Agent skill

Acestep

AI music generation with ACE-Step 1.5 — background music, vocal tracks, covers, stem extraction for video production.

AGPL-3.0Auto-check: notesMedia & Creative

Install Acestep

skills CLI

$ npx skills add calesthio/OpenMontage --skill acestep -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install calesthio/OpenMontage acestep --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/acestep .claude/skills/acestep && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "acestep" agent skill from https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage/tree/main/.agents/skills/acestep into .claude/skills/acestep/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "acestep", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage/tree/main/.agents/skills/acestep

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add calesthio/OpenMontage --skill acestep -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install calesthio/OpenMontage acestep --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/acestep .agents/skills/acestep && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "acestep" agent skill from https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage/tree/main/.agents/skills/acestep into .agents/skills/acestep/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "acestep", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add calesthio/OpenMontage --skill acestep -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install calesthio/OpenMontage acestep --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/acestep .cursor/skills/acestep && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "acestep" agent skill from https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage/tree/main/.agents/skills/acestep into .cursor/skills/acestep/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "acestep", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage.git --path .agents/skills/acestep

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add calesthio/OpenMontage --skill acestep -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install calesthio/OpenMontage acestep --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/acestep .gemini/skills/acestep && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "acestep" agent skill from https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage/tree/main/.agents/skills/acestep into .gemini/skills/acestep/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "acestep", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install calesthio/OpenMontage acestep

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add calesthio/OpenMontage --skill acestep -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/acestep .github/skills/acestep && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "acestep" agent skill from https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage/tree/main/.agents/skills/acestep into .github/skills/acestep/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "acestep", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add calesthio/OpenMontage --skill acestep -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install calesthio/OpenMontage acestep --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/acestep .opencode/skills/acestep && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "acestep" agent skill from https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage/tree/main/.agents/skills/acestep into .opencode/skills/acestep/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "acestep", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: acestep
GitHub stars: 66k
Token cost: ~2.3k tokens
SKILL.md length: 737 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 41
Repo updated: Oct 3, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: AGPL-3.0

At a glance

AI music generation with ACE-Step 1.5 — background music, vocal tracks, covers, stem extraction for video production.

Works in 3 steps: Instrumental background track (simplest) → Song with vocals and lyrics → Using a preset for video background
Generating music
SKILL.md covers Quick Reference, Creating a Song (Step by Step), Scene Presets and Task Types, plus 3 more sections
Calls python; needs RUNPOD_API_KEY

What it does

Acestep is an agent skill from calesthio/OpenMontage. AI music generation with ACE-Step 1.5 — background music, vocal tracks, covers, stem extraction for video production. Use when generating music, soundtracks, jingles, or working with audio stems. Triggers include background music, soundtrack, jingle, music generation, stem extraction, cover, style transfer, or musical composition tasks.

Its SKILL.md is about 2.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Media & Creative, covering Music and audio generation and Video production. The repository describes itself as: World's first open-source, agentic video production system. 12 production pipelines, 100+ tools, 700+ agent skill and production-knowledge files. Turn your AI coding assistant… The licence is AGPL-3.0.

When your agent uses it

Generating music
Working with audio stems
Include background music
Music generation

Example prompts

“/acestep”

Requirements

Python 3
A credential in RUNPOD_API_KEY

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

Instrumental background track (simplest)
Song with vocals and lyrics
Using a preset for video background

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 9327439. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- python
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
- RUNPOD_API_KEY
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Acestep loads about 2.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 87 tokens; SKILL.md has 737 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~87
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~2.3k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:9

EY` and `RUNPOD_ACESTEP_ENDPOINT_ID` in `.env` (run `--setup` to create endpoint).

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from calesthio/OpenMontage at commit 9327439, republished under its AGPL-3.0 licence (© calesthio). 737 words, ~2,300 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/acestep/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: acestep
description: AI music generation with ACE-Step 1.5 — background music, vocal tracks, covers, stem extraction for video production. Use when generating music, soundtracks, jingles, or working with audio stems. Triggers include background music, soundtrack, jingle, music generation, stem extraction, cover, style transfer, or musical composition tasks.

ACE-Step 1.5 Music Generation

Open-source music generation (MIT license) via tools/music_gen.py. Runs on RunPod serverless. Requires RUNPOD_API_KEY and RUNPOD_ACESTEP_ENDPOINT_ID in .env (run --setup to create endpoint).

