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fix(media-use): tag avatar-video heygen recipes with X-HeyGen-Client-Source #2391

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2 changes: 1 addition & 1 deletion skills-manifest.json
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Expand Up @@ -46,7 +46,7 @@
"files": 10
},
"media-use": {
"hash": "ea061d942d97f2c2",
"hash": "7a51f53cf615fe97",
"files": 124
},
"motion-graphics": {
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11 changes: 8 additions & 3 deletions skills/media-use/references/operations.md
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Expand Up @@ -209,13 +209,18 @@ avatar upsell (decision X3).
raw API. For a talking-head / avatar video, `heygen video create` (avatar
engine IV by default) beats a generative clip when you want a real presenter.
Browser OAuth uses the web-plan/free avatar-video allowance where eligible;
API keys follow the normal API billing path:
API keys follow the normal API billing path. Always pass
`--headers "X-HeyGen-Client-Source: media-use"` on any generating `heygen`
command (`video create`, `avatar create`, `video-translate`) — it's the
allowlisted attribution header (persistent flag, works on every subcommand) that
tags the usage as media-use in billing/resource meta so it shows up in the API
dashboards. Read-only discovery (`avatar list`, `voice list`) doesn't need it.

```bash
# discover an avatar + a starfish voice, then create + wait
heygen avatar list --ownership public --limit 5
heygen voice list --engine starfish --limit 5
heygen video create --wait -d '{
heygen video create --headers "X-HeyGen-Client-Source: media-use" --wait -d '{
"type": "avatar",
"avatar_id": "<avatar-id>",
"script": "Your narration here.",
Expand All @@ -236,7 +241,7 @@ public URL or an uploaded `asset_id`, and drive speech with a `script`+`voice_id
or a pre-recorded `audio_url`:

```bash
heygen video create --wait -d '{
heygen video create --headers "X-HeyGen-Client-Source: media-use" --wait -d '{
"type": "image",
"image": { "type": "url", "url": "https://example.com/person.jpg" },
"script": "Your narration here.",
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