JamesandClaude Fable 5
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Fourth PR of the template-variables Studio stack — the HTTP plumbing.
- preview routes (/preview and /preview/comp/*) accept
?variables=<url-encoded json> and inject
`window.__hfVariables = {...}` into <head>, before the runtime and any
composition script — the exact global the engine sets via
evaluateOnNewDocument at render time, so preview-with-values cannot
diverge from render output. Values are escaped against </script>
breakout, malformed payloads 400 instead of silently previewing
defaults, and the ETag is salted with a hash of the payload so cached
previews revalidate when values change.
- POST /projects/:id/render accepts variables ({variableId: value}) and
forwards them through StudioApiAdapter.startRender into the producer's
RenderConfig.variables — the same channel `hyperframes render
--variables` uses. Wired in both adapters (CLI embedded server + vite
dev adapter).
Co-Authored-By: Claude Fable 5 <noreply@anthropic.com>
hyperframes
CLI for creating, previewing, and rendering HTML video compositions.
Install
npm install -g hyperframes
Or use directly with npx:
npx hyperframes <command>
Requirements: Node.js >= 22, FFmpeg
Commands
init
Scaffold a new Hyperframes project from a template:
npx hyperframes init my-video
cd my-video
preview
Start the live preview studio in your browser:
npx hyperframes preview
# Studio running at http://localhost:3002
npx hyperframes preview --port 4567
render
Render a composition to MP4. Run from the project directory; the positional
argument is the project directory (not a file), so render the project's
index.html directly, or point at a specific composition file with -c:
npx hyperframes render -o output.mp4
npx hyperframes render -c ./my-composition.html -o output.mp4
lint
Validate your Hyperframes HTML:
npx hyperframes lint ./my-composition
npx hyperframes lint ./my-composition --json # JSON output for CI/tooling
npx hyperframes lint ./my-composition --verbose # Include info-level findings
By default only errors and warnings are shown. Use --verbose to also display informational findings (e.g., external script dependency notices). Use --json for machine-readable output with errorCount, warningCount, infoCount, and a findings array.
compositions
List compositions found in the current project:
npx hyperframes compositions
benchmark
Run rendering benchmarks:
npx hyperframes benchmark ./my-composition.html
doctor
Check your environment for required dependencies (Chrome, FFmpeg, Node.js):
npx hyperframes doctor
browser
Manage the bundled Chrome/Chromium installation:
npx hyperframes browser
info
Print version and environment info:
npx hyperframes info
docs
Open the documentation in your browser:
npx hyperframes docs
upgrade
Check for updates and show upgrade instructions:
npx hyperframes upgrade
npx hyperframes upgrade --check --json # machine-readable for agents
Documentation
Full documentation: hyperframes.heygen.com/packages/cli
Related packages
@hyperframes/core— types, parsers, frame adapters@hyperframes/engine— rendering engine@hyperframes/producer— render pipeline@hyperframes/studio— composition editor UI