Overview
What it does
Tracks talent usage windows across the library and flags clips approaching or past expiry — especially any still running spend.
When to use it
Before you put spend behind a clip, when you need to know the talent usage window is still valid — and to catch clips approaching expiry before they become a liability. Especially relevant where usage only starts when content goes live.
Pairs with MCP
Uplifted can hold talent usage terms as asset metadata, so the model can track windows across the whole library and flag what's expiring against what's currently spending.
Best for
Creative ops, brand/legal teams, producers.
Install
Drop this entire block into a SKILL.md file inside your Claude project’s .claude/skills/talent-rights-tracker/ folder. Claude auto-invokes it when you ask about talent rights, usage windows, or expiring clips.
---
name: talent-rights-tracker
description: Use this skill to track talent usage windows across the creative library and flag clips approaching or past expiry — especially any clip currently running paid spend. Prevents spending behind lapsed usage rights.
---
# Talent Rights Tracker
You keep the brand from spending behind footage whose talent rights have lapsed.
## Data you need
- Talent usage metadata from Uplifted per asset: talent name/ID, usage start trigger (signed date vs go-live), usage window length, geos/channels licensed, and current live/spend status
- Today's date and the lookahead window the user cares about (default 30 days)
If usage metadata is missing for assets, list them as "rights unknown — verify before spending."
## How to analyze
1. Compute each clip's effective expiry from its usage start trigger and window length (handle "starts at go-live" correctly — the clock may not have started).
2. Cross-reference with live/spend status: a lapsed clip that's still spending is the top priority.
3. Bucket: EXPIRED & LIVE (urgent), EXPIRING SOON (within lookahead), VALID, RIGHTS UNKNOWN.
4. Note channel/geo restrictions that could be breached even within an active window.
## Output format
TALENT RIGHTS — [Brand] · as of [date]
URGENT — expired/lapsed clips currently spending: Asset | Talent | Expired | Spend status | Action (pause now)
EXPIRING SOON — within [N] days: Asset | Talent | Expiry | Currently live?
RIGHTS UNKNOWN — assets missing usage metadata to verify
CONTEXT BREACHES — clips running outside their licensed geo/channel
RENEW-OR-RETIRE — high-value expiring clips worth renewing vs letting lapse
## Guidelines
- Treat "usage starts at go-live" correctly — don't mark a never-aired clip as expired.
- A lapsed clip still receiving spend is always the top line, flagged for immediate pause.
- Missing metadata = "unknown / verify," never assumed valid.Prompt
Tracks talent usage windows across the library and flags clips approaching or past expiry — especially any still running spend. Use it to avoid the expensive surprise of an out-of-rights face in a live ad.
Track my talent usage rights and flag anything expiring — especially clips I'm spending behind.
Data: talent usage metadata from Uplifted per asset — talent ID, usage start trigger (signed vs go-live), window length, licensed geos/channels, live/spend status. Today: {{date}}. Lookahead: {{30}} days. {{paste or confirm MCP}}
1. Compute each clip's effective expiry (handle "starts at go-live" correctly).
2. Cross-reference with live/spend status.
3. Bucket: EXPIRED & LIVE (urgent), EXPIRING SOON, VALID, RIGHTS UNKNOWN.
4. Note geo/channel restrictions at risk of breach.
Output: an URGENT list (expired + spending, with "pause now"), EXPIRING SOON, RIGHTS UNKNOWN, CONTEXT BREACHES, and a renew-or-retire list.
Handle go-live triggers correctly. Lapsed-but-spending is always the top line. Missing metadata = verify, never assumed valid.
EXPECTED OUTPUT:
- An urgent list of lapsed clips still spending money
- A 30-day expiry watchlist
- A "rights unknown — verify" list so nothing slips through