## What PR 3/17 of the catalog system rollout. Introduces the registry resolver/installer abstraction. No UX change — `init --template` still works identically. Stacks on #253. **New module: `packages/cli/src/registry/`** - `remote.ts` — fetches manifests (`registry.json`, `registry-item.json`) and item files from a GitHub-hosted registry. 24h cache on manifests; item files stream straight to `destDir` - `resolver.ts` — `listRegistryItems`, `loadAllItems` (parallel fetch for picker UX), `resolveItem` (single-item fetch with `Available:` error) - `installer.ts` — `assertSafeTarget` (runtime path-traversal guard) + `installItem` (parallel file download with up-front validation; all-or-nothing semantics) - `index.ts` — barrel **Registry content:** - `registry/registry.json` — top-level manifest in PR 1's `RegistryManifest` shape. 8 examples - `registry/examples/<id>/registry-item.json` — per-item manifest for each existing example, generated from legacy `templates.json` + HTML data-attribute probing - `registry/examples/templates.json` — **deleted**, replaced by the above **Compat layer:** - `packages/cli/src/templates/{remote,generators}.ts` — thin shims that delegate to `../registry/`, keeping `init.ts`'s existing imports stable. `init.ts` doesn't move to the new API until PR 5 where it's part of a larger UX pass **Tooling:** - `scripts/generate-registry-items.ts` — idempotent one-off generator for this PR, kept in-repo for future example additions (`--only <name>` flag) Design doc: [Hyperframes Catalog System](https://www.notion.so/heygen/Hyperframes-Catalog-System-Design-Plan-341449792c69813f899dcd53b4c0383a). Tracker entry in local `hyperframes-catalog-plan.md`. ## Why Every future PR (`hyperframes add`, seed blocks, seed components, custom registries) otherwise has to keep piling onto the ad-hoc fetch + `cpSync` pattern in the old `fetchRemoteTemplate`. The new module is the single place that understands the registry wire format and file layout. **This is also where PR 1's schema comes alive.** ## How ### Scope-trimmed from the plan - **No transitive dependency resolution yet.** Examples have no deps today. `resolveItem` doesn't walk `registryDependencies`; PR 5 adds that when blocks/components need it. - **No ajv schema validation yet.** TS types + runtime path-traversal guard are the only safety nets. Full JSON-Schema validation lands when the registry starts accepting third-party content (PR 14 / custom registries). - **init.ts refactor deferred to PR 5.** Compat shims keep this PR small and reviewable. PR 5 rewrites init alongside adding the `add` command. ### Safety - `assertSafeTarget` rejects absolute paths, `..` segments, Windows drive letters, and any target that `path.resolve` shows to escape `destDir`. Mirrors the PR 1 schema `pattern`/`not.anyOf` on `target`, but runs at install-time so a registry that bypasses schema validation still can't write outside the project - Up-front validation in `installItem` means a malformed item fails **before** any file is written. Atomic-ish semantics: all files land or none do ### Caching - 24h manifest cache lives at `~/.hyperframes/cache/` per existing convention, but now keyed by `<baseUrl>__<kind>__<name>.json` so PR 14 custom registries can coexist ## Test plan - [x] `bun run test` in `packages/cli`: **70 passed** (was 57 on #253, +13). Same 4 pre-existing failures (SRT/VTT whisper normalizer + `lintProject` clean-project test) — identical to main. No regressions - [x] **Resolver unit tests (8):** filter by type, parallel load with fail-safe, resolve-by-name with `Available:` error message, unreachable-registry handling - [x] **Installer unit tests (5):** accepts simple relative paths, rejects `..` segments, rejects Unix absolute paths, rejects Windows drive letters, permits `.` and dotfile-like names - [x] **Smoke test**: `hyperframes init /tmp/x --template blank` (bundled code path, unchanged) works end-to-end - [x] `bunx oxfmt --check` + `bunx oxlint`: clean - [x] Pre-commit typecheck (core + studio): clean. CLI typecheck has 2 pre-existing errors (`render.ts`, `studioServer.ts` — unrelated `"mov"` format issue on main) - [ ] **Smoke test remote fetch (`--template warm-grain`)** — verifiable only post-merge; registry paths live on `main` after this PR lands ## Breaking / migration **No end-user-visible UX change.** `init --template <name>` still works the same way. Internally, `templates.json` is gone and the CLI now reads `registry.json` + `registry-item.json` per example. Installed CLIs on old versions (`[email protected]`–`0.3.0`) already broke at PR 2 merge (see #253 rollout note). The next CLI release after this lands (`0.3.1`+) is the full fix. ## Commits 1. `generate-registry-items.ts` + generated manifests + deleted `templates.json` 2. Resolver + installer + compat shims 3. Unit tests (All squashed into one commit on this branch; see `git log feat/registry-resolver ^refactor/registry-examples-dir`.) ## Stacks on #253 — base branch. When #253 merges, this rebases onto `main`. ## Next in stack PR 4 — `feat(cli)!: rename --template to --example`. Single clean cut, no alias. Tiny PR (~150 lines) that mostly updates `init.ts`'s argument schema, help text, and docs. Depends on this PR so the new flag name can be applied against the refactored code path. 🤖 Generated with [Claude Code](https://claude.com/claude-code)
Hyperframes
Write HTML. Render video. Built for agents.
