* fix(cli): refuse capture directories that resolve outside the output root writeCaptureFileSync guards the final path entry, but a directory in the path that is itself a planted symlink (assets -> ~/somewhere) still carried the staging directory and the rename into wherever it pointed, with a filename the captured page chose. Every capture directory is now created through ensureCaptureDirSync(root, dir), which walks from the output root one level at a time and refuses any directory whose real path is not the one it has under the root, before creating anything inside it. The root itself stays trusted as given, so a symlinked root like /tmp on macOS keeps working. Fixes #4304 * fix(cli): vet assets/svgs before the SVG contact sheet writes into it Under --skip-assets, downloadAssets never runs, so nothing checked assets/svgs before createSvgContactSheet wrote its thumbnails and contact-sheet.jpg into it; a planted assets/svgs link received them. The sheet now runs ensureCaptureDirSync on the directory first, and a refusal just skips the sheet. A dangling or looping directory link is now refused with the same message instead of a raw ENOENT/ELOOP, and a comment records why the check uses the JS realpathSync rather than realpathSync.native. Refs #4304 * fix(cli): vet capture --video's download folder Video mode created assets/videos (or capture/assets/videos in a W2H project) with a plain mkdirSync, so a planted assets or capture link carried the downloaded clip outside the project. It now goes through ensureCaptureDirSync with the project folder as the trusted root, and a refused folder is reported before anything is downloaded. * fix(cli): warn when a best-effort capture phase refuses a folder Folder refusals now throw CaptureDirRefusedError. The contact sheets and the video manifest still skip on any error, but a refusal adds a warning so a planted link doesn't go unnoticed. saveLottieAnimations now vets assets/lottie itself, taking the output root like renderLottiePreviews, and every folder check in the capture pipeline is pinned by a test. * style(cli): trim the ensureCaptureDirSync doc comment to two lines --------- Co-authored-by: Miguel Angel Simon Sierra <miguel.sierra@heygen.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: http://localhost:3002/#project/my-video
# Server: http://localhost:3002
npx hyperframes preview --port 4567
In an interactive terminal, the preview stays attached until you press
Ctrl+C. In a non-interactive shell such as a coding-agent session, the same
command starts a managed preview that survives after the command returns. Use
--background or --foreground to choose explicitly, and manage persistent
previews with --status, --stop, --list, and --kill-all. Add --json to
managed lifecycle commands for machine-readable output. --foreground --json
prints the ready-session envelope once, then remains attached until stopped.
normalize-audio
Measure two local authored audio clips with integrated LUFS and match the target
to the unchanged reference. The command is a dry run unless --write is passed:
npx hyperframes normalize-audio --reference target-audio --target user-audio
npx hyperframes normalize-audio --reference target-audio --target user-audio --write
It updates only the target element's data-volume and refuses unsafe boosts
that exceed Studio's +12 dB ceiling or would clip.
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
Set HYPERFRAMES_RENDER_DETACHED=1 when starting a render with nohup or
disown so it keeps running after the invoking shell exits.
publish
Upload a project directory and get a hosted URL that keeps working after the CLI exits. Published projects are private by default:
npx hyperframes publish
npx hyperframes publish ./my-video
npx hyperframes publish --public
npx hyperframes publish --yes
Signed-out publishing returns an authentication-required claim URL; opening it
lets someone sign in and claim the project. Sign in first with
npx hyperframes auth login to publish an owned project you can update. Use
--public to make the claimed project visible to anyone. --yes only skips the
confirmation prompt and does not change visibility.
Signed-in publishers can use --update <url-or-id> to target an existing project
or --space <space-id> to publish into a shared team space. If the requested
project is missing or inaccessible, publishing can create a new project instead;
check the printed URL and status.
See the publish reference for all options, including video proxy settings.
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