1. Decide intent: create vs create-character vs edit vs extend vs status/download vs local queue vs official Batch API.
2. Collect inputs: prompt, model, size, seconds, any image reference, and any character IDs.
3. Prefer CLI augmentation flags (`--use-case`, `--scene`, `--camera`, etc.) instead of hand-writing a long structured prompt. If you already have a structured prompt file, pass `--no-augment`.
4. Run the bundled CLI (`scripts/sora.py`) with sensible defaults. For long prompts, prefer `--prompt-file` to avoid shell-escaping issues.
5. For async jobs, poll until terminal status (or use `create-and-poll`).
6. Download assets (video/thumbnail/spritesheet) and save them locally before URLs expire.
7. If the user wants continuity across many shots, create character assets first, then reference them in later `create` calls.
8. If the user wants to iterate on a completed shot, prefer `edit`; if they want the shot to continue in time, prefer `extend`.
9. Use one targeted change per iteration.
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