VidCraft - AI Video Production

VidCraft is a Claude Code plugin that prepares AI videos for HeyGen and Synthesia: 33 skills, 36 MCP tools, 12 video types, document analysis and quality gates. License: PolyForm Noncommercial.

VidCraft - AI Video Production

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Overview

VidCraft is a Claude Code plugin that prepares and follows up the production of AI-generated videos with HeyGen and Synthesia. It guides you through concept, script, storyboard, asset planning and quality checks, all the way to subtitles, promo copy and a release checklist.

VidCraft does not render videos and does not call the HeyGen or Synthesia API. It formats and checks your scripts; you do the generation by hand in HeyGen or Synthesia.

What VidCraft is for:

Software tutorials, installation guides and onboarding videos
Explainer videos, marketing spots and social shorts
Series with several episodes and a consistent tone
Videos based on existing documentation (PDF, DOCX, Markdown)

What is included:

33 skills covering the individual production phases
36 tools in the vidcraft-mcp MCP server for project state, content, analysis and quality gates
12 video types with pacing rules and structure templates
Document analysis for PDF, DOCX and Markdown
Formatting for HeyGen and Synthesia
Checks for scripts, pre-generation and the finished video
Knowledge base with script rules, platform limits and patterns of AI-sounding language

Pipeline

graph LR
    A["Concept"] --> B["Brief"]
    B --> C["Script"]
    C --> D["Script review"]
    D --> E["Storyboard"]
    E --> F["Assets"]
    F --> G["Pre-generation check"]
    G --> H["Format for HeyGen / Synthesia"]
    H --> I["Generate (manual)"]
    I --> J["Video review"]
    J --> K["Subtitles, promo, release"]

The exact sequence with status values is on the Workflow page.

Quick start

/vidcraft:setup
/vidcraft:new-project
/vidcraft:help

/vidcraft:setup creates the Python environment under ~/.vidcraft/ and copies the configuration template.
/vidcraft:configure asks for paths, platform and brand.
/vidcraft:new-project creates the project and episodes.

Details: Installation and Configuration.

Requirements

Requirement	Note
Claude Code	CLI, desktop app or IDE extension
Python	3.10 or newer
HeyGen or Synthesia account	for generating the video manually
OpenAI Whisper and ffmpeg	optional, only for `/vidcraft:subtitle-generator`

Sub-pages

Page	Content
Installation	Setup, updating, uninstalling
Configuration	`config.yaml`, paths, project structure
Skills	All 33 skills with arguments and results
Workflow	Status model and recommended order
Video types	12 types with duration and speaking pace
Platforms	HeyGen and Synthesia: limits, pauses, avatars
Quality system	Script review, pre-generation gates, video review
Document analysis	From documentation to video structure
Privacy	What stays local, what is looked up externally
Technical	Architecture, MCP tools, files, hooks
Troubleshooting	Common problems and fixes

License

PolyForm Noncommercial 1.0.0 - source-available, personal and non-commercial use. Commercial use requires permission from the maintainer.

Support

Bugs and feature requests: GitHub Issues. Security issues: Private Vulnerability Reporting.

Developed by Markus Michalski