diff --git a/docs/packages/cli.mdx b/docs/packages/cli.mdx
index a494aa7825..0754ebea36 100644
--- a/docs/packages/cli.mdx
+++ b/docs/packages/cli.mdx
@@ -305,12 +305,6 @@ This is suppressed in CI environments, non-TTY shells, and when `HYPERFRAMES_NO_
# Adjust speech speed
npx hyperframes tts "Slow and clear" --speed 0.8
- # Generate Spanish speech (lang auto-detected from the `e` voice prefix)
- npx hyperframes tts "La reunión empieza a las nueve" --voice ef_dora --output es.wav
-
- # Override the phonemizer (read English text with a French voice)
- npx hyperframes tts "Bonjour le monde" --voice af_heart --lang fr-fr
-
# Read text from a file
npx hyperframes tts script.txt
@@ -323,14 +317,9 @@ This is suppressed in CI environments, non-TTY shells, and when `HYPERFRAMES_NO_
| `--output, -o` | Output file path (default: `speech.wav` in current directory) |
| `--voice, -v` | Voice ID (run `--list` to see options) |
| `--speed, -s` | Speech speed multiplier (default: 1.0) |
- | `--lang, -l` | Phonemizer locale (`en-us`, `en-gb`, `es`, `fr-fr`, `hi`, `it`, `pt-br`, `ja`, `zh`). When omitted, inferred from the voice ID prefix. |
| `--list` | List available voices and exit |
| `--json` | Output result as JSON |
-
- Voice IDs encode the phonemizer language in their first letter (`a`=American, `b`=British, `e`=Spanish, `f`=French, `h`=Hindi, `i`=Italian, `j`=Japanese, `p`=Brazilian Portuguese, `z`=Mandarin). `--lang` is only needed when you want to override that — for example, giving English text a French phonemizer for a stylized accent.
-
-
Combine `tts` with `transcribe` to generate narration and word-level timestamps for captions in a single workflow: generate the audio with `tts`, then transcribe the output with `transcribe` to get word-level timing.
@@ -384,16 +373,31 @@ This is suppressed in CI environments, non-TTY shells, and when `HYPERFRAMES_NO_
Opens your composition in the Hyperframes Studio with live preview. Edits to `index.html` and any referenced sub-compositions are reflected automatically. The preview uses the same Hyperframes runtime as production rendering, so what you see is what you get.
-
- Visual output matches render exactly. Playback *performance* does not: preview plays in real time in your browser, so paint-heavy compositions (large images, stacked `backdrop-filter` layers, many shadowed elements) may stutter depending on your hardware. The rendered mp4 is always accurate regardless — render captures frames one at a time, so per-frame cost shows up as longer render duration, not dropped frames. See [Performance](/guides/performance) for details.
-
-
The preview server runs in three modes, auto-detected:
1. **Embedded mode** (default for `npx`) — runs a standalone server with the studio bundled in the CLI. Zero extra dependencies.
2. **Local studio mode** — if `@hyperframes/studio` is installed in your project's `node_modules`, spawns Vite with full HMR for faster iteration.
3. **Monorepo mode** — if running from the Hyperframes source repo, spawns the studio dev server directly.
+ ### `publish`
+
+ Upload the project and get back a stable `hyperframes.dev` URL:
+
+ ```bash
+ npx hyperframes publish [dir]
+ npx hyperframes publish --yes
+ ```
+
+ | Flag | Description |
+ |------|-------------|
+ | `--yes` | Skip the confirmation prompt |
+
+ `publish` zips the current project, uploads it to the HyperFrames publish backend, and prints a stable `hyperframes.dev` URL for that stored project.
+
+ The printed URL already includes the claim token, so opening it on `hyperframes.dev` lets the intended user claim the uploaded project and continue editing in the web app.
+
+ This flow does not keep a local preview server alive and does not open a tunnel. The published URL resolves to the persisted project stored by HeyGen, so it keeps working after the CLI process exits.
