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od-next-media-inputsby OpenDesign

OD Next Media Inputs Skill.

Prepare the media a project actually needs without losing required assets along the way. This OpenDesign utility preserves asset slots, batches independent acquisition and distinguishes a submitted job from a ready file.

  • Media Assets
  • OpenDesign
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Source Review · od-next-media-inputsSKILL.md
Task Prepare every required media slot in an existing OD Next plan. Produces • Required local media • Source and credit metadata • Resolved job results or disclosed gaps Before You Start Requires the OD Next host and authorized media services.
Editorial source review · 2026-11-02 · not an executed demonstration

01 What It Does

Prepare Inputs Without Dropping Requirements

Explore OD Next Media Inputs, OpenDesign’s host-specific skill for required asset slots, stock-photo acquisition, capability reuse and asynchronous media jobs.

Source-based workflowNot an execution benchmark

The Working Approach

OD Next Media Inputs operates within an existing OD Next plan. It preserves each asset’s purpose, subject, licensing constraints, geometry and readiness instead of creating a new planning layer. Suitable supplied media can be reused, but distinct required subjects or states must not be collapsed just to reduce work.

Its stock-photo path uses the authenticated host wrapper and company service. Successful images and credits are kept locally. Failed slots take a bounded fallback path, while asynchronous jobs retain their IDs and returned status until the actual result is ready. The utility prepares inputs; it is not an image-generation model or a general artifact-review stage.

Expected Deliverables

  • Required media assets prepared for an existing host task
  • Stock images and returned credit metadata in the project’s asset directory
  • Tracked job results or explicit unresolved asset limitations
See the Example Brief

From Brief to Review

  1. 01
    Preserve the Asset Slots

    Start from the existing plan’s subjects, licensing constraints, geometry and reuse positions. Deduplicate repeated work without deleting distinct content requirements.

  2. 02
    Reuse Known Capabilities

    Use valid capability evidence already available to the task. Refresh missing or invalidated facts instead of guessing tool names or treating a catalog listing as authorization.

  3. 03
    Acquire Independent Inputs Together

    The stock wrapper accepts multiple slots in one call and downloads results with credits. Independent searches, downloads and measurements may be batched when supported.

  4. 04
    Resolve Results Before Use

    Retain actual job IDs, statuses and output locations. A submission or successful command exit alone is not proof that a usable asset exists.

02 When to Use It

When to Use It

This official OpenDesign utility is designed for its host workflow. Review the dependencies before importing its instructions into another agent.

A Good Fit

  • Projects with Multiple Required ImagesUseful when a planned page or artifact needs different subjects, crops and asset slots that must all survive production.
  • Recovering Partial AcquisitionKeeps successful local files while addressing only failed slots, rather than restarting the entire batch.
  • Media Work with Asynchronous JobsSeparates an accepted request from a completed result and preserves enough response information to retrieve the actual output.

Limits to Check

  • Specific to the OD Next HostThe stock-search path requires OpenDesign’s authenticated daemon wrapper and existing Vela login. A copied instruction file does not provide that service.
  • Not an Image GeneratorThe utility chooses and manages available acquisition tools. It does not include a generation model, provider credentials or guaranteed access to media services.
  • No Silent Quality DowngradeMissing assets remain a disclosed limitation or an allowed placeholder. The source forbids removing required subjects or weakening quality conditions to reduce calls.

Bring These Inputs

  • An Existing Asset PlanSpecify each slot’s purpose, real subject, source or license constraints, geometry and where it will be reused.
  • Supplied Media and Host AccessProvide any reusable user assets and an authorized host session with the media capabilities needed by the task.
  • Known Job and Capability ResultsRetain existing job IDs and complete responses so work can resume without duplicating accepted requests.

03 Decisions That Matter

Decisions That Matter

  1. Recovery Depends on the Failure

    Authorization, unsupported parameters, temporary service failure and wrong subject selection need different responses. Changing a prompt cannot repair a missing credential.

  2. Stock Search Has a Bounded Fallback

    A failed stock slot is not sent repeatedly to the same wrapper. Successful files are retained and only missing slots receive the allowed alternative search.

  3. Credits Travel with the Asset

    The wrapper records credits, and other photo sources retain their page URL, author when shown and license in adjacent metadata. Display attribution follows the host’s image rules.

  4. Geometry Is Rechecked After Changes

    Unchanged files can reuse valid measurements. Transformed files need new intrinsic dimensions before their containers are sized.

04 Try a Focused Brief

Try a Focused Brief

The example brief below has not been tested. Check the skill’s setup before using it.

Review the Host Requirements

The reference below opens the source; it is not an installation command. Use the corresponding OpenDesign host workflow and check that its required tools are available.

Upstream Source File
https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design/blob/5a0c47777975ddb91d09c1c16b423a3ef74bf572/skills/od-next-media-inputs/SKILL.md

Importing the file into another agent does not supply OpenDesign’s runtime or authenticated services.

Describe the Current Task

Adapt the scope, source material and constraints in this brief before running the skill.

Example Brief
Use od-next-media-inputs within my existing OpenDesign plan to prepare its required image slots. Preserve each subject, licensing requirement and intended geometry. Reuse suitable supplied files and valid capability results. Batch independent stock requests through the available host wrapper. Keep successful downloads and their credits if some slots fail; resolve only the missing inputs within the existing budget. Retrieve accepted asynchronous jobs instead of submitting duplicates. Report unavailable assets or disclosed placeholders without claiming the whole set is ready.

Check the Actual Result

Check the actual output against these observable criteria.

  • Each required subject and state remains represented; failures have not removed an asset slot.
  • Local files, geometry and relevant source or credit metadata are available for successful results.
  • Accepted jobs have been resolved to usable outputs or explicitly reported as pending or failed.

This is an OpenDesign host-specific utility. The public source documents its behavior; repository availability is not proof that every released client version includes the same implementation.

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05 Source and License

Source and License

This page describes the pinned source revision linked below. Upstream behavior and requirements can change.

Source Owner
OpenDesign
Repository
nexu-io/open-design
Skill File
SKILL.md
License
Apache-2.0 · skills directory policy
Reviewed Snapshot
2026-11-02 · 5a0c47777975
Editorial Source Summary
Editorial review of od-next-media-inputs at the pinned repository revision. The skills directory declares Apache-2.0 unless a skill has its own license; no separate license file was present in this skill directory. This listing did not execute the workflow.

Original summary by OpenDesign, based on the linked source. Repository stars are a dated popularity signal, not skill usage or a quality score.

06 Questions Before You Start

Questions Before You Start

Can I use this as a standalone stock-photo downloader?

Not as documented. Its primary workflow uses the OD Next host, authenticated daemon wrapper and existing Vela login. It does not ship a standalone downloader or stock-provider credentials.

Does it require me to enter a stock-provider API key?

The reviewed stock-search path keeps provider keys on the server and uses the existing host login. That does not remove the requirement for an authorized, available service.

What happens when only some images are found?

Successful local files are kept. Only missing slots receive bounded fallback work; unresolved assets remain disclosed rather than being silently removed from the plan.

OpenDesign

Prepare Every Required Asset.

Use the official helper within an available OpenDesign host workflow. Keep the required runtime and service dependencies in view before starting.

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Upstream Source File
https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design/blob/5a0c47777975ddb91d09c1c16b423a3ef74bf572/skills/od-next-media-inputs/SKILL.md