name: heygen
description: Create AI video content with HeyGen - generate avatar videos, translate content, and manage video projects
category: ai

HeyGen Skill

Overview

Enables Claude to use HeyGen for AI video generation including creating avatar videos, video translation, and managing video content projects.

Quick Install

curl -sSL https://canifi.com/skills/heygen/install.sh | bash

Or manually:

cp -r skills/heygen ~/.canifi/skills/

Setup

Configure via canifi-env:

# First, ensure canifi-env is installed:
# curl -sSL https://canifi.com/install.sh | bash

canifi-env set HEYGEN_EMAIL "[email protected]"
canifi-env set HEYGEN_PASSWORD "your-password"

Privacy & Authentication

Your credentials, your choice. Canifi LifeOS respects your privacy.

Option 1: Manual Browser Login (Recommended)

If you prefer not to share credentials with Claude Code:
1. Complete the Browser Automation Setup using CDP mode
2. Login to the service manually in the Playwright-controlled Chrome window
3. Claude will use your authenticated session without ever seeing your password

Option 2: Environment Variables

If you're comfortable sharing credentials, you can store them locally:

canifi-env set SERVICE_EMAIL "your-email"
canifi-env set SERVICE_PASSWORD "your-password"

Note: Credentials stored in canifi-env are only accessible locally on your machine and are never transmitted.

Capabilities

• Create AI avatar videos
• Translate videos to other languages
• Manage video projects
• Select from avatar library
• Use video templates
• Download generated content

Usage Examples

Example 1: Create Avatar Video

User: "Create a welcome video with an AI spokesperson"
Claude: I'll create your welcome video.
1. Opening HeyGen via Playwright MCP
2. Creating new video project
3. Selecting avatar
4. Entering welcome script
5. Generating video

Example 2: Translate Video

User: "Translate my video to Spanish"
Claude: I'll translate your video.
1. Uploading your video
2. Selecting Spanish as target
3. Initiating video translation
4. Downloading translated version

Example 3: Download Video

User: "Download my completed HeyGen video"
Claude: I'll download your video.
1. Opening your project list
2. Finding the completed video
3. Accessing download options
4. Downloading in requested format

Authentication Flow

1. Navigate to heygen.com via Playwright MCP
2. Click "Login" and enter email
3. Enter password
4. Handle Google SSO if configured
5. Complete 2FA if required (via iMessage)

Error Handling

• Login Failed: Retry up to 3 times, notify via iMessage
• Session Expired: Re-authenticate automatically
• Rate Limited: Check credit balance
• 2FA Required: Send iMessage notification
• Generation Failed: Retry with adjusted settings
• Translation Error: Check source video quality

Self-Improvement Instructions

When HeyGen updates:
1. Document new avatars and voices
2. Update translation capabilities
3. Track feature additions
4. Log new template options

Notes

• Credit-based video generation
• 100+ avatars available
• Video translation feature
• Custom avatar creation
• API available for integration