+
### `lint`
Check a composition for common issues:
@@ -476,15 +480,14 @@ This is suppressed in CI environments, non-TTY shells, and when `HYPERFRAMES_NO_
| `--output` | path | `renders/.mp4` | Output file path |
| `--format` | mp4, webm, mov | mp4 | Output format (WebM/MOV render with transparency) |
| `--fps` | 24, 30, 60 | 30 | Frames per second |
- | `--quality` | draft, standard, high | standard | Encoding quality preset (drives CRF/bitrate) |
- | `--hdr` | — | off | Detect HDR sources and output HDR10 (H.265 10-bit, BT.2020 PQ/HLG). MP4 only. SDR-only compositions are unaffected. See [HDR Rendering](/guides/hdr) |
+ | `--quality` | draft, standard, high | standard | Encoding quality preset |
+ | `--crf` | 0–51 | — | Override CRF (lower = higher quality). Cannot combine with `--video-bitrate` |
+ | `--video-bitrate` | e.g. `10M`, `5000k` | — | Target bitrate encoding. Cannot combine with `--crf` |
| `--workers` | 1-8 | 4 | Parallel render workers |
| `--gpu` | — | off | GPU encoding (NVENC, VideoToolbox, VAAPI) |
| `--docker` | — | off | Use Docker for [deterministic rendering](/concepts/determinism) |
| `--quiet` | — | off | Suppress verbose output |
- CRF and target bitrate are now driven by `--quality`. For programmatic renders, `RenderConfig.crf` and `RenderConfig.videoBitrate` still accept overrides.
-
#### WebM with Transparency
Use `--format webm` to render compositions with a transparent background. This produces VP9 video with alpha channel in a WebM container — the standard format for overlayable video.
@@ -646,26 +649,6 @@ This is suppressed in CI environments, non-TTY shells, and when `HYPERFRAMES_NO_
| `--cursor` | Install to Cursor (`.cursor/skills/` in current project) |
Skills are fetched from GitHub and include composition authoring, GSAP animation patterns, registry block/component wiring, and other domain-specific knowledge. The `init` command also offers to install skills automatically after scaffolding a project.
-
- #### Troubleshooting: `fatal: active post-checkout hook found during git clone`
-
- If you installed Git LFS globally (`git lfs install`), Git 2.45+ refuses to run the LFS post-checkout hook during any `git clone` — including the clone the upstream `skills` CLI performs under the hood. The error looks like:
-
- ```
- ■ Failed to clone repository
- fatal: active `post-checkout` hook found during `git clone`
- └ Installation failed
- ```
-
- **Using `hyperframes skills` is already fine** — as of v0.4.5 the CLI sets `GIT_CLONE_PROTECTION_ACTIVE=0` on the child environment, which is the opt-in knob Git provides for exactly this case. You don't need to do anything.
-
- **If you ran `npx skills add heygen-com/hyperframes` directly** (bypassing the HyperFrames CLI), set the env var yourself:
-
- ```bash
- GIT_CLONE_PROTECTION_ACTIVE=0 npx skills add heygen-com/hyperframes
- ```
-
- This is tracked in [GH #316](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/issues/316). An upstream fix in the `skills` CLI itself is the right long-term answer; until that lands, the env var is the correct workaround.
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/cli.ts b/packages/cli/src/cli.ts
index 7d6a83289b..63e8768fbe 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/cli.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/cli.ts
@@ -29,6 +29,7 @@ const subCommands = {
catalog: () => import("./commands/catalog.js").then((m) => m.default),
play: () => import("./commands/play.js").then((m) => m.default),
preview: () => import("./commands/preview.js").then((m) => m.default),
+ publish: () => import("./commands/publish.js").then((m) => m.default),
render: () => import("./commands/render.js").then((m) => m.default),
lint: () => import("./commands/lint.js").then((m) => m.default),
info: () => import("./commands/info.js").then((m) => m.default),
@@ -82,18 +83,9 @@ if (!isHelp && command !== "telemetry" && command !== "unknown") {
}
if (!isHelp && !hasJsonFlag && command !== "upgrade") {
- // Report any completed auto-install from the previous run first, before
- // kicking off the next check — so the user sees "updated to vX" once and
- // we don't over-print.
