What This Is
Hypit is a video production language and system built for AI agents: once a coding agent like Claude Code or Codex has it installed, “make a video” turns into “write a source file.” It defines a video markup language (SVML) — visuals, subtitles, B-roll, and effects are all anchored to words in the script, not to seconds on an editing timeline. You can hand it a reference video and have it break down the complete production workflow, or start from zero with an official template or a one-sentence description. Once the source file is written, you get a live preview of the finished video, and subtitles, motion effects, and code-rendered visuals compile and output without calling any generative model — if you want AI-generated shots, connect a model service as needed.
It installs into the agent as a skill: the git clone in the “Get & Verify” section above is the complete skill directory — drop it into ~/.claude/skills/hypit and the agent discovers it automatically, used the same way as Claude Code’s other skills. The tool itself is free; the coding agent subscription and the model service fees are each on you, an official hosted model service is provided, and you can also plug in your own API or local models.
Who It’s For
- People already using coding agents like Claude Code or Codex who want to hand video production to their workflow as well;
- Creators who can’t stand timeline editing and would rather produce videos by “writing and editing text”;
- Cost-conscious technical users: you can turn out finished videos without connecting a generative model, and switch models freely if you do;
- People who want to steadily produce short videos in volume — but read the safety notes below first: batching is an amplifier, and it amplifies good content and problematic content alike.
Not a fit: users who only want to drag clips around on a phone; people who have never used command-line AI tools and have no intention of learning.
How to Use It
Prerequisite: Node.js 22.15 or newer. Get the skill directory via the “Get & Verify” section above and place it in ~/.claude/skills/hypit, then open an agent session and state your request directly. Three typical paths: give a reference video and have the agent deconstruct its structure into a workflow; pick one from the template library and modify it; or simply describe the video you want and have it written from zero. The finished .svml source file gets a live preview on the right; once you’re satisfied, compile it into the finished video.
The skill ships with an examples/ directory (UGC style, leaderboard style, and so on); the fastest way to get going is to run the example closest to your need end to end, then rewrite it section by section into your own content. Configure the model service as needed: the official hosted service works out of the box, or tell the agent about your own API or local model and let it do the wiring.
Safety Notes
- Verify integrity first: if you downloaded the source package, check it against the SHA256 on this page; if you used git clone, confirm the directory came from the address on this page.
- The license is a customized one, not a standard license: it builds on Apache-2.0 with additional commercial terms — personal use, self-deployment, and single-tenant use are all permitted; but repackaging it as a multi-tenant online service offered to others, or reselling it commercially, requires separate authorization; and the name branding in the interface and in the output must not be removed. The full license text ships with the package — read it through before any commercial use.
- Hold the line on “replicating viral hits” yourself: deconstructing structure and studying pacing is fine; lifting someone else’s finished footage, music, or likeness straight into your own content puts the copyright and likeness-rights risk on you, and the major platforms’ throttling and bans on scraped and mass-produced lookalike content keep getting stricter. The tool can produce a hundred variants; that doesn’t mean all hundred should be published.
- Your video projects and API keys stay on your machine and in your own model accounts; before connecting any third-party model service, read its data terms carefully.
Editor’s Review
I included it because it has turned “making video the way you write code” into a complete system: anchoring visuals to words is a clever design — change the script and you never re-sync the timeline, a tangible efficiency gain for narration-driven short videos — and being able to turn out finished videos without connecting a generative model keeps the cost floor friendly. The cold water: take the marketing page’s “replicate any viral hit, a hundred million plays” with a grain of salt — the tool delivers a workflow, and viral hits come from the content itself. The custom license is a hard constraint for anyone planning to build an online service on it, and the whole usage model revolves around command-line agents, so complete newcomers need to clear the AI-tools hurdle first.
Version History
- v0.3.1 (released 2026-10-09): this site currently provides v0.3.1; new versions are added once verified.
FAQ
Does it cost money? The skill itself is free; the coding agent subscription and the model service fees are each on you. Finished videos compile even without connecting a generative model, and such shots carry no model fees.
How does it relate to this site’s other skills? The same distribution form: both are skills installed into coding agents. Anatomy draws isometric illustrations, Hypit makes videos — no conflict between them.
Can I just lift someone else’s viral video? The tool can deconstruct structure and pacing, but the original video’s footage, music, and on-camera likenesses each carry their own rights; direct reuse risks copyright and likeness-rights problems, and platforms will throttle it too. Borrow the structure only, and make the content yourself.
Why does this site provide v0.3.1? This site provides fixed versions; new versions are added once verified. The benefit of a fixed version is that each version’s contents, update date, and checksum are clearly on record.
Sources
This page was compiled from the tool’s own documentation and files; for features and parameters, the documentation bundled with the package is authoritative.