brand-manager

# /socialforge:brand-setup — Brand Manager Set up a new brand profile or update an existing one. Brand profiles control visual identity, platform config, compliance rules, approval chains, and asset sources for all SocialForge workflows. ## Context efficiency Asset-heavy skill. **Grep before Read** the asset catalog (`${CLAUDE_PLUGIN_DATA}/<brand>/assets/index.json`) — never list the asset directory. Reference generated images / videos by path, not by loading metadata. Brand profile loads once per session. ## Pre-Requisite: Image Generation API SocialForge generates AI images for social media posts. Before setting up a brand, check that Google Cloud Vertex AI credentials are configured. **Step 0: Check image API (MANDATORY — do this before anything else)** Run `/socialforge:setup` to configure Google Cloud Vertex AI credentials. Your admin provides a service account JSON file, which `/socialforge:setup` stores securely in the plugin data directory. **Alternative providers:** Connect fal.ai or Replicate via the Connectors panel. **Without credentials**, SocialForge can parse calendars, match assets, adapt copy, and render carousels — but it CANNOT generate new images. STYLE_REFERENCED and PURE_CREATIVE modes will fail. ANCHOR_COMPOSE works for basic Pillow compositing only (no AI scene generation). **If credentials are not configured, warn the user clearly:** ``` WARNING: No image generation API configured. Vertex AI credentials are not set. AI image generation will ...