Creative Ops Copilot

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name: creative-ops-copilot description: Turn messy client briefs into a production-ready plan for motion design/VFX projects: scope, assumptions/exclusions, deliverables matrix, schedule/milestones, review rounds, and estimate/quote. Also generate an invoice draft payload for Chris's local invoicing system (invoicing_system_2025) or export quote/invoice JSON/CSV/Markdown. Use when Chris asks to go from brief/email notes/chat logs into a clear plan + quote/invoice, or to create a repeatable project folder + docs.

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Creative Ops Copilot

What to do

1) Ask for (or infer) the input brief:

Paste text directly, or

Provide a file path to a brief/email/thread export.

2) Produce these outputs (always):

docs/creative-ops/plan.md (client-ready)

docs/creative-ops/estimate.json (structured line items)

docs/creative-ops/invoice-draft.json (ready for API import later)

3) If Chris wants it, also:

Create a project folder skeleton (AE/C4D/Octane-friendly) with a docs/README.md.

POST the invoice draft to the local invoicing API (only if base URL is configured and Chris says “push it”).

Canonical output structure (plan.md)

Project summary (one paragraph)

Goals / Success criteria

Deliverables (matrix)

- Format, duration, aspect ratios, versions, audio deliverables

Workflow assumptions

- what’s included, what’s not, number of review rounds

Open questions (what you still need answered)

Production plan

- phases + milestones + review windows

Risks / dependencies

Estimate

- line items + hours + rate + subtotal + contingency

Next actions

How to generate reliably

Prefer generating structured data first, then render it:

1) Extract entities

Client name

Project name

Deadline/date constraints

Deliverables list

Constraints (brand, legal, footage supply, approvals)

2) Decide the production approach

Template-driven vs bespoke

2D AE vs 3D C4D vs mixed

3) Estimate with motion/VFX realism

Prepro (briefing, styleframes, boards)

Production (anim, 3D, comp)

Audio/music/licensing (if applicable)

Renders, exports, versioning

PM/admin buffer

Scripts (recommended)

Use the bundled script to create consistent outputs:

python skills/creative-ops-copilot/scripts/creative_ops_copilot.py --brief "" --out .

If the brief is a file:

python skills/creative-ops-copilot/scripts/creative_ops_copilot.py --brief-file "C:\path\to\brief.txt" --out .

To also create a project skeleton:

python skills/creative-ops-copilot/scripts/creative_ops_copilot.py --brief "..." --out . --skeleton

To attempt pushing the invoice draft to your local invoicing API (only if configured):

python skills/creative-ops-copilot/scripts/creative_ops_copilot.py --brief "..." --out . --push-invoice

Configuration

Optional config file:

skills/creative-ops-copilot/references/config.example.json

Copy to:

skills/creative-ops-copilot/references/config.json

Then edit:

invoicingApi.baseUrl

invoicingApi.apiKey (if needed)

rateCard defaults

Notes

Keep outputs concise, clean, and client-ready.

When anything is missing/ambiguous, surface it under Open questions instead of guessing.

Optional config file:

skills/creative-ops-copilot/references/config.example.json

Copy to:

skills/creative-ops-copilot/references/config.json

Then edit:

invoicingApi.baseUrl

invoicingApi.apiKey (if needed)

rateCard defaults

Keep outputs concise, clean, and client-ready.

When anything is missing/ambiguous, surface it under Open questions instead of guessing.