Rails/Shorts clip week

You need short-form clips from a long video this week. Park the brief in Notion. Draft OpusClip candidates. **You select** the keepers. You export. Nothing publishes until yes.

Kapwing edits by hand. Runway generates. HeyGen talks. Canva owns still canvas. OpusClip auto-cuts long→short. Do not blur them.

# Shorts clip week — Step 1 Notion

Park {{source_video}} {{clip_goal}} {{platforms}} {{clip_count}} {{do_not_publish}}.
Output: brief page. Do not invent footage they did not authorize.
Sign up: https://www.notion.com/signup · Free plan.
Loud blur: Notion is the desk — OpusClip is the auto clipper.

# Shorts clip week — Step 2 Candidates

Draft candidate list from Soft slots (title / hook / why-keep). Status: draft.
Do not treat ranking as publish. Do not export. Do not schedule.
Loud blur vs Kapwing (manual edit), Runway (gen), HeyGen (avatar), Canva (canvas).
https://www.opus.pro · Free = 60 processing min/mo + watermark + 9:16 (quote official only).
MCP only if their org has Pro Beta / Max / Business — never silent-burn credits.

# Shorts clip week — Step 3 Select (Hard gate)

Hard gate: you name which candidates are keepers ({{clip_count}} if set).
Agent may re-order or annotate only after you pick — never silent-drop or silent-keep as final.
Output: keeper list parked in Notion. Export still held.

# Shorts clip week — Step 4 Export (Hard gate)

Hard gates: (1) yes to export keepers (2) credits they own (3) export ≠ publish/schedule.
Free honesty: watermark + 9:16 + 3-day / ≤1080p + 60 min/mo.
MCP export/schedule tools only with eligible paid seat — never silent-post.
Output: exports parked. Publish held.

# Shorts clip week — Step 5 Friday

Report: brief / candidates / keepers selected / exported / held.
Credits: only if they or Billing showed — else unknown.
Optional: X/YT Shorts caption drafts labeled draft — do not post.
Do not invent views. One change for next week.
If they want manual cut/caption/resize → edit-clip-week (Kapwing). Gen plates → gen-video-week (Runway). Avatar take → youtube-week (HeyGen).

Related tools

Marketing

OpusClip

Park the long video. Agent drafts OpusClip candidates. You pick the clips — publish stays gated.

Productivity

Notion

Park the source brief and keeper list. Docs only — not the clipper.

Design

Canva

Optional thumb / end card. Export, do not upload.

Marketing

x.com

Optional caption draft — reads/drafts only, never auto-post.