AI music album production pipeline — from concept to release, fully automated
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Album Pipeline is an OpenClaw Skill that automates the entire AI music album creation process — from an initial concept conversation to a fully packaged, release-ready album with cover art, promotional materials, and platform-compliant audio deliverables. It runs entirely inside OpenClaw, orchestrating specialized sub-agents through 6 sequential phases.
Key numbers:
- 6 Phases — concept → songwriting → lyrics → generation → selection → packaging
- 5 Experts per song — lyrics, arrangement, rhyme, market, scoring — each a dedicated sub-agent
- 3–6 Rounds per song — minimum 3 rounds, maximum 6, score must reach ≥ 80 to pass
- Bilingual — Chinese + English albums produced in parallel
- Parallel by song, serial by expert — N songs run simultaneously; within each song, experts work one after another
Album: 《赝品候鸟》 / Counterfeit Migrants — 9 tracks, ~45 min, AI-generated concept album
| Version | Platform | Link |
|---|---|---|
| Chinese | NetEase Cloud Music | http://music.163.com/album/370761076/ |
| English | NetEase Cloud Music | http://music.163.com/album/370788757/ |
Install this skill: openclaw skills install album-pipeline (ClawHub)
| 🎵 End-to-End Automation | 6 phases cover every step from concept to release |
| 🧠 5-Expert Iteration | Lyrics / Arrangement / Rhyme / Market / Scoring — each a dedicated sub-agent |
| 🔄 Quality Gate | Every song must score ≥ 80 before advancing; 3–6 automatic rounds |
| 📐 Absolute File Contracts | Inspired by Claude Code's design — strict input/output path and format contracts per phase; any deviation is a bug, not a feature |
| 📝 High Skill Compliance | Every phase is a self-contained SKILL.md with explicit read/write/deny scopes — designed for agents with strong instruction-following capability |
| 🌐 Bilingual Albums | Chinese + English lyrics, music, and promotional materials produced in parallel |
| 🎨 AI Cover Generation | 3 visual strategy prompts × MiniMax image-01 → album + track cover art |
| 🎬 Promo Video Generation | MiniMax video model → 6s promotional video with cover-frame reference |
| 📦 One-Click Packaging | Cover art, artist story, promo docs, videos, and platform compliance checks |
Phase 1: Album Concept → Narrative arc + track lineup + tonal definition
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Phase 2: Song Writing → 5 experts × 3–6 rounds per song (N songs in parallel)
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Phase 3: Lyrics Formatter → Structure tagging (Verse/Chorus/Bridge) + char limit check
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Phase 4: Music Generator → MiniMax CLI multi-Take parallel generation
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Phase 5: Audio Transcoder → Listener selection + 320kbps / 44.1kHz transcoding
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Phase 6: Album Packager → Cover concept → AI cover generation → Promo video → Packaging
Input: User-provided core theme or creative direction
Output: docs/album-overview.md — narrative arc + track positioning + tonal definition
Four creative experts run in parallel, then a chief reviewer consolidates:
| Expert | Role |
|---|---|
| 🎭 Creative Director | Narrative arc and emotional arc |
| 📊 Market Analyst | Target audience and competitive landscape |
| 🎼 Music Director | Genre positioning and tonal direction |
| ⭐ Chief Reviewer | Composite score and consistency check |
Each song runs through 5 experts in serial order, repeated for 3–6 rounds:
Lyrics Expert → Arrangement Expert → Rhyme Expert → Market Expert → Scoring Expert
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Score ≥ 80?
