Instavar Remotion Templates

Open-source, agent-friendly Remotion templates for turning a brief into a validated local video. The creative work happens in your Codex or Claude Code conversation. The Instavar MCP server supplies public template contracts, examples, and troubleshooting without requiring an Instavar account or API key.

Open in Codex

If your browser blocks the app link, run:

git clone https://github.com/instavar/remotion-templates.git
cd remotion-templates
npm install
codex mcp add instavar-remotion --url https://instavar.com/api/mcp/templates
codex

Then ask Codex to read AGENTS.md and make a video.

Claude Code

git clone https://github.com/instavar/remotion-templates.git
cd remotion-templates
npm install
claude mcp add --transport http instavar-remotion https://instavar.com/api/mcp/templates
claude

The repository also includes the same server in .mcp.json, so Claude Code can offer to enable it when the project is trusted. Then ask Claude Code to read CLAUDE.md and make a video. A direct custom connector does not require publication in Anthropic's connector directory.

Related MCP server: Plainly Videos MCP Server

Manual workflow

npm run video:validate -- examples/proof-walkthrough.video.json
npm run video:preview -- examples/proof-walkthrough.video.json
npm run video:render -- examples/proof-walkthrough.video.json

Rendered videos go to out/ by default.

Create a starter spec:

npm run video:scaffold -- proof-walkthrough "Why this equation works"

Templates

• qa-ad: hook, source-video placeholder, explanation, and call to action

• proof-walkthrough: equations, worked reasoning, and takeaway

• announcement-brief: headline, supporting points, and next action

• social-remix: caption-forward framing for an existing clip

• finance-brief: comparisons, numeric highlights, caveats, and recommendation

All five support 9:16, 4:5, and 1:1 output. The first public release intentionally uses a restrained shared visual system so the VideoSpec and agent workflow remain stable while more extracted template implementations are added.

Privacy and keys

No Instavar account or API key is needed. The public MCP tools are read-only and deterministic. Your brief and local assets remain in your own agent conversation and workspace. Rendering runs on your machine.

An Instavar API key unlocks the hosted Studio workflow, including managed rendering, storage, review, publishing, and metrics through @instavar/mcp-server. The free local path remains available without a key.

Licensing

Instavar-authored code in this repository is MIT licensed. Remotion has its own license and terms. Review the current Remotion license for your use case. See TRADEMARKS.md before using Instavar names or marks.

Contributing and security

See CONTRIBUTING.md, CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md, and SECURITY.md.