Quick Reference

bash

# Basic generation
python tools/music_gen.py --prompt "Upbeat tech corporate" --duration 60 --output bg.mp3

# With musical control
python tools/music_gen.py --prompt "Calm ambient piano" --duration 30 --bpm 72 --key "D Major" --output ambient.mp3

# Scene presets (video production)
python tools/music_gen.py --preset corporate-bg --duration 60 --output bg.mp3
python tools/music_gen.py --preset tension --duration 20 --output problem.mp3
python tools/music_gen.py --preset cta --brand digital-samba --duration 15 --output cta.mp3

# Vocals with lyrics
python tools/music_gen.py --prompt "Indie pop jingle" --lyrics "[verse]\nBuild it better\nShip it faster" --duration 30 --output jingle.mp3

# Cover / style transfer
python tools/music_gen.py --cover --reference theme.mp3 --prompt "Jazz piano version" --duration 60 --output jazz_cover.mp3

# Stem extraction
python tools/music_gen.py --extract vocals --input mixed.mp3 --output vocals.mp3

# List presets
python tools/music_gen.py --list-presets

Creating a Song (Step by Step)

1. Instrumental background track (simplest)

bash

python tools/music_gen.py --prompt "Upbeat indie rock, driving drums, jangly guitar" --duration 60 --bpm 120 --key "G Major" --output track.mp3

2. Song with vocals and lyrics

Write lyrics in a temp file or pass inline. Use structure tags to control song sections.

bash

# Write lyrics to a file first (recommended for longer songs)
cat > /tmp/lyrics.txt << 'LYRICS'
[Verse 1]
Walking through the morning light
Coffee in my hand feels right
Another day to build and dream
Nothing's ever what it seems

[Chorus - anthemic]
WE KEEP MOVING FORWARD
Through the noise and doubt
We keep moving forward
That's what it's about

[Verse 2]
Screens are glowing late at night
Shipping code until it's right
The deadline's close but so are we
Almost there, just wait and see

[Chorus - bigger]
WE KEEP MOVING FORWARD
Through the noise and doubt
We keep moving forward
That's what it's about

[Outro - fade]
(Moving forward...)
LYRICS

# Generate the song
python tools/music_gen.py \
  --prompt "Upbeat indie rock anthem, male vocal, driving drums, electric guitar, studio polish" \
  --lyrics "$(cat /tmp/lyrics.txt)" \
  --duration 60 \
  --bpm 128 \
  --key "G Major" \
  --output my_song.mp3

3. Using a preset for video background

bash

python tools/music_gen.py --preset tension --duration 20 --output problem_scene.mp3

Key tips for good results

Caption = overall style (genre, instruments, mood, production quality)
Lyrics = temporal structure (verse/chorus flow, vocal delivery)
UPPERCASE in lyrics = high vocal intensity
Parentheses = background vocals: "We rise (together)"
Keep 6-10 syllables per line for natural rhythm
Don't describe the melody in the caption — describe the sound and feeling
Use --seed to lock randomness when iterating on prompt/lyrics

Scene Presets

Preset	BPM	Key	Use Case
`corporate-bg`	110	C Major	Professional background, presentations
`upbeat-tech`	128	G Major	Product launches, tech demos
`ambient`	72	D Major	Overview slides, reflective content
`dramatic`	90	D Minor	Reveals, announcements
`tension`	85	A Minor	Problem statements, challenges
`hopeful`	120	C Major	Solution reveals, resolutions
`cta`	135	E Major	Call to action, closing energy
`lofi`	85	F Major	Screen recordings, coding demos

Task Types

text2music (default)

Generate music from text prompt + optional lyrics.

cover

Style transfer from reference audio. Control blend with --cover-strength (0.0-1.0):

0.2 — Loose style inspiration (more creative freedom)
0.5 — Balanced style transfer
0.7 — Close to original structure (default)
1.0 — Maximum fidelity to source

extract

Stem separation — isolate individual tracks from mixed audio. Tracks: vocals, drums, bass, guitar, piano, keyboard, strings, brass, woodwinds, other

repaint (future)

Regenerate a specific time segment within existing audio while preserving the rest.

lego (future, requires base model)

Generate individual instrument tracks within an existing audio context.

complete (future, requires base model)

Extend partial compositions by adding specified instruments.

Prompt Engineering

Caption Writing — Layer Dimensions

Write captions by layering multiple descriptive dimensions rather than single-word descriptions.

Dimensions to include:

Genre/Style: pop, rock, jazz, electronic, lo-fi, synthwave, orchestral
Emotion/Mood: melancholic, euphoric, dreamy, nostalgic, intimate, tense
Instruments: acoustic guitar, synth pads, 808 drums, strings, brass, piano
Timbre: warm, crisp, airy, punchy, lush, polished, raw
Era: "80s synth-pop", "modern indie", "classical romantic"
Production: lo-fi, studio-polished, live recording, cinematic
Vocal: breathy, powerful, falsetto, raspy, spoken word (or "instrumental")

Good: "Slow melancholic piano ballad with intimate female vocal, warm strings building to powerful chorus, studio-polished production" Bad: "Sad song"

Key Principles

Specificity over vagueness — describe instruments, mood, production style
Avoid contradictions — don't request "classical strings" and "hardcore metal" simultaneously
Repetition reinforces priority — repeat important elements for emphasis
Sparse captions = more creative freedom — detailed captions constrain the model
Use metadata params for BPM/key — don't write "120 BPM" in the caption, use --bpm 120

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Lyrics Formatting

Structure tags (use in lyrics, not caption):

[Intro]
[Verse]
[Chorus]
[Bridge]
[Outro]
[Instrumental]
[Guitar Solo]
[Build]
[Drop]
[Breakdown]

Vocal control (prefix lines or sections):

[raspy vocal]
[whispered]
[falsetto]
[powerful belting]
[harmonies]
[ad-lib]

Energy indicators:

UPPERCASE = high intensity ("WE RISE ABOVE")
Parentheses = background vocals ("We rise (together)")
Keep 6-10 syllables per line within sections for natural rhythm

Example — Tech Product Jingle:

[Verse]
Build it better, ship it faster
Every feature tells a story

[Chorus - anthemic]
THIS IS YOUR PLATFORM
Your vision, your stage
Digital Samba, every page

[Outro - fade]
(Build it better...)