- import("./utils/autoUpdate.js").then((mod) => mod.reportCompletedUpdate()).catch(() => {});
-
- import("./utils/updateCheck.js").then(async (mod) => {
+ import("./utils/updateCheck.js").then((mod) => {
_printUpdateNotice = mod.printUpdateNotice;
- const result = await mod.checkForUpdate().catch(() => null);
- if (result?.updateAvailable) {
- const auto = await import("./utils/autoUpdate.js").catch(() => null);
- auto?.scheduleBackgroundInstall(result.latest, result.current);
- }
+ mod.checkForUpdate().catch(() => {});
});
}
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/commands/publish.ts b/packages/cli/src/commands/publish.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..132cc8edbe
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/commands/publish.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+import { basename, resolve } from "node:path";
+import { existsSync } from "node:fs";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+import { defineCommand } from "citty";
+import * as clack from "@clack/prompts";
+
+import type { Example } from "./_examples.js";
+import { c } from "../ui/colors.js";
+import { lintProject } from "../utils/lintProject.js";
+import { formatLintFindings } from "../utils/lintFormat.js";
+import { publishProjectArchive } from "../utils/publishProject.js";
+
+export const examples: Example[] = [
+ ["Publish the current project with a public URL", "hyperframes publish"],
+ ["Publish a specific directory", "hyperframes publish ./my-video"],
+ ["Skip the consent prompt (scripts)", "hyperframes publish --yes"],
+];
+
+export default defineCommand({
+ meta: {
+ name: "publish",
+ description: "Upload the project and return a stable public URL",
+ },
+ args: {
+ dir: { type: "positional", description: "Project directory", required: false },
+ yes: {
+ type: "boolean",
+ alias: "y",
+ description: "Skip the publish confirmation prompt",
+ default: false,
+ },
+ },
+ async run({ args }) {
+ const rawArg = args.dir;
+ const dir = resolve(rawArg ?? ".");
+ const isImplicitCwd = !rawArg || rawArg === "." || rawArg === "./";
+ const projectName = isImplicitCwd ? basename(process.env["PWD"] ?? dir) : basename(dir);
+
+ const indexPath = join(dir, "index.html");
+ if (existsSync(indexPath)) {
+ const lintResult = lintProject({ dir, name: projectName, indexPath });
+ if (lintResult.totalErrors > 0 || lintResult.totalWarnings > 0) {
+ console.log();
+ for (const line of formatLintFindings(lintResult)) console.log(line);
+ console.log();
+ }
+ }
+
+ if (args.yes !== true) {
+ console.log();
+ console.log(
+ ` ${c.bold("hyperframes publish uploads this project and creates a stable public URL.")}`,
+ );
+ console.log(
+ ` ${c.dim("Anyone with the URL can open the published project and claim it after authenticating.")}`,
+ );
+ console.log();
+ const approved = await clack.confirm({ message: "Publish this project?" });
+ if (clack.isCancel(approved) || approved !== true) {
+ console.log();
+ console.log(` ${c.dim("Aborted.")}`);
+ console.log();
+ return;
+ }
+ }
+
+ clack.intro(c.bold("hyperframes publish"));
+ const publishSpinner = clack.spinner();
+ publishSpinner.start("Uploading project...");
+
+ try {
+ const published = await publishProjectArchive(dir);
+ const claimUrl = new URL(published.url);
+ claimUrl.searchParams.set("claim_token", published.claimToken);
+ publishSpinner.stop(c.success("Project published"));
+
+ console.log();
+ console.log(` ${c.dim("Project")} ${c.accent(published.title)}`);
+ console.log(` ${c.dim("Files")} ${String(published.fileCount)}`);
+ console.log(` ${c.dim("Public")} ${c.accent(claimUrl.toString())}`);
