# hyperframes

A skill for building video in HTML: compositions, title cards, captions, narration and music-driven animation. Useful when the video should come out of code, not an editor.

- skill · `type=skill` · Codex, ChatGPT · 2 installs · ★ 7596
- 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/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-08
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/hyperframes

## What it does

A composition is an HTML file. Timing lives in `data-*` attributes, animation runs on a GSAP timeline, appearance comes from CSS. The framework handles clip visibility, media playback and timeline sync. The skill covers composition authoring, timing, media and the video production workflow.

Before any HTML gets written, the skill insists on a visual identity. It looks for `DESIGN.md` in the project, then `visual-style.md`, and if the user named a style it pulls one of the presets from `visual-styles.md`. When none of those exist, the agent asks three questions: mood, light or dark canvas, and any brand colors or fonts. Skip that and no composition gets written — so if your project has no `DESIGN.md`, expect to answer them.

Layout comes before animation. Build static CSS for the hero frame, the moment when the most elements are visible, then add entrances with `gsap.from()` and exits with `gsap.to()`. The `.scene-content` container should fill the scene with `width: 100%; height: 100%` and padding rather than absolute positioning. The reason is practical: position elements at their animated start state and you are guessing the final layout, so overlaps stay invisible until render. CLI commands — `init`, `lint`, `preview`, `render`, `transcribe`, `tts` — live in the separate `hyperframes-cli` skill.

## Install

### Codex (native platform)

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

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

### Claude Code

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

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

### Cursor

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

### GitHub Copilot

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

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

### Gemini CLI

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

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

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

## When to use it
- build title cards and captions from HTML
- sync subtitles to an audio track
- generate narration with text-to-speech
- make visuals pulse and glow on the beat
- add scene transitions: crossfades, wipes, shader reveals

## Example prompts
- build a composition with title cards and captions for this track
- add a crossfade between the second and third scene
- make it pulse and glow on the beat

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: hyperframes
description: Create video compositions, animations, title cards, overlays, captions, voiceovers, audio-reactive visuals, and scene transitions in HyperFrames HTML. Use when asked to build any HTML-based video content, add captions or subtitles synced to audio, generate text-to-speech narration, create audio-reactive animation (beat sync, glow, pulse driven by music), add animated text highlighting (marker sweeps, hand-drawn circles, burst lines, scribble, sketchout), or add transitions between scenes (crossfades, wipes, reveals, shader transitions). Covers composition authoring, timing, media, and the full video production workflow. For CLI commands (init, lint, preview, render, transcribe, tts) see the hyperframes-cli skill.
---

# HyperFrames

HTML is the source of truth for video. A composition is an HTML file with `data-*` attributes for timing, a GSAP timeline for animation, and CSS for appearance. The framework handles clip visibility, media playback, and timeline sync.

## Approach

Before writing HTML, think at a high level:

1. **What** — what should the viewer experience? Identify the narrative arc, key moments, and emotional beats.
2. **Structure** — how many compositions, which are sub-compositions vs inline, what tracks carry what (video, audio, overlays, captions).
3. **Timing** — which clips drive the duration, where do transitions land, what's the pacing.
4. **Layout** — build the end-state first. See "Layout Before Animation" below.
5. **Animate** — then add motion using the rules below.

For small edits (fix a color, adjust timing, add one element), skip straight to the rules.

### Visual Identity Gate

<HARD-GATE>
Before writing ANY composition HTML, you MUST have a visual identity defined. Do NOT write compositions with default or generic colors.

Check in this order:

1. **DESIGN.md exists in the project?** → Read it. Use its exact colors, fonts, motion rules, and "What NOT to Do" constraints.
2. **visual-style.md exists?** → Read it. Apply its `style_prompt_full` and structured fields. (Note: `visual-style.md` is a project-specific file. `visual-styles.md` is the style library with 8 named presets — different files.)
3. **User named a style** (e.g., "Swiss Pulse", "dark and techy", "luxury brand")? → Read [visual-styles.md](./visual-styles.md) for the 8 named presets. Generate a minimal DESIGN.md with: `## Style Prompt` (one paragraph), `## Colors` (3-5 hex values with roles), `## Typography` (1-2 font families), `## What NOT to Do` (3-5 anti-patterns).
4. **None of the above?** → Ask 3 questions before writing any HTML:
   - What's the mood? (explosive / cinematic / fluid / technical / chaotic / warm)
   - Light or dark canvas?
   - Any specific brand colors, fonts, or visual references?
     Then generate a minimal DESIGN.md from the answers.
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