Video Toolkit Roadmap

August 26, 2026 · View on GitHub

This document tracks the development of claude-code-video-toolkit.

Repository: https://github.com/digitalsamba/claude-code-video-toolkit

Vision

An open-source, AI-native video production workspace for Claude Code, featuring:

Reusable templates for common video types
Brand profiles for consistent visual identity
Claude skills providing deep domain knowledge
Automated asset pipelines (recording, conversion, audio generation)
Slash commands for guided workflows

Phase: 3 - Templates & Brands (nearly complete) → moving into Phase 4 Focus: Publishing & distribution, generator coverage (image/video/music), external contributions Recent (v0.15–v0.18): YouTube publishing (/publish), 60db TTS provider, Ideogram 4 T2I, LTX-2 Modal + style LoRAs, concept-explainer-short (9:16) template, TTS pacing QC, Qwen3 VoiceDesign

Phases

Phase 1: Foundation ✅ COMPLETE

Sprint review template with theme system
Config-driven video content
/video slash command (unified project creation)
Narrator PiP component
Remotion skill (stable)
ElevenLabs skill (stable)

Phase 2: Skills & Automation ✅ COMPLETE

Skills:

FFmpeg skill (beta)
Playwright recording skill (beta)

Python Tools:

voiceover.py - CLI for ElevenLabs TTS
music.py - CLI for background music
sfx.py - CLI for sound effects

Commands:

/generate-voiceover - streamlined audio generation
/record-demo - guided Playwright recording

Infrastructure:

Playwright recording setup (playwright/)
Centralized config (env var with registry fallback)

Phase 2.5: Open Source Release ✅ COMPLETE

Directory restructure for public release
Brand profiles system (brands/)
Environment variable support
README, LICENSE (MIT), CONTRIBUTING.md
Documentation (docs/)
GitHub repo published

Phase 3: Templates & Brands 🔄 IN PROGRESS

Brand Profiles:

Default brand profile
Digital Samba brand profile
/brand command - list, edit, or create brands

Templates:

Product demo template
/video command - unified project management
/template command - list available templates
Shared component library (lib/)
Tutorial template
Changelog/release notes template

Transitions Library:

Transitions library (lib/transitions/)
Custom presentations: glitch, rgbSplit, zoomBlur, lightLeak, clockWipe, pixelate, checkerboard
Re-exports official transitions: slide, fade, wipe, flip
Transitions gallery showcase (showcase/transitions/)
Documentation in Remotion skill and CLAUDE.md

Template-Brand Integration:

Brand loader utility (lib/brand.ts)
Templates use brand.ts for theming
/video generates brand.ts from selected brand

Multi-Session Project System:

Project schema (lib/project/types.ts)
Filesystem reconciliation
Auto-generated CLAUDE.md per project
/skills command

Review & Validation:

/scene-review command - dedicated scene-by-scene review with Remotion Studio
- Starts Remotion Studio for visual verification
- Walks through scenes one by one (not summary tables)
- Generic - works with any template's config
- /video delegates to /scene-review when phase is review
- /generate-voiceover warns if review incomplete
Pre-render review (timing, sync, polish)
Asset validation (ffprobe checks)
Enhancement suggestions
Note: /review name clashes with Claude Code built-in PR review - using /scene-review

Qwen3-TTS Integration:

tools/qwen3_tts.py — standalone CLI tool
voiceover.py --provider qwen3 — per-scene generation
Docker image: ghcr.io/conalmullan/video-toolkit-qwen3-tts:latest
9 built-in speakers, tone presets, voice cloning
/voice-clone command — record, test, save cloned voice to brand
Temperature/top_p generation params for expressiveness control
Make Qwen3-TTS the default provider (replacing ElevenLabs)

Modal Cloud GPU Provider:

Sprint Review v2:

sprint-review-v2 template — composable scene-based architecture
Modular scene components

Generators & Providers (v0.11–v0.18):

FLUX.2 Klein text-to-image (tools/flux2.py, RunPod + Modal)
Ideogram 4 text-to-image for in-image text (tools/ideogram4.py, hosted API)
LTX-2 video generation (tools/ltx2.py, tools/chain_video.py, style LoRAs incl. crt-terminal)
ACE-Step 1.5 music generation (tools/music_gen.py, acemusic API + Modal/RunPod)
Qwen3-TTS VoiceDesign + shared-prompt cloning (v0.2)
60db TTS provider (--provider 60db, tools/sixtydb_tts.py)
TTS pacing QC (tools/pacing.py, --max-wpm)
Edge-TTS provider (PR #46, needs rebase over 60db)
Make Qwen3-TTS the default provider (replacing ElevenLabs) — still open

