently available directly from Venice, so it does not rely on a fixed, potentially outdated list. The project pays close attention to safety and cost control around API usage. Your Venice API key is only ever read from an environment variable and is never written into any saved file. If a video or audio job times out, it returns a resumable job ID instead of quietly resubmitting the request and charging you twice. For paid video and audio generation, the tool can return a price quote first and wait for approval before actually running the job. Generated files also come with metadata files describing what was made, unless a manifest specifically turns that off. Installing it requires Python 3.11 or newer and a Venice API key, which you generate from Venice's own settings page. You can install it by cloning the repository and using pip, or by running a provided install script for macOS, Linux, Windows Subsystem for Linux, or Windows PowerShell, which sets up an isolated environment and a command line launcher automatically. A built in doctor command checks whether your local setup and your connection to the Venice API are both working correctly. The project is released under the MIT License.

Copy-paste prompts

Prompt 1
Help me install Venice Media Skill and connect it to my Claude Code or Codex setup.
Prompt 2
Generate an image from this prompt using the Venice Media Skill tool.
Prompt 3
Show me how to check my Venice Media Skill installation with the doctor command.
Prompt 4
Help me set my Venice API key as an environment variable safely on my system.

Frequently asked questions

What is venice-media-skill?

A Python bridge that adds Venice powered image, video, speech, and music generation to any AI command line tool, without replacing the original assistant.

What language is venice-media-skill written in?

Mainly Python. The stack also includes Python, Venice API.

What license does venice-media-skill use?

Use freely for any purpose, including commercial use, as long as you keep the copyright notice.

How hard is venice-media-skill to set up?

Setup difficulty is rated moderate, with roughly 30min to a first successful run.

Who is venice-media-skill for?

Mainly developer.

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