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showtime is an open-source local video studio for coding agents. It turns a one-sentence video request into motion graphics, voice-over, music, sound effects, captions, footage edits, platform exports and self-contained HTML videos, running on the user's machine without its own cloud service, API keys or media uploads.
Motion graphics are authored in HTML, CSS and canvas and rendered frame-by-frame in headless Chrome; mathematical scenes can use Manim, while footage is transcribed and edited with FFmpeg. The agent shows stills or a fast draft before the full render, then runs checks for issues such as loudness, black or frozen frames, captions and platform specifications. Studio mode provides a local board for selecting concepts, visual styles, music and storyboards, and optional specialist sub-agents can handle research, scene building and critique.
The project is distributed as an Agent Skill, command-line tool and MCP server for hosts including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Devin and OpenCode. It downloads models and tools into a local ~/.showtime directory, records job receipts and attribution credits, and creates separate output folders for each job. The repository's own code is MIT-licensed; downloaded third-party tools, models and media retain their respective licenses.
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A local video studio for your coding agent: describe the video you want and the agent assembles motion graphics, narration, music, captions, and footage on your machine, showing a quick first look before full render. Works with agents including Claude Code and Codex without uploading media to a service.
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