{
  "id": 8063186,
  "title": "Make a Runway Clone in one shot, or something else!",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/17/make-a-runway-clone-in-one-shot-or-something-else",
  "topic": "ai",
  "section": "AI",
  "published": "2026-09-17T17:20:20.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Dev.to",
    "slug": "dev-to",
    "url": "https://dev.to/jon_at_backboardio/make-a-runway-clone-in-one-shot-or-something-else-5hdg"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Jon is the co-founder of Backboard.io and recently launched a service that allows developers to create video models using a single API call. The service is live and offers a variety of models from ByteDance's Seedance family and the OpenRouter video catalog. The main advantage of the Backboard service is that it simplifies the video generation process by eliminating the need for polling, job queues, and file downloads. Instead, the generated video is stored within the conversation thread, making it easy for the agent to reference in subsequent interactions. The service supports various video generation methods, including text-to-video, frame-to-video, and video-to-video editing, among others. To use the service, developers need to initialize a BackboardClient with their API key and specify the desired video generation settings, such as duration, aspect ratio, and resolution. Once the client is set up, developers can simply call the add_message method with their prompt and settings, and the generated video will be returned within the conversation thread. The video generation model is selected independently from the language model, allowing developers to use different models for text and video generation as needed. The Backboard service also provides flexibility in terms of video configuration options, such as audio, seed, and provider routing. Additionally, developers can choose to stream the video generation process or wait for the entire clip to be generated before proceeding with the conversation.",
  "summary": "i'm jon, i co-founded backboard.io . this is a launch post. it's short and there's code. video models are live on backboard. Here is a video of me and my dog rapping if you don't believe me. ByteDance's Seedance family is in, served through OpenRouter, along with the rest of the OpenRouter video catalog. that's the news. here's why you should care. video is the worst part of the stack to glue…",
  "key_points": [
    "Backboard.io simplifies video generation with single API call",
    "Supports text-to-video, frame-to-video, and video-to-video editing",
    "Video stored in conversation thread for agent reference"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}