Writing prompts (the composer)

Most workstation modes have a prompt box — the composer — where you describe what you want to create. Beyond plain text, the composer lets you add prompt modifiers, drop in saved Elements with an @-mention, and (in some modes) pick an art style or camera movement.

Tap into the prompt box and type a description of what you want. Each mode shows its own placeholder to hint at what works best — for example Text to video starts with "Describe your image with @influencer and styles." when a portrait model is selected, and starts with "Describe your video with detailed character features, styles, and camera movement." in No Model mode. Edit image starts with "Describe how you want to edit this image…". In formatted placeholders, @influencer, modifiers, and camera movements appear as muted pills at the same size as pills entered in the editor. Modifier examples retain their catalog image as a grayscale background. These examples are not submitted with the prompt. Keep it specific; the prompt is the main thing the model reacts to.

Yes. Each mode has its own word/character limit (it's shown by the counter under the box, such as 0/20000 on a storyboard Video brief or 0/20000 on an edit description), and the editor keeps your prompt within that limit — if you paste or type something too long, it's trimmed to fit, and in some modes you'll see "Your prompt exceeded the … character limit and was truncated."

Modifiers are quick add-ons — grouped into categories — that you tap to layer extra direction onto your prompt (think style, mood, or look). On mobile you'll see category pills below the input; tapping a pill opens that category's grid of modifier cards under a header that names the category. Tap the back arrow in that header to step out to the full selection popup, which lists every modifier category along with your Element slots. You can also create a custom modifier by typing your own short phrase into the first card in the grid.

Open a modifier category pill, then tap a card to add it (it commits immediately and the menu closes). To make your own, tap the custom card, type your phrase, and confirm. To remove a selected modifier, open the category again and use Delete/Backspace on it, or clear it from the prompt.

@-mentions let you insert a saved Element — a person, product, or style you've stored — directly into the prompt so the model uses it. The mentioned Element shows up as a colored chip inside your prompt text. Elements are only available in certain modes and at certain quality tiers. For the full story see Using elements in a prompt.

Elements are gated by quality. If your current quality tier doesn't support Elements (or supports fewer of them), you'll see hints like "Element is only available for UltraS" or "Increase quality to unlock more elements." Raise the quality tier to unlock them — note that switching quality may clear existing Elements after a confirmation. See Quality, resolution & duration.

In modes that support them, the top of the composer shows an art style picker and/or a camera movement picker. Choosing an art style works like a modifier; choosing a camera movement tells the model how the shot should move. These only appear in the modes that use them.

Select the text in the prompt box and delete it. Some changes — like switching to a quality tier that doesn't support your current Elements — will also clear the prompt (along with Elements and any per-shot descriptions) after you confirm.

On mobile the composer opens as part of the full-screen workstation. It has the editor area, the art-style/camera-movement row at the top (when the mode supports them), the modifier category pills below, and Element slots you can tap to add or edit. Depending on the mode, tapping a modifier category pill either opens the full selection popover or jumps straight to that category's card grid; the card grid always carries a header with the category name and a back arrow, and the back arrow returns you to the full selection popover. Picking a card still commits immediately and closes the popup.

Modifier menus and Element pickers open as popovers/drawers over the input, and the prompt editor fills the available height when you focus it. Everything you set here travels with the generation when you tap Generate.

Related: Workstation basics · Mode switcher · Generate & cost · Using elements in a prompt