# higgsfield-youtube-thumbnail

> Claude/Codex skill by [@higgsfield-ai](https://omgskills.com/library/higgsfield-ai/index.md) · 1.8k stars · 129k installs · Updated 2026-10-27

Create high-click-through YouTube thumbnails and vertical video covers through the Higgsfield CLI. Builds a truthful information-gap concept, preserves up to three referenced identities, supports logos and controlled variants, renders the main image with Nano Banana Pro, and applies focused Seedream edits. Use when: "make a YouTube thumbnail", "thumbnail for this video", "MrBeast-style cover", "Shorts cover", or "Instagram video cover". Chain after any video workflow once its truthful topic and visual direction are known. NOT for producing the video itself (use higgsfield-generate), product catalog photos (use higgsfield-product-photoshoot), or marketplace cards (use higgsfield-marketplace-cards).

## Install

```sh
git clone https://github.com/higgsfield-ai/skills /tmp/skills && ln -s /tmp/skills/higgsfield-youtube-thumbnail ~/.claude/skills/higgsfield-youtube-thumbnail
```

## From README

Higgsfield YouTube Thumbnail Create a clean thumbnail concept, generate each variant through the higgsfield CLI, inspect it, and make only requested surgical edits. Bootstrap Before any generation: If higgsfield is missing, it: If higgsfield account status reports Session expired or Not authenticated, ask the user to run higgsfield auth login, then wait. Confirm the locked model contracts when the catalog may have changed: UX rules Match the user's language. Keep CLI/model mechanics out of normal chat. Do not ask for facts already present in the brief. Ask one compact question only when a missing choice changes the result. Never invent claims, outcomes, products, people, screenshots, or statistics that are not true of the video. Do not print raw JSON or job IDs to the user. Deliver the image URL and a short variant label. A style-reference thumbnail is for visual analysis only. Never pass it with --image; copying its identity or exact composition is forbidden. Do not use --count.

## Links

- HTML page: https://omgskills.com/library/higgsfield-ai/skills/higgsfield-youtube-thumbnail/
- GitHub: https://github.com/higgsfield-ai/skills
- Author: [@higgsfield-ai](https://omgskills.com/library/higgsfield-ai/index.md)

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