Trending AI video formats with an AI agent — skills, options and steps

For AI agents: find the right skill in one call — curl -s "https://skills.varg.ai/api/search?q=<what the person wants>" returns the matching use case and the best skills with install commands, as markdown (Russian works too). Full index: https://skills.varg.ai/llms.txt. Every page has a markdown twin: add .md to its path. Before generating anything, show the person the options on the use-case page.

What's going viral now — formats you can make for your brand today, with the skill for each.

Output: A shortlist of formats with examples and how to make each

Recommended route

• Skill: Gooseworks Video (Apple Notes Ads) (gooseworks-apple-notes-ads) — Apple Notes ads — the viral text-only ad format

Best skills for this

1. Gooseworks Video (Apple Notes Ads) (gooseworks-apple-notes-ads, Gooseworks, live) — Start here: Apple Notes ads — the viral text-only ad format · Needs: Gooseworks account
   • Claude Code: npx gooseworks@latest install --claude --mcp
   • Codex: npx gooseworks@latest install --codex --mcp
   • Cursor: npx gooseworks@latest install --cursor --mcp
   • Details: https://skills.varg.ai/skills/gooseworks-apple-notes-ads.md · Example: https://skills.varg.ai/previews/gooseworks-apple-notes-ads.mp4
2. iMessage Video (varg-imessage-video, varg, beta) — Start here: Text-message story videos
   • Not installable on its own yet — use the next pick or run it through varg-ai
   • Details: https://skills.varg.ai/skills/varg-imessage-video.md · Example: https://skills.varg.ai/previews/varg-imessage-video.mp4
3. Last 30 Days Research (last30days, Matt Van Horn, live) — Adds: Researches any topic across Reddit, X, YouTube and HN for the last 30 days · Needs: Optional: API keys for some sources (see README)
   • Claude Code: /plugin marketplace add mvanhorn/last30days-skill && /plugin install last30days
   • Codex: npx skills add mvanhorn/last30days-skill -g
   • Cursor: npx skills add mvanhorn/last30days-skill -g
   • Gemini CLI: npx skills add mvanhorn/last30days-skill -g
   • OpenClaw: clawhub install last30days-official
   • Details: https://skills.varg.ai/skills/last30days.md
4. Head of Content (head-of-content, Brad Bonanno, beta) — Adds: Outlier research and hook analysis · Needs: Apify API key, TubeLab API key, Gemini API key
   • Not installable on its own yet — use the next pick or run it through varg-ai
   • Details: https://skills.varg.ai/skills/head-of-content.md

Ask the person first

Put these choices in front of the person before spending anything. Paste the example link next to each option: people pick a look by seeing it.

Which format?

• Apple Notes ad — Notes-App Ad · example: https://skills.varg.ai/previews/want-notes-app-ad.mp4
• Floating UI cards promo — Floating UI Cards Promo · example: https://skills.varg.ai/previews/want-floating-ui-cards-promo.webp
• Collectible figure packshot — Collectible Figure Packshot · example: https://skills.varg.ai/previews/want-collectible-figure-packshot.webp
• Bullet-time product orbit — 360° Bullet-Time Orbit · example: https://skills.varg.ai/previews/want-bullet-time-orbit.mp4
• Earth zoom-out — Earth Zoom-Out · example: https://skills.varg.ai/previews/want-earth-zoom-out.mp4
• Squish / inflate gag — Squish and Inflate Gags · example: https://skills.varg.ai/previews/want-squish-inflate-gags.mp4

Steps

1. Pick a format from the trend wall
2. Check the example
3. Make it with the linked skill

Set up varg

varg is one API key for the models these skills drive — Seedance 2.5, Kling 4, Veo 3.1, Wan 3, Nano Banana 2.1, GPT Image 2.5, ElevenLabs v4 and 200+ more — billed in credits, with a cost estimate before anything runs.

• Claude Code: claude plugin marketplace add vargHQ/skills && claude plugin install varg@varg (skill + hosted MCP)
• Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenClaw: npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill varg-ai -a <agent> -y
• Claude.ai, ChatGPT, any MCP client: connect https://mcp.varg.ai/mcp
• API key: https://varg.ai/dashboard/api · Model specs: https://varg.ai/models/llms.txt

Related

• Remake a reference video: Take a reel or ad you like, break it down shot by shot, and remake the format for your brand.