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# vidjutsu clone

> Create reusable characters and clone viral videos onto them.

Characters are reusable. Create one, then clone any number of videos with it. `clone run` never generates a new random character — you pass the id of a character you already made.

## Create a character

```bash theme={null}
vidjutsu clone character --prompt "A friendly host in their late 20s, casual streetwear"
```

Prints a `char_...` id. Save it and reuse it on every clone.

| Flag          | Required | Description                                        |
| ------------- | -------- | -------------------------------------------------- |
| `--prompt`    | Yes      | Text description of the character to generate      |
| `--reference` | No       | Public HTTPS reference image URL to guide identity |

List the characters you have already created:

```bash theme={null}
vidjutsu clone character list
```

## Check a source video

```bash theme={null}
vidjutsu clone check "https://www.tiktok.com/@creator/video/123456789"
```

Scores whether the source video will clone well and prints the verdict (`strong`, `possible`, or `weak`), a 0-100 score, and the evidence.

| Argument / Flag | Required | Description                                     |
| --------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| `<videoUrl>`    | Yes      | Public HTTPS URL of the source video            |
| `--context`     | No       | Short description of the source to aid the read |

## Clone a video

```bash theme={null}
vidjutsu clone run "https://www.tiktok.com/@creator/video/123456789" \
  --character char_2a91b7f4
```

`clone run` downloads the source video, runs the clone check, composes a character-swapped starting frame from the character you passed, generates the clone video, and waits for the final URL. It stops if the check verdict is weak, unless you pass `--force`.

| Argument / Flag     | Required | Description                                     |
| ------------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------- |
| `<tiktokUrl>`       | Yes      | TikTok video URL to clone                       |
| `--character`       | Yes      | Stored `char_...` id from `clone character`     |
| `--starting-prompt` | No       | Prompt for the starting frame composition       |
| `--model`           | No       | `kling` (default) or `seedance`                 |
| `--force`           | No       | Proceed even if the clone check verdict is weak |

Kling motion control is the default model. Output is 480p 9:16. Source clips are capped at 15 seconds.

## Compose a starting frame

`clone run` does this for you. Run it on its own when you want the frame without generating a video.

```bash theme={null}
vidjutsu clone starting-image \
  --character char_2a91b7f4 \
  --prompt "Standing at a kitchen counter, mid-gesture, facing camera" \
  --source "https://cdn.vidjutsu.ai/uploads/tt_8f2c.../video.mp4"
```

| Flag          | Required | Description                                                 |
| ------------- | -------- | ----------------------------------------------------------- |
| `--character` | Yes      | Stored `char_...` id, or a public HTTPS character image URL |
| `--prompt`    | Yes      | Instructions for composing the starting frame               |
| `--source`    | No       | Public HTTPS source video URL to ground the composition     |
| `--model`     | No       | `kling` (default) or `seedance`                             |

The returned frame is always clean, with no overlays or platform UI.