A headless video rendering engine for Linux that uses Remotion v5 and Chrome Headless Shell to generate professional videos from React templates.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install remotion-server
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install remotion-server using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Remotion Server?
Remotion Server is a specialized tool designed for developers who need to generate dynamic video content programmatically. By leveraging Remotion v5 and the Chrome Headless Shell, this skill eliminates the need for a GUI or macOS environment, making it perfect for server-side automation and cloud-based rendering.
This entry in the Openclaw Skills library provides a bridge between React-based design and automated video delivery. It allows users to turn code, components, and data into high-quality MP4, WebM, or GIF files without manual intervention, supporting modern workflows where video is a primary communication medium.
Remotion Server Use Cases
- Generating Telegram-style chat demo videos for product marketing and feature announcements.
- Creating automated, animated title cards and intros for YouTube or social media content.
- Rendering personalized promotional videos at scale using dynamic JSON data.
- Integrating automated video production into CI/CD pipelines or headless backend services.
How Remotion Server Works
- The skill initializes the environment by installing necessary Linux system dependencies and the Chrome Headless Shell.
- Users create a new video project using pre-defined templates such as chat demos or title sequences via provided scripts.
- Content is customized by editing JSON data files (like messages.json) or modifying React components.
- The render command is executed, which triggers the headless browser to frame-by-frame process the React animation.
- The final media is exported in the specified format, such as MP4, WebM, or an image sequence.
Remotion Server Setup
To begin using this skill, install the required browser dependencies on your Linux environment:
bash {baseDir}/scripts/setup.sh
For Ubuntu or Debian-based systems, you may need to manually install the following system libraries to support the headless shell:
sudo apt install -y libnss3 libatk1.0-0 libatk-bridge2.0-0 libcups2 libgbm1 libpango-1.0-0 libcairo2 libxcomposite1 libxdamage1 libxfixes3 libxrandr2
To create your first project using a template:
bash {baseDir}/scripts/create.sh my-video --template chat
Remotion Server Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill organizes video projects with a focus on data-driven templates. Below is the typical file structure for a project:
| File Path | Purpose |
|---|---|
src/messages.json |
Stores the array of chat objects (text, user status) for the chat template. |
out/ |
The target directory where rendered MP4, WebM, or GIF files are saved. |
scripts/ |
Contains the create and setup utility scripts for environment management. |
remotion.config.ts |
Defines the technical rendering parameters and codec preferences. |
Remotion Server Advanced Features
- Support for multiple high-performance codecs including h264, vp8, vp9, and animated GIF.
- Template-based project generation for Telegram-style mockups and animated typography.
- Headless rendering architecture optimized for dependency-free execution on standard Linux servers.
- Privacy-centric design that utilizes placeholder data and local rendering to ensure no sensitive user data is exposed during the automated process.
- Seamless integration with other Openclaw Skills to automate the entire pipeline from data research to video output.
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