HyperFrames CLI Everything runs through npx hyperframes . Requires Node.js >= 22 and FFmpeg. Workflow Scaffold — npx hyperframes init my-video Write — author HTML composition (see the hyperframes skill) Lint — npx hyperframes lint Preview — npx hyperframes preview Render — npx hyperframes render Lint before preview — catches missing data-composition-id , overlapping tracks, unregistered timelines. Scaffolding 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 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 ). Previewing npx hyperframes preview
serve current directory
npx hyperframes preview --port 4567
custom port (default 3002)
Hot-reloads on file changes. Opens the studio in your browser automatically. Rendering npx hyperframes render
standard MP4
npx hyperframes render --output final.mp4
named output
npx hyperframes render --quality draft
fast iteration
npx hyperframes render --fps 60 --quality high
final delivery
npx hyperframes render --format webm
transparent WebM
npx hyperframes render --docker
byte-identical
Flag Options Default Notes --output path renders/name_timestamp.mp4 Output path --fps 24, 30, 60 30 60fps doubles render time --quality draft, standard, high standard draft for iterating --format mp4, webm mp4 WebM supports transparency --workers 1-8 or auto auto Each spawns Chrome --docker flag off Reproducible output --gpu flag off GPU-accelerated encoding --strict flag off Fail on lint errors --strict-all flag off Fail on errors AND warnings Quality guidance: draft while iterating, standard for review, high for final delivery. Transcription npx hyperframes transcribe audio.mp3 npx hyperframes transcribe video.mp4 --model medium.en --language en npx hyperframes transcribe subtitles.srt
import existing
npx hyperframes transcribe subtitles.vtt npx hyperframes transcribe openai-response.json Text-to-Speech npx hyperframes tts "Text here" --voice af_nova --output narration.wav npx hyperframes tts script.txt --voice bf_emma npx hyperframes tts --list
show all voices
Troubleshooting npx hyperframes doctor
check environment (Chrome, FFmpeg, Node, memory)
npx hyperframes browser
manage bundled Chrome
npx hyperframes info
version and environment details
npx hyperframes upgrade
check for updates
Run doctor first if rendering fails. Common issues: missing FFmpeg, missing Chrome, low memory. Other npx hyperframes compositions
list compositions in project
npx hyperframes docs
open documentation
npx hyperframes benchmark .