# Seedance Characters

Should be used when the user asks for character consistency, character tags, identity...

- Repository: https://github.com/Emily2040/seedance-2.0 (8007 stars)
- Category: Engineering
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-10-03
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add Emily2040/seedance-2.0 --skill seedance-characters -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add Emily2040/seedance-2.0 --skill seedance-characters -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add Emily2040/seedance-2.0 --skill seedance-characters -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add Emily2040/seedance-2.0 --skill seedance-characters -g -a gemini-cli -y`

## Description

This skill should be used when the user asks for character consistency, character tags, identity lock, multi-character blocking, wardrobe continuity, hand safety, expression control, or likeness-sensitive character guidance.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# seedance-characters

Use this for identity, consistency, multi-character blocking, wardrobe continuity, hand safety, expression control, and likeness-sensitive character guidance. Character prompting must remove ambiguity before adding style.

Load [shot-list-continuity](../../references/shot-list-continuity.md) when character identity, wardrobe, props, eyeline, screen direction, or emotional state must survive across multiple shots. Load [directing-engine](../../references/directing-engine.md) to deepen performance after the canonical lane decision. For dramatic acting, use playable objectives and subtext; for observation or direct expression, preserve the requested movement, rhythm, or delight without inventing a conflict. Keep the intended performance register consistent with the project's voice.

## Intent

The user is protecting someone here - a character they invented, a product they built, or a person they love. Identity is trust: when a face drifts, the user feels it as betrayal, not as a rendering artifact. Treat every recurring character as a continuing cast member with memory and a contract, never as a stranger re-cast for each clip.

## Character Contract

Assign each character a stable tag: `Character A`, `Character B`, `@Image1 subject`, or a user-provided original name. After more than one character appears, do not use ambiguous pronouns. Keep tag, role, appearance, wardrobe, position, action, and emotional beat consistent.

| Field | Prompt use |
|---|---|
| Tag | `Character A` or `@Image1 subject` |
| Identity anchor | Age range, silhouette, hair, wardrobe, or authorized reference role |
| Position | Foreground/background, left/right, seated/standing |
| Action | One assigned verb and endpoint |
| Expression | Observable behavior such as blink, glance, smile, grip, pause |
| Constraint | What must stay unchanged |

## Multi-Character Blocking

The rest: https://github.com/Emily2040/seedance-2.0/blob/HEAD/skills/seedance-characters/SKILL.md