openstoryline-install

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Install, configure, and start FireRed-OpenStoryline from source on a local machine. Use when a user asks to set up OpenStoryline, troubleshoot installation, download required resources, fill config.toml API keys, or launch the MCP and web services, as well as Chinese requests like “安装 OpenStoryline”, “配置 OpenStoryline”, “启动 OpenStoryline”, “把 OpenStoryline 跑起来”, “修复 OpenStoryline 安装问题”, or “排查 OpenStoryline 启动失败”.

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Sourcefireredteam/firered-openstoryline

Added on2026-04-26

NPX Install

npx skill4agent add fireredteam/firered-openstoryline openstoryline-install

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OpenStoryline Install

Use this skill when the task is to install or repair a local source checkout of FireRed-OpenStoryline.

Keep the workflow deterministic:

Confirm the repo path and read the current README.md and config.toml.
Detect local prerequisites before changing anything.
Prefer a local
```
venv
```
install unless the user explicitly asks for Docker or
```
conda
```
.
Download resources only after Python dependencies succeed.
Validate imports and config loading before claiming success.
This skill assumes macOS, Linux, or WSL with a POSIX shell.

What This Skill Covers

Clone the GitHub repo if needed
Create a Python environment
Install Python dependencies
Download
```
.storyline
```
models and
```
resource/
```
assets
Fill
```
config.toml
```
model settings
Start MCP and web servers
Explain common installation/documentation gaps

Preconditions

Check these first:

```
git
```
Python
```
>= 3.11
```
```
ffmpeg
```
```
wget
```
```
unzip
```

Optional:

```
docker
```
```
conda
```

If

ffmpeg

,

wget

, or

unzip

are missing, install them through the OS package manager before continuing.

Examples:

macOS with Homebrew:
bash
```
brew install ffmpeg wget unzip
```

Debian/Ubuntu:

bash

sudo apt-get update
sudo apt-get install -y ffmpeg wget unzip

If no supported package manager or permission is available, stop and report the missing system dependency clearly.

Interpreter selection

First prefer any interpreter that already exists and passes version checks:

A system Python
```
>= 3.11
```
An already available conda Python
```
>= 3.11
```
An already available pyenv Python
```
>= 3.11
```
, but only if basic stdlib modules work

Validate candidate interpreters before using them:

bash

/path/to/python -c "import ssl, sqlite3, venv; print('stdlib_ok')"

If no supported interpreter already exists, peferr conda fallback:

bash

conda create -y -n openstoryline-py311 python=3.11
conda run -n openstoryline-py311 python --version
conda run -n openstoryline-py311 python -m venv .venv

After a supported interpreter is found, always create a repo-local .venv and continue using .venv/bin/python for install, config validation, and service startup.

Do not duplicate the rest of the workflow for pyenv or conda unless the user explicitly asks to stay inside a conda environment.

Preferred Install Path

From the repo root:

bash

/path/to/python -m venv .venv
.venv/bin/python -m pip install --upgrade pip
.venv/bin/python -m pip install -r requirements.txt
bash download.sh

Notes:

```
download.sh
```
pulls both model weights and a large resource archive. It can take a long time and may resume after network drops.
The resource download is required for a full local run, not just the Python package install.

Configuration

Before starting the app, update config.toml.

You can use scripts/update_config.py.

At minimum, fill:

bash

.venv/bin/python scripts/update_config.py --config ./config.toml --set llm.model=REPLACE_WITH_REAL_MODEL
.venv/bin/python scripts/update_config.py --config ./config.toml --set llm.base_url=REPLACE_WITH_REAL_URL
.venv/bin/python scripts/update_config.py --config ./config.toml --set llm.api_key=sk-REPLACE_WITH_REAL_KEY

.venv/bin/python scripts/update_config.py --config ./config.toml --set vlm.model=REPLACE_WITH_REAL_MODEL
.venv/bin/python scripts/update_config.py --config ./config.toml --set vlm.base_url=REPLACE_WITH_REAL_URL
.venv/bin/python scripts/update_config.py --config ./config.toml --set vlm.api_key=sk-REPLACE_WITH_REAL_KEY

Optional but common:

```
search_media.pexels_api_key
```
for searching media
TTS provider keys under
```
generate_voiceover.providers.*
```
(choose one provider)

Verification

Run these checks before saying installation is complete:

bash

.venv/bin/pip check
PYTHONPATH=src .venv/bin/python -c "from open_storyline.config import load_settings; load_settings('config.toml'); print('config_ok')"

Also confirm key resources exist:

bash

test -f .storyline/models/transnetv2-pytorch-weights.pth
test -d resource/bgms

Start Services

There are two common paths. These are long-running processes. Do not wait for them to exit normally. Treat successful startup log lines or confirmed listening ports as success, and keep the services running in separate shells/sessions as needed.

Manual start:

bash

PYTHONPATH=src .venv/bin/python -m open_storyline.mcp.server

In a second shell:

bash

PYTHONPATH=src .venv/bin/python -m uvicorn agent_fastapi:app --host 127.0.0.1 --port 8005

Expected Outputs

After a successful install:

```
.venv/
```
exists
MCP listens on the configured local port (commonly
```
127.0.0.1:8001
```
)
Web listens on the configured web port (commonly
```
127.0.0.1:8005
```
, though
```
run.sh
```
defaults may differ)

Common Problems

download.sh

is slow or interrupted

Symptom:

Large downloads stall or reconnect

Fix:

Let
```
wget
```
continue; it supports resume behavior here
Verify extracted outputs instead of trusting the progress meter

Web/MCP server fails to bind

Symptom:

```
operation not permitted
```
while binding
```
127.0.0.1
```
or
```
0.0.0.0
```

Fix:

In agent sandboxes, request permission to open local listening ports
Prefer
```
127.0.0.1
```
over
```
0.0.0.0
```
unless external access is required

Response Pattern

When reporting status to the user, separate:

what is installed
what is still downloading
what config is still missing
what address the service is listening on

Do not say "installation complete" if only the Python packages are installed but the resource bundle is still missing.

openstoryline-install

NPX Install

Tags

SKILL.md Content

OpenStoryline Install

What This Skill Covers

Preconditions

Interpreter selection

Preferred Install Path

Configuration

Verification

Start Services

Expected Outputs

Common Problems

`download.sh`
is slow or interrupted

Web/MCP server fails to bind

Response Pattern