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heygen-best-practices

Best practices for HeyGen - AI avatar video creation API

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SKILL.mdcore · 2,516 bytes
rules/assets.mddoc · 8,262 bytes
rules/authentication.mddoc · 4,843 bytes
rules/avatars.mddoc · 18,764 bytes
rules/backgrounds.mddoc · 6,762 bytes
rules/captions.mddoc · 6,115 bytes
rules/dimensions.mddoc · 7,064 bytes
rules/photo-avatars.mddoc · 15,428 bytes
rules/quota.mddoc · 4,822 bytes
rules/remotion-integration.mddoc · 18,620 bytes
rules/scripts.mddoc · 10,210 bytes
rules/streaming-avatars.mddoc · 11,129 bytes
rules/templates.mddoc · 10,053 bytes
rules/text-overlays.mddoc · 7,027 bytes
rules/video-agent.mddoc · 9,164 bytes
rules/video-generation.mddoc · 21,386 bytes
rules/video-status.mddoc · 12,952 bytes
rules/video-translation.mddoc · 11,187 bytes
rules/voices.mddoc · 11,960 bytes
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## When to use

Use this skill whenever you are dealing with HeyGen API code to obtain domain-specific knowledge for creating AI avatar videos, managing avatars, handling video generation workflows, and integrating with HeyGen's services.

## How to use

Read individual rule files for detailed explanations and code examples:

### Foundation
- [rules/authentication.md](rules/authentication.md) - API key setup, X-Api-Key header, and authentication patterns
- [rules/quota.md](rules/quota.md) - Credit system, usage limits, and checking remaining quota
- [rules/video-status.md](rules/video-status.md) - Polling patterns, status types, and retrieving download URLs
- [rules/assets.md](rules/assets.md) - Uploading images, videos, and audio for use in video generation