Publishing:

YouTube upload (tools/youtube_upload.py, /publish) — OAuth, scheduling, thumbnails
Other destinations (LinkedIn, X, S3/R2 CDN)

Additional Templates (shipped):

concept-explainer-short — 9:16 vertical shorts, first Python/moviepy template
Monthly engineering-review template (ticket-driven, presenter-narrated) — in-tree but not yet ready to publish

Additional Components:

FilmGrain — SVG noise overlay for cinematic texture
MazeDecoration — Animated isometric grid decoration

Contribution & Examples:

/contribute command
examples/ directory
CONTRIBUTORS.md

Testing:

Test new project creation with scene-centric flow
Test project resumption (multi-session)
Verify filesystem reconciliation
Verify CLAUDE.md auto-generation

Registry & Roadmap Alignment:

Update skill status table to include all current skills
Add Qwen3-TTS to roadmap phases
Document remotion-official skill sync from upstream (remotion-dev/skills) in roadmap
Update Metrics section

Phase 4: Polish & Advanced

Output & Accessibility:

Multi-format output (MP4, WebM, GIF, social formats)
Subtitle generation from voiceover scripts
Thumbnail auto-generation

Skills:

Video accessibility skill
Terminal recording skill (asciinema)
Video timing skill

Skill Maturity Levels

Status	Meaning
draft	Just created, untested, may have errors
beta	Functional, needs real-world validation
stable	Battle-tested, well-documented, recommended

Current Skill Status

Skill	Status	Notes
remotion	stable	Core framework knowledge
remotion-official	stable	Synced from remotion-dev/skills (weekly via GitHub Actions)
elevenlabs	stable	Audio generation
ffmpeg	beta	Asset conversion
playwright-recording	beta	Browser demo capture
frontend-design	stable	Visual design refinement
qwen-edit	stable	AI image editing prompting patterns
runpod	stable	Cloud GPU setup, Docker images, endpoint management
modal	beta	Alternative cloud GPU provider — faster cold starts, all 6 tools deployed
acestep	stable	ACE-Step 1.5 music generation prompting
ltx2	beta	LTX-2 video generation prompting, style LoRAs
moviepy	stable	Python composition, deterministic text overlay
ideogram4	beta	Structured JSON captions for in-image text

Review Process

draft → beta:

Verify code examples work
Test core functionality
Document issues in _internal/reviews/
Fix critical issues

beta → stable:

Use in a real project
Gather feedback
Complete documentation
No known critical issues

Metrics

Category	Count	Items
Templates	4	sprint-review, sprint-review-v2, product-demo, concept-explainer-short
Brands	2	default, digital-samba
Skills	12	remotion, remotion-official, elevenlabs, ffmpeg, playwright-recording, frontend-design, qwen-edit, runpod, acestep, ltx2, moviepy, ideogram4
Tools	22	voiceover, qwen3_tts, sixtydb_tts, music, music_gen, sfx, redub, addmusic, sync_timing, align_captions, dewatermark, locate_watermark, notebooklm_brand, image_edit, upscale, flux2, ideogram4, ltx2, chain_video, sadtalker, verify_setup, youtube_upload
Commands	14	setup, video, brand, template, skills, contribute, record-demo, generate-voiceover, scene-review, design, versions, redub, voice-clone, publish
Components	11	AnimatedBackground, SlideTransition, Label, Vignette, FilmGrain, LogoWatermark, SplitScreen, NarratorPiP, Envelope, PointingHand, MazeDecoration
Transitions	7	glitch, rgbSplit, zoomBlur, lightLeak, clockWipe, pixelate, checkerboard
Examples	7	hello-world, quick-spot, data-viz-chart, ds-crt-stinger, sky-blue-short, digital-samba-skill-demo, sprint-review-cho-oyu

File	Purpose
`BACKLOG.md`	Unscheduled ideas and future enhancements
`CHANGELOG.md`	Historical record of changes
`toolkit-registry.json`	Machine-readable inventory