Create AI Videos with Claude: How to Install and Use HyperFrames

You can use HyperFrames with Claude Code to turn a written video brief into an editable animation project, preview it, and export an MP4. HyperFrames is not a standalone text-to-video model: it renders HTML, CSS, media, and timed animations into video. The key is to set up the local tools and review the result before exporting.

✅ Key takeaways

• HyperFrames works with AI coding agents such as Claude Code to create promos, explainers, and motion graphics.

• Claude Code users can install the official HyperFrames plugin.

• Local workflows require supporting tools, including Node.js 22+, npm, and FFmpeg.

• The basic process is prompt, build, preview, refine, and render to MP4.

🎬 What does HyperFrames actually do?

HyperFrames is a video framework published by HeyGen. It gives coding agents a structured way to build animated scenes with web technologies and render those scenes into a video file. This makes it useful for animated product titles, social clips, presentations, and branded explainers.

It is different from a generative video model that invents realistic footage from a prompt. You may need your own media assets or separate services for footage, narration, or music.

💻 Install HyperFrames in Claude Code

Set up Claude Code and the required local tools first. The official plugin guide lists Node.js 22 or later, npm, and FFmpeg as prerequisites. Open your terminal and run these commands in order:

claude plugin marketplace add heygen-com/hyperframes
claude plugin install hyperframes@hyperframes

Restart your Claude Code session or reload its plugins. You can check the installation with claude plugin details hyperframes. For a standalone skills workflow instead, run npx skills add heygen-com/hyperframes inside your project and select the Core Skills group.

✍️ Create your first AI-assisted video

Start with a clear prompt such as: “Using /hyperframes:hyperframes, create a 10-second coffee brand promo. Fade in the headline on a dark background, reveal three product benefits one at a time, and use a vertical layout for short-form social video.”

Include the duration, aspect ratio, exact on-screen wording, color palette, and transition style. The agent can prepare a first draft, but you should still review text placement, pacing, readability, and media before publishing.

Workflow: write a brief → build scenes → preview → export MP4

▶️ Preview and export an MP4

From the project folder, run npx hyperframes preview to view your composition in a browser. If captions disappear too quickly or a transition feels awkward, ask Claude Code for a targeted change rather than regenerating everything.

When the preview looks right, run npx hyperframes render --output final.mp4 to produce an MP4. Available flags can vary with the installed version and project, so check the command output if additional setup is requested.

⚠️ Costs, licensing, and common mistakes

Using the framework itself and calling optional third-party AI media services can have different pricing. Verify the licensing of any stock footage, music, fonts, and images, especially for client or commercial content. Also double-check any factual claims shown in the final video.

Your best first step is to verify that the HyperFrames plugin is available in Claude Code, then create a short five-to-ten-second animated title card and render it as your first MP4.