# UGC Strike Center

_Last updated: 13 May 2026_

## Overview

UGC Strike Center is Citedy's AI video shorts generator. It takes a text topic, writes a short spoken script, generates an AI avatar, renders a 9:16 vertical video, and publishes to Instagram Reels, TikTok, or YouTube Shorts — all inside one dashboard flow.

**URL**: https://www.citedy.com/ugc-strike

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## Workflow

1. **Enter a topic** — write manually, prefill from product knowledge, or pull from content gaps (2 credits)
2. **Generate script** — Citedy writes a short spoken script shaped for captions, avatar speech, and vertical pacing
3. **Pick an avatar** — choose origin, age, profession, and backdrop — or randomize and reuse the best avatar later
4. **Render video** — generate a 5s, 10s, or 15s 9:16 short with synchronized speech and subtitles
5. **Publish and track** — auto-publish to Instagram, private-publish to TikTok, or download

## Pricing

| Duration   | Script   | Avatar    | Video       | Publish   | Total           |
| ---------- | -------- | --------- | ----------- | --------- | --------------- |
| 5 seconds  | 1 credit | 3 credits | 60 credits  | 0 credits | **64 credits**  |
| 10 seconds | 1 credit | 3 credits | 130 credits | 0 credits | **134 credits** |
| 15 seconds | 1 credit | 3 credits | 185 credits | 0 credits | **189 credits** |

1 credit = $0.01 pay-as-you-go. Subscription plans lower the effective price per credit.

## Platform Support

| Platform        | Status                                           |
| --------------- | ------------------------------------------------ |
| Instagram Reels | Live — auto-publish after render                 |
| TikTok          | Live — explicit private publish after generation |
| YouTube Shorts  | Paused — integration being reconnected           |

## Key Features

- **Content-gap topic suggestions** — use competitive gap data already inside Citedy to turn blank-page moments into ranked short ideas
- **Reusable avatar library** — keep visual consistency by reusing generated avatars instead of regenerating from scratch
- **Persistent generation history** — each run stores topic, script, avatar config, video URL, publish results, and credits charged
- **Partial refunds on failed steps** — if a downstream step fails, the system refunds the unfinished portion
- **Agent-ready** — fold the same workflow into agent and IDE-driven content operations for volume

## Target Users

- Content marketers turning blog topics into Reels
- Solo SaaS founders shipping short-form product commentary
- Agencies running repeatable shorts production across tenants

## Related

- [UGC Strike for macOS](/ai/features/ugc-strike-macos.md) — native macOS menu bar app for UGC shorts without a browser
- [Citedy Publisher for Mac](/ai/features/macos-publisher.md) — desktop app with UGC Strike integration
- [Social Publishing](/ai/features/social-publishing.md)
- [Video Shorts pricing](/ai/pricing.md)