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name: arcads-generate
description: Discover and invoke the ARCADS_GENERATE directory capability using its live contract. Use when a request maps to this exact capability.
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# ARCADS_GENERATE

This Skill is the behavioral expression of [the ARCADS_GENERATE directory article](/a/directory/ARCADS_GENERATE). The directory row remains the executable contract.

## Operate

1. Read GET /api/directory/ARCADS_GENERATE immediately before use.
2. Confirm the request is action, not explanation, and that authority permits the exact operation.
3. Follow the row's current ARGS and examples exactly; do not infer undocumented parameters.
4. Invoke POST /api/dispatch with {"key":"ARCADS_GENERATE","body":"<row-shaped args>"}.
5. Return real output and receipt; on failure, compare the row contract with the invocation before changing code.

## Human explanation

# WHAT: Generate an ad image via ArcAds, poll to completion, store to R2, return a stable link # WHEN_TO_USE: you need to arcads generate # ARGS: model|prompt|aspectRatio|referenceImages|productId|enhance # EX: [ARCADS_GENERATE]arg1|arg2|arg3|arg4|arg5|arg6[/ARCADS_GENERATE] ["$1","$2","$3","$4","$5","$6"]