arcads-claude-code

Use when the user wants to reverse-engineer an existing image ad into a reusable prompt template. Validates via Arcads — picks gpt-image-2 or Nano Banana at Phase 1. Triggers on "clone this ad as a template", "reverse engineer this ad", "turn this ad into a prompt", "extract a template", "make this ad reusable", "add to my prompt library", "study this ad and make a template". Input is an EXISTING ad image; does NOT trigger for fresh generation (use chatgpt-image-ad or nano-banana-image-ad).

Generate high-CTR YouTube thumbnails using Nano Banana 2 via the Arcads external API. Handles reference image upload, character likeness alignment, proven CTR-tested prompt formulas, and parallel batch generation. Use when the user asks to create a YouTube thumbnail, video thumbnail, A/B test thumbnail variations, or refers to thumbnail design with their face, brand assets, or product photos.

Generate one or more standalone Meta image-ad creatives via ChatGPT Image 2 (gpt-image-2) through the Arcads external API. Locks the model, auto-strips platform chrome, enforces edge-safe layouts and glyph-safety inside body text. Use when the user asks for a "gpt-image-2 ad", "ChatGPT Image ad", "Image 2 ad creative", "make a static image ad with GPT", or anchors on a need for typography-heavy / dense-text / UI-mimicry ad creatives (chat threads, comparison tables, fake search results, iOS dialogs, Slack snapshots, ChatGPT-conversation ads, Apple Notes lists). Does NOT trigger on Nano Banana cues — use nano-banana-image-ad for those.

Clone an existing video ad for a different product or offer. Analyzes the source video's style, pacing, camera work, dialogue, and tone, then adapts and generates a new Seedance 2.0 video customized for the user's product. End-to-end workflow: input video → analysis → adapted prompt → generation → delivery. Use when someone says "clone this ad", "make this ad but for my product", "recreate this video for my brand", or provides a video ad and a product image asking for a similar video.

Creates and retrieves AI video and image-related assets via the Arcads external API (Seedance 2.0, Sora 2, Veo 3.1, Kling, Grok Video, Nano Banana, b-roll, scene, script/actor flows). Loads prompts from the bundled prompting guide and model library, respects HTTP Basic auth from ARCADS_API_KEY, and polls assets/videos until ready. Use when the user mentions Arcads, external-api.arcads.ai, Seedance, Sora2, Veo, Kling, Nano Banana, b-roll, UGC scripts, or generating marketing creative through Arcads.

Publish finished creatives as live Meta (Facebook/Instagram) ads via the Meta Marketing API, plus research and ad-copy support. Uploads an image or video, builds a multi-variant TEXT_LIQUIDITY creative, and creates a PAUSED ad in an existing ad set. Also pulls top-performing ads (ranked by ROAS) and competitor ads from the Ad Library to inform copy. Use when the user asks to deploy / publish / launch a creative as a Meta or Facebook ad, build a Meta ad, push a video or image into an ad set, pull their top ads, or research competitor ads. Not for generating creative (use the image/video skills) and not for writing AdTable/Airtable rows (use adtable-light).