Install with the open skills CLI (global, non-interactive — available in every Claude Code session):
npx skills add remotion-dev/skills --skill "remotion-create" -g -a claude-code -yOr manually — clone and copy the skill directory (SKILL.md + companion files):
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/remotion-dev/skills /tmp/skills && cp -r /tmp/skills/skills/remotion-best-practices/remotion-create ~/.claude/skills/remotion-create-remotion-devPart of the remotion-best-practices skill collection — installing the parent includes this skill.
This skill is a directory: SKILL.md is the entry point; the files below ship with it.
---
name: remotion-create
description: Creating a new Remotion video
metadata:
tags: remotion
---
These are instructions for making a new Remotion project and composition.
If this is not the next task, see [Remotion Best Practices](../SKILL.md)
## Scaffold a project
If a project already exists, skip this.
Ensure Node.js and Git is installed, and the current folder is appropriate for starting a new project.
Scaffold one using:
```bash
npx create-video@latest --yes --blank --no-tailwind my-video
cd my-video
npm i
```
Replace `my-video` with a suitable project name.
## Designing a video
Keep the scaffold and add React Markup. Follow [Remotion React Markup Best Practices](../remotion-markup/SKILL.md) and [Video Layout Rules](video-layout.md) for video-first layout and text sizing guidance.
## Interactivity Best Practices
By structuring the React Markup following [Remotion Interactivity Best Practices](../remotion-interactivity/SKILL.md), you allow the user to make edits in the Studio which write back to code.
## TailwindCSS
If Tailwind is requested, see [tailwind.md](tailwind.md) for using TailwindCSS in Remotion.
## Starting preview
```bash
npx remotion studio --no-open
```
This will start a long-running process and print the server URL for the preview.
## Follow-up
The video creation process has finished.
For follow-up prompts, use [Remotion Best Practices](../SKILL.md)
You MUST use this before any creative work - creating features, building components, adding functionality, or modifying behavior. Explores user intent, requirements and design before implementation.
Roleplay the most difficult, tech-resistant user for your product. Browse the app as that persona, find every UX pain point, then filter complaints through a pragmatism layer to separate real problems from noise. Creates actionable tickets from genuine issues only.
ASCII video: convert video/audio to colored ASCII MP4/GIF.