# hyperframes-cli

This skill runs HyperFrames projects from setup to video output, with checks for composition layout, browser preview, transcription, and speech generation.

- skill · `type=skill` · Codex, ChatGPT · 2 installs · ★ 7604
- Author: HeyGen · official OpenAI repository
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/openai/plugins/tree/HEAD/plugins/hyperframes/skills/hyperframes-cli/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-08
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/hyperframes-cli

## What it does

hyperframes-cli exposes HyperFrames through `npx hyperframes`. It can scaffold a project, copy media, transcribe audio with Whisper, and install AI coding skills. Its workflow checks `index.html` and files in `compositions/`, then scans rendered layouts for overflow, clipping, and elements leaving the canvas.

The CLI also serves the Studio preview, renders MP4 or WebM files, imports subtitle formats, and creates narration with TTS. Commands such as `doctor`, `browser`, and `info` inspect Chrome, FFmpeg, Node, and memory. Node.js >= 22 and FFmpeg are required; rendering fails when FFmpeg is missing.

## Install

### Codex (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add openai/plugins --skill hyperframes-cli -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/hyperframes-cli/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Claude Code

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add openai/plugins --skill hyperframes-cli -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/hyperframes-cli/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/hyperframes-cli/

### Cursor

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/hyperframes-cli/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install openai/plugins hyperframes-cli
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/hyperframes-cli/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/openai/plugins --path plugins/hyperframes/skills/hyperframes-cli
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/hyperframes-cli/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/openai/plugins/tree/HEAD/plugins/hyperframes/skills/hyperframes-cli/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- scaffold a HyperFrames project from a template
- lint compositions before rendering
- detect text clipped by layout containers
- preview a composition in Studio
- render MP4 or WebM output with narration

## Example prompts
- Create `my-video` from the `warm-grain` template with `npx hyperframes init my-video --example warm-grain`.
- Run `npx hyperframes lint` and `npx hyperframes inspect` to check the current composition before previewing it.
- Render a high-quality file to `final.mp4` with `npx hyperframes render --output final.mp4 --quality high`.

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---
name: hyperframes-cli
description: HyperFrames CLI tool — hyperframes init, lint, inspect, preview, render, transcribe, tts, doctor, browser, info, upgrade, compositions, docs, benchmark. Use when scaffolding a project, linting, validating, inspecting visual layout in compositions, previewing in the studio, rendering to video, transcribing audio, generating TTS, or troubleshooting the HyperFrames environment.
---

# HyperFrames CLI

Everything runs through `npx hyperframes`. Requires Node.js >= 22 and FFmpeg.

## Workflow

1. **Scaffold** — `npx hyperframes init my-video`
2. **Write** — author HTML composition (see the `hyperframes` skill)
3. **Lint** — `npx hyperframes lint`
4. **Visual inspect** — `npx hyperframes inspect`
5. **Preview** — `npx hyperframes preview`
6. **Render** — `npx hyperframes render`

Lint and inspect before preview. `lint` catches missing `data-composition-id`, overlapping tracks, and unregistered timelines. `inspect` opens the rendered composition in headless Chrome, seeks through the timeline, and reports text spilling out of bubbles/containers or off the canvas.

## Scaffolding

```bash
npx hyperframes init my-video                        # interactive wizard
npx hyperframes init my-video --example warm-grain   # pick an example
npx hyperframes init my-video --video clip.mp4        # with video file
npx hyperframes init my-video --audio track.mp3       # with audio file
npx hyperframes init my-video --non-interactive       # skip prompts (CI/agents)
```

Templates: `blank`, `warm-grain`, `play-mode`, `swiss-grid`, `vignelli`, `decision-tree`, `kinetic-type`, `product-promo`, `nyt-graph`.

`init` creates the right file structure, copies media, transcribes audio with Whisper, and installs AI coding skills. Use it instead of creating files by hand.

## Linting

```bash
npx hyperframes lint                  # current directory
npx hyperframes lint ./my-project     # specific project
npx hyperframes lint --verbose        # info-level findings
npx hyperframes lint --json           # machine-readable
```

Lints `index.html` and all files in `compositions/`. Reports errors (must fix), warnings (should fix), and info (with `--verbose`).

## Visual Inspect

```bash
npx hyperframes inspect                 # inspect rendered layout over the timeline
npx hyperframes inspect ./my-project    # specific project
npx hyperframes inspect --json          # agent-readable findings
npx hyperframes inspect --samples 15    # denser timeline sweep
npx hyperframes inspect --at 1.5,4,7.25 # explicit hero-frame timestamps
```

Use this after `lint` and `validate`, especially for compositions with speech bubbles, cards, captions, or tight typography. It reports:

- Text extending outside the nearest visual container or bubble
- Text clipped by its own fixed-width/fixed-height box
- Text extending outside the composition canvas
- Children escaping clipping containers

Errors should be fixed before rendering. Warnings are surfaced for agent review; add `--strict` to fail on warnings too. Repeated static issues are collapsed by default so JSON output stays compact for LLM context windows. If overflow is intentional for an entrance/exit animation, mark the element or ancestor with `data-layout-allow-overflow`. If a decorative element should never be audited, mark it with `data-layout-ignore`.
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