remotion-render Skill for Claude: What It Does and How to Install It
Tells Claude how to render a Remotion project into a video file, a still image or a set of frames.
- Installs
- 254.7K
- on skills.sh
- Stars
- 6K
- on GitHub
- Files
- 3
- besides SKILL.md
- Updated
- Oct 2026
- last repo commit
remotion-render makes Claude export a Remotion video with npx remotion render, or a single frame with npx remotion still. It can also render several chosen frames as PNG images in one call, and a bundled guide covers rendering a video with transparency.
SKILL.md tells Claude to render with Remotion's bundled browser, to let Remotion download or update it as needed, and not to set --browser-executable, browserExecutable or chromeMode unless you ask for a different browser. It assumes an existing Remotion project. The skill is SKILL.md plus transparent-videos.md, an icon and an agent metadata file, and bundles no scripts. The remotion-dev/skills repo also has remotion-create, for starting a project.
Good for
- Developers making videos with Remotion
- Anyone who wants Claude to export a video, still or frames from a Remotion project
Install remotion-render
Claude Code
- 1
Copy this prompt.
Install the remotion-render skill in Claude Code. Run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/remotion-dev/skills --skill remotion-render Then check that it loaded and tell me how to use it.
- 2
Paste it into Claude Code. It shows the change and asks before running it.
Requires Node.js.
From its listing on skills.sh. Source.
What's in the skill
When it loads
Export a Remotion video
Sections in SKILL.md
- General rendering strategy
- Transparent videos
Key facts
- Author
- remotion-dev
- Installs on skills.sh
- 254,740 (Nov 2026)
- GitHub stars
- 6,037 (Nov 2026)
- Last repo commit
- Oct 26, 2026
- Files in the skill folder
- 4 including SKILL.md
- skills.sh audits
- Gen Agent Trust Hub: pass, Socket: pass, Snyk: pass
What it includes
Exports a composition as a video; options are in Remotion's render docs
Runs code ·
npx remotion renderExports one frame as an image
Runs code ·
npx remotion stillRenders chosen frames, such as 0, 30 and 90, as PNG images in one call
Runs code ·
render --framesA bundled guide for rendering a video with transparency
transparent-videos.md
From the official docs
Permissions
Low risk
It runs npx remotion render commands that write video or image files, and lets Remotion download or update its bundled browser.
What it can do
- Read your data
- Create and change things
- Delete things
- Read-only mode
Watch out for
It runs npx remotion commands that write files
The frames example in SKILL.md writes to out/frames. Check the output path and frame range before a long render. github.com
Browser download
SKILL.md says to let Remotion download or update its bundled browser, and not to use a recording browser or custom browser executable unless you ask.
Technical details
| Talks to | Remotion downloads or updates its bundled browser as needed (per SKILL.md) |
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Questions
How do I install remotion-render?
Use the install box above. You also need a Remotion project to render; the remotion-create skill in the same repo is for starting one.
What does it render?
A video, a single still, or chosen frames as images. SKILL.md links to Remotion's CLI docs for the full option list.
Can it render a video with a transparent background?
SKILL.md links to a bundled guide, transparent-videos.md, for rendering a video with transparency.
Does it need an API key?
SKILL.md does not mention one. Rendering runs through npx remotion commands.
Is it safe?
It runs npx remotion render and npx remotion still, which write output files, and SKILL.md lets Remotion download or update its bundled browser. Check the output path before a long render.
Information
updated Nov 2, 2026
- Repository
- remotion-dev/skills
- Folder
skills/remotion-render
Sources
Docs, issue trackers and discussions this page is built from.
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- remotion-render SKILL.md · github.com
- remotion-dev/skills README · github.com