Video Production Integration

Music for Scene Types

Scene	Preset	Duration	Notes
Title	`dramatic` or `ambient`	3-5s	Short, mood-setting
Problem	`tension`	10-15s	Dark, unsettling
Solution	`hopeful`	10-15s	Relief, optimism
Demo	`lofi` or `corporate-bg`	30-120s	Non-distracting, matches demo length
Stats	`upbeat-tech`	8-12s	Building credibility
CTA	`cta`	5-10s	Maximum energy, punchy
Credits	`ambient`	5-10s	Gentle fade-out

Timing Workflow

Plan scene durations first (from voiceover script)
Generate music to match: --duration <scene_seconds>
Music duration is precise (within 0.1s of requested)
For background music spanning multiple scenes: generate one long track

Combining with Voiceover

Background music should be mixed at 10-20% volume in Remotion:

tsx

<Audio src={staticFile('voiceover.mp3')} volume={1} />
<Audio src={staticFile('bg-music.mp3')} volume={0.15} />

For music under narration: use instrumental presets (corporate-bg, ambient, lofi). For music-forward scenes (title, CTA): can use higher volume or vocal tracks.

Brand Consistency

Use --brand <name> to load hints from brands/<name>/brand.json. Use --cover --reference brand_theme.mp3 to create variations of a brand's sonic identity. For consistent sound across a project: fix the seed (--seed 42) and vary only duration/prompt.

Technical Details

Output: 48kHz MP3/WAV/FLAC
Duration range: 10-600 seconds
BPM range: 30-300
Inference: ~2-3s on GPU (turbo, 8 steps), ~40-60s on Mac MPS
Turbo model: 8 steps, no CFG needed, fast and good quality
Shift parameter: 3.0 recommended for turbo (improves quality)

When NOT to use ACE-Step

Voice cloning — use Qwen3-TTS or ElevenLabs instead
Sound effects — use ElevenLabs SFX (tools/sfx.py)
Speech/narration — use voiceover tools, not music gen
Stem extraction from video — extract audio first with FFmpeg, then use --extract

Files

Just SKILL.md in .agents/skills/acestep of calesthio/OpenMontage.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 9327439

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Questions about Acestep

What does Acestep do?

AI music generation with ACE-Step 1.5 — background music, vocal tracks, covers, stem extraction for video production. Acestep is an agent skill from calesthio/OpenMontage.5 — background music, vocal tracks, covers, stem extraction for video production.

When should I use Acestep?

Acestep fits situations like: generating music; working with audio stems; include background music; music generation.

How do I install Acestep in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add calesthio/OpenMontage --skill acestep -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/acestep in calesthio/OpenMontage) into .claude/skills/acestep in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Acestep in Codex?

Run `npx skills add calesthio/OpenMontage --skill acestep -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/acestep in calesthio/OpenMontage) into .agents/skills/acestep in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Acestep in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add calesthio/OpenMontage --skill acestep -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/acestep, .gemini/skills/acestep, .github/skills/acestep and .opencode/skills/acestep in your project.

What does Acestep need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Acestep needs the command-line tools its instructions call (python) and credentials named RUNPOD_API_KEY. Our summary lists: Python 3; A credential in RUNPOD_API_KEY.

Does Acestep access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Acestep safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (mentions a .env file), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Acestep use?

Acestep is published under the AGPL-3.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Acestep use?

About 2.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 9.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Acestep?

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Who maintains Acestep?

calesthio (a GitHub user) maintains it in calesthio/OpenMontage, which has 65,614 GitHub stars. The repository holds 41 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 3, 2026.

Source: calesthio/OpenMontage on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Acestep

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

ACE-Step 1.5 Music Generation

Quick Reference

Creating a Song (Step by Step)

1. Instrumental background track (simplest)

2. Song with vocals and lyrics

3. Using a preset for video background

Key tips for good results

Scene Presets

Task Types

text2music (default)

cover

extract

repaint (future)

lego (future, requires base model)

complete (future, requires base model)

Prompt Engineering

Caption Writing — Layer Dimensions

Key Principles

Lyrics Formatting

Video Production Integration

Music for Scene Types

Timing Workflow

Combining with Voiceover

Brand Consistency

Technical Details

When NOT to use ACE-Step

Files

Compare with similar skills

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