Auto-VFX

Capability · access · qualification are separate

Connections

Connecting a key does not mark qualification passed. A connection check never launches paid generation.

What does this enable?: Organization-scoped projects and authenticated APIs.
What is missing?: Dedicated Clerk application keys and allowed origins.
Where do I configure it?: Vercel project auto-vfx. Production live keys for https://vfx.assemblybay.com; Preview/Development use the Auto-VFX development instance. Variables: CLERK_SECRET_KEY, NEXT_PUBLIC_CLERK_PUBLISHABLE_KEY, NEXT_PUBLIC_APP_URL=https://vfx.assemblybay.com. Optional allowlist: CLERK_ORG_ID. Do not use clerk.assemblybay.com (Evuhl).
How do I check it?: Use Check connection. Workers also have Check worker. Neither spends provider budget.
What works after the check?: Sign-in, org membership, and tenant-scoped shots.

What does this enable?: Durable shots, drafts, runs, and ledger entries.
What is missing?: DATABASE_URL and DIRECT_DATABASE_URL for this environment.
Where do I configure it?: Vercel env + local .env.local. Apply migrations with prisma migrate deploy. Do not db push in production.
How do I check it?: Use Check connection. Workers also have Check worker. Neither spends provider budget.
What works after the check?: Records survive reload. Presence of a URL is not a connectivity proof.

What does this enable?: Plates, proxies, candidates, and exports.
What is missing?: Bucket-scoped Object Read & Write token for auto-vfx-media / auto-vfx-media-dev.
Where do I configure it?: Cloudflare R2 → Manage API Tokens, then Vercel and worker env: R2_ACCOUNT_ID, R2_ENDPOINT, R2_BUCKET, R2_ACCESS_KEY_ID, R2_SECRET_ACCESS_KEY.
How do I check it?: Use Check connection. Workers also have Check worker. Neither spends provider budget.
What works after the check?: Authorized upload, freeze, Range playback.

What does this enable?: Probe, hash for large files, planar screen composite, export validation.
What is missing?: Worker host URL and WORKER_CREDENTIALS_JSON with explicit workerId, capabilities, resourceClasses.
Where do I configure it?: Worker process env and Vercel: WORKER_CREDENTIALS_JSON, CPU_WORKER_WAKE_URL, CRON_SECRET, MEDIA_SIGNING_SECRET.
How do I check it?: Use Check connection. Workers also have Check worker. Neither spends provider budget.
What works after the check?: Claim / heartbeat / complete for screen.unmix and media.verify.

What does this enable?: Specific matting or interpolation operators only.
What is missing?: RUNPOD_API_KEY and the endpoint id for that operator. A GPU subscription alone is not a connection.
Where do I configure it?: Vercel env: RUNPOD_API_KEY, RUNPOD_RIFE_ENDPOINT_ID, TEMPORAL_MATTE_ENDPOINT.
How do I check it?: Use Check connection. Workers also have Check worker. Neither spends provider budget.
What works after the check?: That operator can be dispatched; not a generic GPU pool.

What does this enable?: One bounded planner tool loop after media works.
What is missing?: OPENAI_API_KEY or GOOGLE_GEMINI_API_KEY or ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, plus OPENAI_ASTRA_MODEL if using that route.
Where do I configure it?: Vercel secret manager. Checking a connection does not call the model.
How do I check it?: Use Check connection. Workers also have Check worker. Neither spends provider budget.
What works after the check?: Authorized inspect → propose → execute traces. Model text cannot grant access.

What does this enable?: Generated insert or spatial routes when that workflow is selected.
What is missing?: Only the provider the selected shot needs (FAL_KEY, BYTEPLUS_API_KEY, HF_API_KEY_ID, WORLDLABS_API_KEY).
Where do I configure it?: Vercel env. Do not connect every vendor for a screen composite.
How do I check it?: Use Check connection. Workers also have Check worker. Neither spends provider budget.
What works after the check?: That provider can be dispatched with cost records. Connection check does not launch paid generation.

What does this enable?: Native AE project build / handoff on a licensed host.
What is missing?: Installed After Effects on a supported host, plus AE_HOST_PROBE_URL if a probe endpoint exists.
Where do I configure it?: The artist workstation or dedicated render host. There is no ADOBE_API_KEY that replaces a license.
How do I check it?: Use Check connection. Workers also have Check worker. Neither spends provider budget.
What works after the check?: Handoff package and reopen/render on that host.

What does this enable?: Planar tracking on standalone Mocha when entitled.
What is missing?: Mocha standalone on the execution host (MOCHA_HOST_PROBE_URL).
Where do I configure it?: The same native host that will run the shot. Plug-in Python is not a substitute for standalone render.
How do I check it?: Use Check connection. Workers also have Check worker. Neither spends provider budget.
What works after the check?: Seeded or Mocha tracks labeled honestly.

What does this enable?: CG / camera / KeenTools FaceTracker lanes that use Blender.
What is missing?: Pinned Blender executable (BLENDER_BIN) and add-ons on the worker host.
Where do I configure it?: Worker host filesystem, not Vercel.
How do I check it?: Use Check connection. Workers also have Check worker. Neither spends provider budget.
What works after the check?: Save/reopen/render of a representative project.