+ console.log();
+ console.log(
+ ` ${c.dim("Open the URL on hyperframes.dev to claim the project and continue editing.")}`,
+ );
+ console.log();
+ return;
+ } catch (err: unknown) {
+ publishSpinner.stop(c.error("Publish failed"));
+ console.error();
+ console.error(` ${(err as Error).message}`);
+ console.error();
+ process.exitCode = 1;
+ return;
+ }
+ },
+});
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/help.ts b/packages/cli/src/help.ts
index fa77935fd3..7c89ceb13d 100644
--- a/packages/cli/src/help.ts
+++ b/packages/cli/src/help.ts
@@ -24,6 +24,7 @@ const GROUPS: Group[] = [
["capture", "Capture a website for video production"],
["catalog", "Browse and install blocks and components"],
["preview", "Start the studio for previewing compositions"],
+ ["publish", "Expose the preview via a public URL so collaborators can view it"],
["render", "Render a composition to MP4 or WebM"],
],
},
@@ -72,6 +73,7 @@ import type { Example } from "./commands/_examples.js";
const ROOT_EXAMPLES: Example[] = [
["Create a new project", "hyperframes init my-video"],
["Start the live preview studio", "hyperframes preview"],
+ ["Share via public URL", "hyperframes publish"],
["Render to MP4", "hyperframes render -o out.mp4"],
["Transparent WebM overlay", "hyperframes render --format webm -o out.webm"],
["Validate your composition", "hyperframes lint"],
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/publishProject.test.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/publishProject.test.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..a34cbaf3f8
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/publishProject.test.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,81 @@
+import { describe, expect, it, vi, beforeEach, afterEach } from "vitest";
+import { mkdtempSync, mkdirSync, rmSync, writeFileSync } from "node:fs";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { join } from "node:path";
+
+import {
+ createPublishArchive,
+ getPublishApiBaseUrl,
+ publishProjectArchive,
+} from "./publishProject.js";
+
+function makeProjectDir(): string {
+ return mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "hf-publish-"));
+}
+
+describe("createPublishArchive", () => {
+ it("packages the project and skips hidden files and node_modules", () => {
+ const dir = makeProjectDir();
+ try {
+ writeFileSync(join(dir, "index.html"), "", "utf-8");
+ mkdirSync(join(dir, "assets"));
+ writeFileSync(join(dir, "assets/logo.svg"), "", "utf-8");
+ mkdirSync(join(dir, ".git"));
+ writeFileSync(join(dir, ".env"), "SECRET=1", "utf-8");
+ mkdirSync(join(dir, "node_modules"));
+ writeFileSync(join(dir, "node_modules/ignored.js"), "console.log('ignore')", "utf-8");
+
+ const archive = createPublishArchive(dir);
+
+ expect(archive.fileCount).toBe(2);
+ expect(archive.buffer.byteLength).toBeGreaterThan(0);
+ } finally {
+ rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+ }
+ });
+});
+
+describe("publishProjectArchive", () => {
+ beforeEach(() => {
+ vi.stubGlobal(
+ "fetch",
+ vi.fn().mockResolvedValue(
+ new Response(
+ JSON.stringify({
+ data: {
+ project_id: "hfp_123",
+ title: "demo",
+ file_count: 2,
+ url: "https://hyperframes.dev/p/hfp_123",
+ claim_token: "claim-token",
+ },
+ }),
+ { status: 200 },
+ ),
+ ),
+ );
+ });
+
+ afterEach(() => {
+ vi.unstubAllGlobals();
+ });
+
+ it("uploads the archive and returns the stable project URL", async () => {
+ const dir = makeProjectDir();
+ try {
+ writeFileSync(join(dir, "index.html"), "", "utf-8");
+ writeFileSync(join(dir, "styles.css"), "body {}", "utf-8");
+
+ const result = await publishProjectArchive(dir);
