Adds a Blocks tab to the Studio left sidebar with the full 78-item registry
catalog (58 blocks + 20 components). Users can browse by category, search by
title/description, preview CDN-hosted poster thumbnails with video-on-hover,
and install items on-demand with one click or drag-to-timeline.
Core changes:
- BlockCategory type + resolveBlockCategory() for 7 categories (Captions, VFX,
Transitions, Effects, Social, Data, Scenes)
- Registry API routes: GET /api/registry/blocks (catalog) + POST install
- StudioApiAdapter extended with listRegistryCatalog + installRegistryBlock
- Vite adapter reads from disk; CLI adapter fetches from GitHub (24h cache)
- BlockParam interface + params on 6 blocks for future parameter controls
Studio UI:
- 4th sidebar tab "Blocks" with responsive grid, category pills, search bar
- BlockCard: CDN poster thumbnail, video autoplay on hover, duration + WebGL badges
- On-demand install: blocks append as sub-compositions on timeline; components
overlay at start=0 spanning full duration with transparent background patching
- TIMELINE_BLOCK_MIME drag-and-drop to timeline
- BlockParamsPanel (Phase 3 scaffold) auto-opens for parameterized blocks
Registry manifests:
- All 58 blocks backfilled with preview: { video, poster } CDN URLs
- All 20 components normalized to object format + poster URLs added
- 6 blocks annotated with params (Liquid Glass/Background, Portal, Chart,
Logo Outro, Magnetic)
- flowchart-vertical preview generated and uploaded to CDN
## What
Add 28 transition blocks from the Hyperframe Template Structure catalog, bringing the registry to 53 total items.
### Shader transitions (14 blocks, WebGL, 4s each)
`domain-warp-dissolve`, `ridged-burn`, `whip-pan`, `sdf-iris`, `ripple-waves`, `gravitational-lens`, `cinematic-zoom`, `chromatic-radial-split`, `glitch`, `swirl-vortex`, `thermal-distortion`, `flash-through-white`, `cross-warp-morph`, `light-leak`
### CSS transition showcases (14 blocks, various durations)
`transitions-3d`, `transitions-blur`, `transitions-cover`, `transitions-destruction`, `transitions-dissolve`, `transitions-distortion`, `transitions-grid`, `transitions-light`, `transitions-mechanical`, `transitions-other`, `transitions-push`, `transitions-radial`, `transitions-scale`, `transitions-shader`
## Why
Phase D content accumulation. Transitions are the most-requested category for the catalog.
## How
- Shader transitions extracted from `shader-showcase.zip`, each a standalone HTML with WebGL shaders
- CSS transitions extracted from `showcase-bundle.zip`, each a standalone showcase page
- All tagged with `transition` + `shader` or `showcase` for catalog grouping
- Preview thumbnails generated for all 28 blocks
- Catalog pages + index regenerated
## Test plan
- [x] All 28 blocks produce preview thumbnails
- [x] `registry-item.json` validates for all blocks
- [x] Catalog pages generated (45 total items in catalog-index.json)
- [x] `oxfmt --check` passes
## What
New skill `hyperframes-registry` that teaches AI coding agents how to install and wire registry blocks and components into HyperFrames compositions.
### Skill structure
```
skills/hyperframes-registry/
SKILL.md — triggers, overview, quick reference
references/
install-locations.md — default paths, hyperframes.json config
wiring-blocks.md — iframe inclusion, data attributes, positioning
wiring-components.md — snippet merging (HTML, CSS, JS, timeline)
discovery.md — manifest reading, item fields, available items table
demo-html-pattern.md — why components ship demo.html, structure conventions
examples/
add-block.md — worked example: data-chart block install + wiring
add-component.md — worked example: shimmer-sweep component install + wiring
```
## Why
Phase B of the catalog plan (PR 10). Without this skill, agents using `hyperframes add` have to guess how to wire installed items into compositions. The skill encodes the iframe/snippet patterns so agents get it right on the first attempt.
## How
- SKILL.md frontmatter triggers on: `hyperframes add`, "block", "component", `hyperframes.json`
- References cover every step: discovery, install, wiring blocks (iframe), wiring components (snippet merge), and the demo.html convention
- Two worked examples walk through complete install-to-preview workflows
- Updated CLAUDE.md skills table + trigger rules, README.md skills table, docs/packages/cli.mdx
## Test plan
- [x] `scripts/lint-skills.ts` passes (checked 4 skill files, no issues)
- [x] `oxfmt --check` passes on all markdown files
- [x] SKILL.md frontmatter has valid `name` and `description`
- [x] All reference links in SKILL.md resolve to existing files
- [x] CLAUDE.md, README.md, and docs CLI page updated with new skill
## What
Three reusable effect components for the registry, each with a snippet HTML and companion `demo.html`:
| Component | Description |
|-----------|-------------|
| `grain-overlay` | Animated film grain texture overlay (CSS keyframes, extracted from warm-grain example) |
| `shimmer-sweep` | CSS gradient light sweep across text/elements, driven by GSAP custom property animation |
| `grid-pixelate-wipe` | Grid-based dissolve transition — screen breaks into 16×9 squares that scale in/out with stagger |
Establishes the `demo.html` convention in `CONTRIBUTING.md`.
## Why
Phase B of the catalog plan — seed the first components in the registry. Components are effect snippets that get merged into existing compositions (vs. blocks which are standalone sub-compositions).
## How
- **grain-overlay**: Extracted the grain texture pattern from the warm-grain example. Uses a 200% oversized tiled texture with `steps(1)` keyframe animation for the random-noise effect.
- **shimmer-sweep**: Original implementation using CSS custom properties (`--shimmer-pos`) animated by GSAP. The gradient mask uses `mix-blend-mode: overlay` for a natural light sweep. Auto-injects `.shimmer-mask` elements into `.shimmer-sweep-target` wrappers.
- **grid-pixelate-wipe**: Creates a 16×9 CSS Grid of cells, animated with GSAP stagger. Users drive `.grid-cell` `scale` directly in their timeline.
Simplify review addressed: scoped `.grain-texture` under `#grain-overlay`, scoped `.grid-cell` under `#grid-pixelate-overlay`, removed `window.gridPixelateIn/Out` globals in favor of direct GSAP patterns.
Each component ships a `demo.html` — a standalone composition that previews the effect and doubles as a fixture for the CI preview pipeline (PR 8).
## Test plan
- [x] `hyperframes add grain-overlay` installs to `compositions/components/grain-overlay.html`
- [x] `hyperframes add shimmer-sweep` installs to `compositions/components/shimmer-sweep.html`
- [x] `hyperframes add grid-pixelate-wipe` installs to `compositions/components/grid-pixelate-wipe.html`
- [x] All three return correct `--json` output with snippet and type info
- [x] `registry-item.json` files validate against the JSON Schema
- [x] `demo.html` files are self-contained with correct `data-composition-id` and `window.__timelines` registration
- [x] `oxfmt --check` and `oxlint` pass on all files
- [x] `CONTRIBUTING.md` documents the `demo.html` convention and registry item checklist
Miguel Ángel