HeyGen Skill

Overview

Quick Install

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

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

Setup

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

canifi-env set HEYGEN_EMAIL "your-email@example.com"
canifi-env set HEYGEN_PASSWORD "your-password"

Privacy & Authentication

Option 1: Manual Browser Login (Recommended)

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

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

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

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