+
+ expect(getPublishApiBaseUrl()).toBe("https://api2.heygen.com");
+ expect(result).toMatchObject({
+ projectId: "hfp_123",
+ url: "https://hyperframes.dev/p/hfp_123",
+ });
+ expect(fetch).toHaveBeenCalledTimes(1);
+ } finally {
+ rmSync(dir, { recursive: true, force: true });
+ }
+ });
+});
diff --git a/packages/cli/src/utils/publishProject.ts b/packages/cli/src/utils/publishProject.ts
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..8f7de17138
--- /dev/null
+++ b/packages/cli/src/utils/publishProject.ts
@@ -0,0 +1,97 @@
+import { basename, join, relative } from "node:path";
+import { readdirSync, readFileSync, statSync } from "node:fs";
+import AdmZip from "adm-zip";
+
+const IGNORED_DIRS = new Set([".git", "node_modules", "dist", ".next", "coverage"]);
+const IGNORED_FILES = new Set([".DS_Store", "Thumbs.db"]);
+
+export interface PublishArchiveResult {
+ buffer: Buffer;
+ fileCount: number;
+}
+
+export interface PublishedProjectResponse {
+ projectId: string;
+ title: string;
+ fileCount: number;
+ url: string;
+ claimToken: string;
+}
+
+function shouldIgnoreSegment(segment: string): boolean {
+ return segment.startsWith(".") || IGNORED_DIRS.has(segment) || IGNORED_FILES.has(segment);
+}
+
+function collectProjectFiles(rootDir: string, currentDir: string, paths: string[]): void {
+ for (const entry of readdirSync(currentDir, { withFileTypes: true })) {
+ if (shouldIgnoreSegment(entry.name)) continue;
+ const absolutePath = join(currentDir, entry.name);
+ const relativePath = relative(rootDir, absolutePath).replaceAll("\\", "/");
+ if (!relativePath) continue;
+
+ if (entry.isDirectory()) {
+ collectProjectFiles(rootDir, absolutePath, paths);
+ continue;
+ }
+
+ if (!statSync(absolutePath).isFile()) continue;
+ paths.push(relativePath);
+ }
+}
+
+export function createPublishArchive(projectDir: string): PublishArchiveResult {
+ const filePaths: string[] = [];
+ collectProjectFiles(projectDir, projectDir, filePaths);
+ if (!filePaths.includes("index.html")) {
+ throw new Error("Project must include an index.html file at the root before publish.");
+ }
+
+ const archive = new AdmZip();
+ for (const filePath of filePaths) {
+ archive.addFile(filePath, readFileSync(join(projectDir, filePath)));
+ }
+
+ return {
+ buffer: archive.toBuffer(),
+ fileCount: filePaths.length,
+ };
+}
+
+export function getPublishApiBaseUrl(): string {
+ return (
+ process.env["HYPERFRAMES_PUBLISHED_PROJECTS_API_URL"] ||
+ process.env["HEYGEN_API_URL"] ||
+ "https://api2.heygen.com"
+ ).replace(/\/$/, "");
+}
+
+export async function publishProjectArchive(projectDir: string): Promise {
+ const title = basename(projectDir);
+ const archive = createPublishArchive(projectDir);
+ const archiveBytes = new Uint8Array(archive.buffer.byteLength);
+ archiveBytes.set(archive.buffer);
+ const body = new FormData();
+ body.set("title", title);
+ body.set("file", new File([archiveBytes], `${title}.zip`, { type: "application/zip" }));
+
+ const response = await fetch(`${getPublishApiBaseUrl()}/v1/hyperframes/projects/publish`, {
+ method: "POST",
+ body,
+ signal: AbortSignal.timeout(30_000),
+ });
+
+ const payload = await response.json().catch(() => null);
+ const message =
+ typeof payload?.message === "string" ? payload.message : "Failed to publish project";
+ if (!response.ok || !payload?.data) {
+ throw new Error(message);
+ }
+
+ return {
+ projectId: String(payload.data.project_id),
+ title: String(payload.data.title),
+ fileCount: Number(payload.data.file_count),
+ url: String(payload.data.url),
+ claimToken: String(payload.data.claim_token),
+ };
+}