Hyperframes is an open-source video rendering framework that lets you create, preview, and render HTML-based video compositions — with first-class support for AI agents via MCP.
Why Hyperframes?
- HTML-native — AI agents already speak HTML. No React required.
- Frame Adapter pattern — bring your own animation runtime (GSAP, Lottie, CSS, Three.js).
- Deterministic rendering — same input = identical output. Built for automated pipelines.
- AI-first design — not a bolted-on afterthought.
Quick Start
npx hyperframes init my-video
cd my-video
Then open the project with your AI coding agent (Claude Code, Cursor, etc.) — it has HyperFrames skills installed and knows how to create and edit compositions.
npx hyperframes preview # preview in browser (live reload)
npx hyperframes render # render to MP4
Requirements: Node.js >= 22, FFmpeg
Documentation
Full documentation at hyperframes.heygen.com — start with the Quickstart, then explore guides, concepts, API reference, and package docs.
How It Works
Define your video as HTML with data attributes:
<div id="stage" data-composition-id="my-video" data-start="0" data-width="1920" data-height="1080">
<video
id="clip-1"
data-start="0"
data-duration="5"
data-track="0"
src="intro.mp4"
muted
playsinline
></video>
<img id="overlay" data-start="2" data-duration="3" data-track="1" src="logo.png" />
<audio
id="bg-music"
data-start="0"
data-duration="9"
data-track="2"
data-volume="0.5"
src="music.wav"
></audio>
</div>
Preview instantly in the browser. Render to MP4 locally. Let AI agents compose videos using tools they already understand.
Packages
| Package | Description |
|---|---|
hyperframes |
CLI — create, preview, lint, and render compositions |
@hyperframes/core |
Types, parsers, generators, linter, runtime, frame adapters |
@hyperframes/engine |
Seekable page-to-video capture engine (Puppeteer + FFmpeg) |
@hyperframes/producer |
Full rendering pipeline (capture + encode + audio mix) |
@hyperframes/studio |
Browser-based composition editor UI |
AI Agent Skills
HyperFrames ships skills that teach AI coding agents (Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Codex, Cursor) how to write correct compositions and GSAP animations. Use these instead of writing from scratch — they encode framework-specific patterns that generic docs don't cover.
Install via CLI (recommended)
# Install all skills (HyperFrames + GSAP) — runs automatically during `hyperframes init`
npx hyperframes skills
# Or install to a specific agent
npx hyperframes skills --claude
npx hyperframes skills --cursor
Or via npx skills add
# HyperFrames skills (hyperframes-compose, hyperframes-captions)
npx skills add heygen-com/hyperframes
# GSAP skills (gsap-core, gsap-timeline, gsap-scrolltrigger, gsap-plugins, gsap-performance, gsap-utils, gsap-react, gsap-frameworks)
npx skills add greensock/gsap-skills
Installed Skills
| Source | Skills | What they teach |
|---|---|---|
| HyperFrames | hyperframes-compose, hyperframes-captions |
HTML composition structure, class="clip" rules, data-* attributes, timeline registration, rendering constraints |
| GSAP | gsap-core, gsap-timeline, gsap-performance, gsap-plugins, gsap-scrolltrigger, gsap-utils, gsap-react, gsap-frameworks |
Core API, timeline sequencing, ScrollTrigger, plugin usage, performance best practices |
In Claude Code, invoke with /hyperframes-compose, /hyperframes-captions, /gsap-core, etc.
Contributing
See CONTRIBUTING.md for guidelines on how to contribute.
License
See LICENSE for details.