├─ Yes + Round ≥ 3 → ✅ Pass
└─ No → Targeted revision → Next Round
| Rule | Value |
|---|---|
| Minimum rounds | 3 (even if Round 1 scores 95) |
| Maximum rounds | 6 (take the highest-scoring version) |
| Between songs | Parallel (N songs run simultaneously) |
| Within a song | Serial (5 experts operate on the same file in sequence) |
- Extracts structural tags (Verse / Chorus / Bridge / Intro / Outro)
- Validates character limit (≤ 3,500 characters)
- Outputs a validation report + metadata
| Step | Description |
|---|---|
| 4.1 Prompt Generation | 3 versions of generation prompts per song |
| 4.2 Prompt Review | Review and optimize prompt quality |
| 4.3 CLI Execution | MiniMax CLI parallel generation of multiple Takes |
- 👂 Listener Selection — user picks the final Take from multiple candidates
- ✅ Quality Verification — post-transcode validation at 320kbps / 44.1kHz
| Sub-module | Responsibility |
|---|---|
| 📋 Album Overview Updater | Updates the album master document |
| 📢 Promotional Writer | Album press release and marketing copy |
| 🎤 Artist Story Writer | Creative journey and backstory |
| 🎨 Cover Designer | Album cover concept and design suggestions |
| 🖼️ Cover Prompt Generator | Translates cover concepts into image-generation prompts (3 visual strategies) |
| 🖼️ Cover Executor | MiniMax image-01 → album + track cover art (PNG, 2048×2048) |
| 🔍 Platform Checker | Format compliance check for each music platform |
| 🎬 Promo Video Executor | MiniMax video model → promotional video (6s) |
| 📦 Final Packager | Archives all deliverables (docs + covers + videos + audio) |
album-pipeline/
├── SKILL.md ← Master entry point
├── FILE_CONTRACTS.md ← Absolute file contracts
├── album-concept/ ← Phase 1: Concept design
├── song-writer/ ← Phase 2: Orchestrator
├── song-expert-lyrics/ ← Phase 2: Lyrics expert
├── song-expert-arrangement/ ← Phase 2: Arrangement expert
├── song-expert-rhyme/ ← Phase 2: Rhyme expert
├── song-expert-market/ ← Phase 2: Market expert
├── song-expert-scoring/ ← Phase 2: Scoring expert
├── lyrics-formatter/ ← Phase 3: Lyrics formatter
├── phase4-prompt-generator/ ← Phase 4.1: Prompt generation
├── phase4-prompt-reviewer/ ← Phase 4.2: Prompt review
├── phase4-music-executor/ ← Phase 4.3: MiniMax CLI execution
├── phase5-listener-selector/ ← Phase 5.1: Listener selection
├── phase5-quality-verifier/ ← Phase 5.2: Quality verification
├── phase6-album-overview-updater/ ← Phase 6.1: Album overview updater
├── phase6-promotional-writer/ ← Phase 6.2: Promotional copy
├── phase6-artist-story-writer/ ← Phase 6.3: Artist story
├── phase6-cover-designer/ ← Phase 6.4: Cover concept
├── phase6-cover-prompt-generator/ ← Phase 6.4.5: Cover prompt generation
├── phase6-cover-executor/ ← Phase 6.4.6: MiniMax image generation
├── phase6-platform-checker/ ← Phase 6.8: Platform compliance
├── phase6-promo-video-executor/ ← Phase 6.7: Promo video generation
├── phase6-packager/ ← Phase 6.9: Final packager
├── audio-transcoder/ ← Phase 5: Transcoder orchestrator
├── album-packager/ ← Phase 6: Packager orchestrator
├── assets/ ← Banner hero image
├── docs/
│ └── production-pipeline-review.md ← Full production pipeline retrospective
└── examples/
├── songs/T1-出发.md ← Example song (98-point final draft)
├── lyrics/cn/ ← Example Chinese lyrics
└── album-overview.md ← Example album overview
All Phase input/output file paths, formats, and required fields are strictly defined in FILE_CONTRACTS.md.
This is the pipeline's constitution. No expert or sub-agent may deviate.
| Rule | Description |
|---|---|
| Read/write routes strictly per contract | Each expert knows exactly what to read and what to write |
| File formats strictly per contract | Block order, field validation, required fields — no exceptions |
| Any deviation = bug, must be fixed | Contracting is mandatory; violations are treated as defects |
See FILE_CONTRACTS.md for the full specification.
User: 做一张专辑
User: album pipeline
User: AI 音乐专辑
Any of the above phrases starts the pipeline.
You: Make an album about the concept of "Departure" — 3 songs
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Phase 1: Concept complete — narrative arc + 3-track positioning
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Phase 2: 5 experts × 6 rounds — lyrics + arrangement + market evaluation per song
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Phase 3: Lyrics standardized — structural tags + character validation
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Phase 4: MiniMax CLI generation — multiple Takes per song in parallel
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Phase 5: Listener selects final Take → Transcoding + quality verification
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Phase 6: Packaging — cover + artist story + promotional docs + platform checks
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✅ A complete, release-ready album
Even for fully instrumental albums, all 6 phases run. Instrumental tracks are marked during Phase 1, skip the lyrics step in Phase 2 (replaced by instrumental descriptions), and the rest of the pipeline remains unchanged.
| Document | Description |
|---|---|
| Production Pipeline Review | Full process retrospective and lessons learned |
| File Contracts | Input/output paths, formats, and field definitions |
| Example Song | A 98-point final-draft song example |
| Lyrics Examples | Standardized Chinese lyrics output examples |
- Phase 1–6 Core Architecture — full chain from concept to packaging
- Multi-Expert Parallelism — 5 independent sub-agents per song
- Bilingual Albums — Chinese + English produced in parallel
- Quality Tuning Experiments — data collection on MiniMax generation quality vs. duration
- More Genre Templates — Pop / Electronic / Folk / Classical presets
- Visual Dashboard — real-time pipeline progress and score tracking
MIT License — See LICENSE
- 🎵 MiniMax Music — high-quality music generation engine
- 🛠️ OpenClaw — agent orchestration framework and sub-agent infrastructure