skills/creativeclaw-create-character/SKILL.md

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name: creativeclaw-create-character
description: Save, inspect or update an existing reusable Creative Claw Character and its visual identity. Use creativeclaw-create-avatar for guided photo-to-avatar and character-sheet creation.
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# Manage a reusable Character

For guided avatar creation from photos, use creativeclaw-create-avatar when available. For an existing approved visual or a direct Character update, use this workflow. Read [identity guidance](references/avatars/identity.md) when preparing a new sheet.

1. Find the intended Character with list_characters. Reuse its ID rather than creating a duplicate.
2. Save an approved image with manage_character({ title, description, image_url }); use id plus only changed fields when updating.
3. Keep stable identity in description and temporary scene actions in generation prompts. The record stores one canonical image; retain auxiliary face/body/wardrobe views as named assets.
4. A sheet grid is an identity reference, not a literal video opening. Generate a clean keyframe from approved anchors first. In video, `character_id` appends the saved image to `image_urls` as a reference, never a start frame. Use it in reference mode; omit it with `image_url`/`last_frame_url` (the server rejects that mix).
5. For a voice: consenting speaker's recording → creativeclaw-clone-voice (Cartesia by default, or ElevenLabs); description → `design_voice` (three auditions, saved to the same Character); stock → `manage_character({ id, voice_model, voice_id })`. Designed ElevenLabs voices speak with v4, Google-designed with `speech/gemini-3.8-flash-tts`, Cartesia clones with Cartesia Sonic, ElevenLabs clones with v2 (steady) or v4 (expressive, dialogue), stock with their saved model. Visual identity does not control native video audio; for speech in video, see [voice in video](references/video/voice-in-video.md).
6. Replace an existing visual/voice only as requested. Delete a Character (`manage_character({ id, delete: true })`, permanent) only on explicit direction, after identifying the exact record. Verify a requested update with list_characters when useful.

An approved Character is reusable reference data, not a newly trained visual model or guaranteed identity lock.