Install with the open skills CLI (global, non-interactive — available in every Claude Code session):
npx skills add remotion-dev/skills --skill "remotion-render" -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-render ~/.claude/skills/remotion-render-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-render
description: Best practices for rendering videos
metadata:
tags: remotion, render
---
## General rendering strategy
Render a video using:
```
npx remotion render
```
Full list of options: https://www.remotion.dev/docs/cli/render.md
Render a still using:
```
npx remotion still
```
Full list of options: https://www.remotion.dev/docs/cli/still.md
## Transparent videos
See [Transparent videos](./transparent-videos.md) for rendering out a video with transparency.