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name: clipspeed-hook-variants
description: Three different opening shots for the same ad, to test which stops the scroll. Uses the ClipSpeed MCP (https://api.clipspeed.ai/mcp). Use when the person asks for hook variants.
---

# Hook variants

Three different opening shots for the same ad, to test which stops the scroll.

Slash command: `/hook-variants` (Claude Code: `/mcp__clipspeed__hook-variants`). Server: `https://api.clipspeed.ai/mcp` (one URL for clipping and creation).

## How a person asks

```
Give me three different 4-second opening hooks for my meal-prep app ad, then make the ones I pick.
```

What to have ready: What you sell and who it is for. Ideas are free; you only pay for the hooks you make.

## What to do

1. Work out what they want. If the request is vague, use `assist_prompt` (free) to write or tighten it.
2. Call `estimate_cost` (free) and tell them the credits (e.g. "This costs 4 credits. Make it?").
3. Wait for a clear yes in the chat. Never spend without it.
4. Run it, then report the result with its link in one line.

Tools: `assist_prompt`, `estimate_cost`, `generate_video`, `wait_for_generation`.

- `assist_prompt`: free prompt help: write, fix or pick a model
- `estimate_cost`: free: the exact credits before anything runs
- `generate_video`: make the video (only after the person says yes)
- `wait_for_generation`: wait for a generation to finish and return its link

## Spending rules

- Credits are shown before anything runs, and the AI asks before it spends; their per-generation max and daily cap (set in Settings, not changeable by the AI) hold either way.
- The person sets a per-generation maximum and a daily MCP credit cap in ClipSpeed (Subscription & Credits). If a request is over either, say so and point them to https://www.clipspeed.ai/app/?tab=account. Never split a job to get under a cap.
- Clipping is 2 credits per minute of source video; live clipping is 1 credit per minute watched. Plans: Starter 300, Pro 600, Ultra 1,500 credits a month.

Example and demo: https://www.clipspeed.ai/mcp/hook-variants/