Agent skill

Motion Replica Builder

by Pluviobyte in Pluviobyte/rnskill

Analyzes a reference video's layout, motion and timing over a chosen time range, then builds an original animated replica with new copy and assets plus a final video QC.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedMedia & Creative

Install Motion Replica Builder

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Pluviobyte/rnskill --skill rn-motion-replica -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Pluviobyte/rnskill rn-motion-replica --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Pluviobyte/rnskill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/rn-motion-replica .claude/skills/rn-motion-replica && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
rn-motion-replica
GitHub stars
1.6k
Token cost
~1.7k tokens
SKILL.md length
809 words
Files
13 (incl. scripts, references, assets)
Skills in repo
45
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Analyzes a reference video's layout, motion and timing over a chosen time range, then builds an original animated replica with new copy and assets plus a final video QC.

  • Works in 8 steps: Lock the study range → Acquire and verify the reference → Generate visual evidence → …
  • Recreating the motion and layout style of a reference video as an original piece
  • SKILL.md covers Source and rights boundary, Workflow, Completion gates and Bundled resources
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python3

What it does

The agent works only from a public link or local file you are authorized to use, never bypassing private-account controls, DRM or paywalls, and keeps the source URL, downloaded media and transcript in a private working directory rather than shipping them inside the finished project. After locking the exact time range and requested effects, it downloads the reference with a trusted downloader or yt-dlp and verifies it with ffprobe, requiring a playable stream, known duration, and known dimensions and frame rate before proceeding.

A bundled analyzer script generates contact sheets and scene frames over the chosen range, which the agent inspects to record five layers of evidence: visual tokens like color and type, geometry such as margins and card sizes, motion primitives like slide or path draw, the sequence of what enters and replaces what, and the timing of each transition. Those observations become a visual contract file and a timestamped storyboard before any animation is authored, and the output is an original adaptation with new copy and generic or original assets, not a pixel-exact copy; a related QC skill checks reusable project templates against a checklist.

When your agent uses it

  • Recreating the motion and layout style of a reference video as an original piece
  • Breaking down the first N seconds of a video into its visual and timing components
  • Building a reusable animated template from a reference clip's motion grammar

Example prompts

  • “复刻这个视频效果的前 10 秒, using my own product copy.”
  • “拆解这个链接里卡片动画的时序, then build an original replica.”
  • “Analyze this reference clip's box animation and turn it into a template.”

Requirements

  • yt-dlp or a trusted downloader, and ffprobe, for acquiring and verifying the reference video
  • Python to run the bundled analyzer script

Workflow steps

8 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Lock the study range
  2. Acquire and verify the reference
  3. Generate visual evidence
  4. Choose the production route
  5. Build layout before motion
  6. Validate the composition
  7. Render and verify the final MP4
  8. Deliver the reusable package

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 83d1783. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships 2 files in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • python3

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Motion Replica Builder loads about 1.7k tokens when it runs, and up to ~3k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 99 tokens; SKILL.md has 809 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~99
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.7k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~3k

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 809 words (~1,699 tokens).

“Turn a reference clip into an original motion study that preserves the visual grammar and timing while replacing the source's copy, presenter, footage, and unique assets.”

— opening of SKILL.md by Pluviobyte, Custom licence
name
rn-motion-replica

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 12 other files (scripts, references, assets) in skills/rn-motion-replica of Pluviobyte/rnskill.

  • SKILL.md
  • agents/openai.yaml
  • assets/showcases/box-motion-replica-35s.mp4
  • assets/templates/box-motion-hyperframes/STORYBOARD.md
  • assets/templates/box-motion-hyperframes/frame.md
  • assets/templates/box-motion-hyperframes/hyperframes.json
  • assets/templates/box-motion-hyperframes/index.html
  • assets/templates/box-motion-hyperframes/meta.json
  • assets/templates/box-motion-hyperframes/package.json
  • references/box-motion-pattern.md
  • references/qc-checklist.md
  • scripts/analyze_reference.py
  • scripts/init_motion_project.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 83d1783

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Questions about Motion Replica Builder

What does Motion Replica Builder do?

Analyzes a reference video's layout, motion and timing over a chosen time range, then builds an original animated replica with new copy and assets plus a final video QC. The agent works only from a public link or local file you are authorized to use, never bypassing private-account controls, DRM or paywalls, and keeps the source URL, downloaded media and transcript in a private working directory rather than shipping them inside the finished project. After locking the exact time range and requested effects, it downloads the reference with a trusted downloader or yt-dlp and verifies it with ffprobe, requiring a playable stream, known duration, and known dimensions and frame rate before proceeding.

When should I use Motion Replica Builder?

Motion Replica Builder fits situations like: recreating the motion and layout style of a reference video as an original piece; breaking down the first N seconds of a video into its visual and timing components; building a reusable animated template from a reference clip's motion grammar.

How do I install Motion Replica Builder in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Pluviobyte/rnskill --skill rn-motion-replica -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/rn-motion-replica in Pluviobyte/rnskill) into .claude/skills/rn-motion-replica in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Motion Replica Builder in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Pluviobyte/rnskill --skill rn-motion-replica -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/rn-motion-replica in Pluviobyte/rnskill) into .agents/skills/rn-motion-replica in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Motion Replica Builder in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add Pluviobyte/rnskill --skill rn-motion-replica -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/rn-motion-replica, .gemini/skills/rn-motion-replica, .github/skills/rn-motion-replica and .opencode/skills/rn-motion-replica in your project.

What does Motion Replica Builder need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Motion Replica Builder needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python3). Our summary lists: yt-dlp or a trusted downloader, and ffprobe, for acquiring and verifying the reference video; Python to run the bundled analyzer script.

Does Motion Replica Builder access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Motion Replica Builder safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Motion Replica Builder use?

Motion Replica Builder has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Motion Replica Builder use?

About 1.7k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.8k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 1.3k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Motion Replica Builder?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Motion Replica Builder: Motion Video in Remotion (ooiyeefei/ccc, 495 stars), HyperFrames Animation (heygen-com/hyperframes, 60k stars), Stitch to Remotion Walkthrough Videos (google-labs-code/stitch-skills, 8.5k stars) and Weekly Changelog Video (heygen-com/hyperframes, 60k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Motion Replica Builder?

Pluviobyte (a GitHub user) maintains it in Pluviobyte/rnskill, which has 1,639 GitHub stars. The repository holds 45 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 21, 2026.

Source: Pluviobyte/rnskill on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.