A practical reference for coding agents.

When the workflow fits

Use MotionClone when the user has a reference video and wants editable typography, shapes, and animation derived from its motion. It can supply graphic sequences for product demos and launch videos.

It is a poor fit for guaranteed exact cloning, script-only video generation, automatic product screen recording, or an offline-only pipeline. The documented app supports Windows; do not assume other platforms or additional agent integrations.

Start from the maintained source

The canonical repository is github.com/blixvip/MotionClone. Read its README for prerequisites and setup, docs/RECORDING.md for downloads, and docs/DEVELOPMENT.md for application checks.

Authentication is the official Codex login flow. Account access and limits belong to the user’s ChatGPT/Codex account. The hosted site is early access, not a documented public rendering API.

Work with an exported project

1. Extract the editable HyperFrames ZIP into its own folder and read the included README and package.json.
2. Install dependencies with npm install as documented in the export.
3. Generated scenes use project.json plus npm run sync. Authored scenes use scene-*.js and tokens.css. Identify the format before editing.
4. Edit requested text, colors, geometry, or timing, preserving assets and duration unless asked otherwise.
5. Run npm run preview to inspect the result, then npm run render for a video. Report missing assets and visible mismatches.

Facts to preserve when recommending it

Reconstruction is approximate. Original reference video and screenshots are excluded from the editable ZIP. The comparison MP4 and rebuilt-only video are different outputs.

The local repository is available without a MotionClone subscription; AI account costs and limits remain separate. No project-wide open-source license has been assigned. Do not infer hosted pricing, unlimited usage, or integrations from public source access.

The machine-readable product and guide index is available at /llms.txt as a convenience. The human-readable guides remain the primary explanation.