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Multimodal Analysis & Generation

Path convention: Commands below assume cwd is $CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR (project root). Prefix paths with "$CLAUDE_PROJECT_DIR/" when invoking from subdirectories.

Overview

Analyze images, video, audio, and documents — or generate images, videos, speech, and music — using Gemini and MiniMax APIs. Multi-provider fallback: Gemini → MiniMax → OpenRouter. All routing and models configurable via .env.

Models & Limits

Model IDs (verified 2026-04-22; provider model roster changes — re-verify via provider dashboards before relying on specific preview IDs):

• Analysis: gemini-2.5-flash (stable default)
• Image generation: gemini-3.1-flash-image-preview (Nano Banana 2, preview-channel)
• Video generation: veo-3.1-generate-preview (Gemini, preview-channel) or MiniMax-Hailuo-2.3
• TTS: speech-2.8-hd
• Music: music-2.6

Preview-channel IDs may rotate without notice. Full live table with pricing: references/models-and-pricing.md.

MiniMax models require MEOWKIT_MINIMAX_API_KEY: image-01 (images), MiniMax-Hailuo-2.3 (video), speech-2.8-hd (TTS), music-2.6 (music).

Scripts

`scripts/gemini_analyze.py` — Analyze media files

.claude/skills/.venv/bin/python3 .claude/skills/multimodal/scripts/gemini_analyze.py \
  --files <path> --task <analyze|transcribe|extract> [--resolution low-res] [--json] [--verbose]

`scripts/gemini_generate.py` — Generate images/videos (Gemini, with --provider for fallback)

.claude/skills/.venv/bin/python3 .claude/skills/multimodal/scripts/gemini_generate.py \
  --task <generate-image|generate-video> --prompt "description" [--provider minimax] [--json]

`scripts/minimax_generate.py` — MiniMax generation (image, video, TTS, music)

.claude/skills/.venv/bin/python3 .claude/skills/multimodal/scripts/minimax_generate.py \
  --task <generate-image|generate-video|generate-speech|generate-music> --prompt "..." [--json]

`scripts/document_converter.py` — Convert documents to Markdown

.claude/skills/.venv/bin/python3 .claude/skills/multimodal/scripts/document_converter.py \
  --files doc.pdf --output ./docs/ [--json] [--verbose]

`scripts/check_setup.py` — Verify API keys and dependencies

.claude/skills/.venv/bin/python3 .claude/skills/multimodal/scripts/check_setup.py

Prints PASS/FAIL status for each API key (MEOWKIT_GEMINI_API_KEY, MEOWKIT_MINIMAX_API_KEY, optional MEOWKIT_OPENROUTER_API_KEY) and core Python dependencies. Run before first use to surface missing env vars.

References

Load only when executing the corresponding step.

When to Use

Auto-activate on these patterns:

• Task references image (.png, .jpg, .webp), video (.mp4, .mov), audio (.mp3, .wav), or document (.pdf, .docx) files
• Task asks to "analyze", "describe", "transcribe", "extract", "OCR"
• Task asks to "generate image", "generate video", "create image"
• Task asks to "generate speech", "text to speech", "TTS"
• Task asks to "generate music", "create music"
• Task asks to "convert document", "convert PDF to markdown"
• User references a non-text binary file for processing

Do NOT invoke when: text-only files (use Read), Gemini API docs (use mk:docs-finder), already-described image in context.

API Key Check

Check: is MEOWKIT_GEMINI_API_KEY (or legacy GEMINI_API_KEY) set?

• If yes → proceed with Gemini
• If no → check MEOWKIT_MINIMAX_API_KEY for generation tasks
• If neither → STOP with setup instructions

Analysis Process

Detect media format → select model (default: gemini-2.5-flash) → run script. For >20MB files, use File API. Use --resolution low-res for video (62% savings, video only). Output capped at ~3000 tokens; prefer structured JSON/Markdown.

Generation Process

Provider router auto-selects best available provider by checking API keys:

• Image: Gemini → MiniMax → OpenRouter
• Video: Gemini → MiniMax
• TTS: MiniMax only
• Music: MiniMax only

Force a provider: --provider gemini|minimax|openrouter. Override chain order via MEOWKIT_IMAGE_PROVIDER_CHAIN etc.

Files in This Skill

mk:multimodal/
├── SKILL.md
├── references/               — per-capability reference files (8 files)
├── workflows/                — step-by-step workflow guides
│   ├── audio-transcription.md
│   ├── document-extraction.md
│   └── image-analysis.md
└── scripts/                  — Python modules (run via .claude/skills/.venv/bin/python3)
    ├── gemini_analyze.py     — primary analysis driver (images, video, audio, PDFs)
    ├── gemini_generate.py    — Gemini image/video generation with provider fallback
    ├── minimax_generate.py   — MiniMax image/video/TTS/music generation
    ├── document_converter.py — PDF/docx → Markdown conversion
    ├── check_setup.py        — API key and dependency verification
    ├── provider_router.py    — multi-provider selection logic
    ├── api_key_rotator.py    — Gemini key rotation on rate limits
    ├── minimax_api_client.py — MiniMax API client wrapper
    ├── openrouter_fallback.py — OpenRouter fallback for image gen
    ├── media_optimizer.py    — pre-processing and chunking for large files
    ├── video_generator.py    — async video polling + download helper
    ├── analyze_constants.py  — shared model/endpoint constants
    ├── analyze_core.py       — shared analysis logic reused by analyze scripts
    └── env_utils.py          — env var loading and validation helpers

Gotchas

• Python venv required: if you get python3: command not found or import errors, run .claude/scripts/bin/setup-workflow once from the project root.
• Audio >15 min: Gemini truncates silently. Split first.
• PDF >100 pages: Quality degrades. Process in 20-page chunks.
• Video cost: ~263 tokens/sec at default resolution. Use --verbose for cost estimate.
• Image gen requires billing: Free tier = no gen. Use MiniMax/OpenRouter as fallback.
• MiniMax video timeout: Hailuo takes 60-180s. Max 600s.
• TTS voices: 300+ system voices (see provider catalog for live list). Default: Wise_Woman. See minimax-generation.md.
• Temperature: Keep Gemini at 1.0. Lowering causes degraded output.

Failure Handling

• Missing API key → STOP + setup instructions
• Invalid key (401) → STOP + re-check key
• Rate limit (429) → key rotation (MEOWKIT_GEMINI_API_KEY_2/3/4), else wait 60s
• Billing required → provider router tries MiniMax/OpenRouter fallback

Setup

Set MEOWKIT_GEMINI_API_KEY in env or .env file. Legacy GEMINI_API_KEY also works. Optional: MEOWKIT_MINIMAX_API_KEY for TTS/music and alternative generation.

Budget rule: ≤3000 tokens inline. If response exceeds budget, summarize key findings before returning.