Search now has two tiers, both local: shared-vocabulary word matching, and the opt-in on-device model. The hosted tier, which sent the query to a HeyGen endpoint and ranked it with a hosted model, is removed. This is a scope decision, not a defect. The endpoint works and its own change is reviewed and green; it is simply not what we want to ship first. Landing local only means the feature has no backend dependency, no auth requirement, and nothing leaves the machine unless someone opts into downloading a model. Gone: registry/smartSearch.ts and its test, the --smart and --no-smart flags, the outcome plumbing through the command, the remote branch of applySearch, the remote tier, and the hosted-only JSON fields (ranking, catalog_version, top_score). Also the smartSearchEnabled consent field in telemetry config, which was the persisted storage behind the hosted consent and would otherwise have been left as dead configuration surface. Kept exactly as they were: both local tiers, the --on-device and --yes flags, the download consent prompt, and the runtime check that happens before the download rather than after it. The --json envelope still reports query, tier, tier_detail, shown, total, dropped, warnings and results, so an agent can still tell which tier answered and why. tierToken now distinguishes on-device from words. Verified: lint exits 0, fallow reports no issues, 2522 CLI tests pass, and the command was exercised directly. A query answers on the on-device tier where the model is installed and falls back to word matching where it is not, reporting that fallback in warnings rather than silently. An unknown --type still exits 1 with a readable message, and --smart is now rejected as an unknown flag.
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