Media Use

OrganizationPopular

heygen-com

media-use

Get or make any media for a HyperFrames video - music, sound effects, images, icons, logos, voiceover, avatar and generated video, transcripts, cutouts, colour grades and looks - with HeyGen or free local tools, and mix placed audio. Also for footage that looks dark, flat or dull, or should be stylized or hidden.

Overview

Publisher	heygen-com
Repository	`hyperframes`
Skill name	`media-use`
Stars	73.3K
Forks	6.6K
Bundled files	113
License	Apache-2.0
Links	Skill source Repository Homepage

Markdown instructions
A SKILL.md file the model loads on demand, so it only costs tokens when a request actually matches.
Works with any LLM
AI skills are plain Markdown, not provider-specific code, so this works with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model.
113 bundled files
Scripts, templates, and references the model can read while it works. Files are read-only and never executed.
Open source
Published by heygen-com on GitHub. Read the source before you install it.

Installation

Install the Media Use AI skill in TypingMind to use it with any LLM, or drop it into another agent that reads SKILL.md.

Install in TypingMind

TypingMind installs a skill straight from its GitHub folder — it reads SKILL.md, bundles the resource files, and stores the result locally.

Open the app and go to Plugins → Skills.
Choose "Install from GitHub".
Paste the skill folder URL below and confirm.
https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/tree/main/skills/media-use
Enable the skill in any chat where you want it available.

Plugins → Skills → Add skill → From GitHub URL, then paste the folder URL and press Continue.

Install in another agent

Any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use this skill — copy the folder into that agent's skills directory.

Claude Code — .claude/skills

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes.git /tmp/hyperframes
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/hyperframes/skills/media-use .claude/skills/media-use

Restart Claude Code after copying so it picks up the new skill.

Use it in TypingMind

Enable Media Use in any TypingMind chat and the model takes it from there. Its name and description sit in the system prompt, and the moment a request matches, the model loads the full instructions itself — you never invoke it by hand, and it costs no tokens until it is actually used.

The model loads Media Use on its own as soon as a request matches it.

Works with any AI model

AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so Media Use is not tied to the model it was written for. Install it once in TypingMind and use it with GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama, or a local model you run yourself — all on your own API keys.

Loaded only when it is needed
The system prompt carries just the name and description. The instructions are fetched on the first matching request, so an idle skill costs nothing.
Switch models mid-chat
Because the skill is instructions rather than code, changing model does not break it — the next model reads the same SKILL.md.

Skill instructions

This is the SKILL.md content the model loads. Read it before installing — a skill is instructions your model will follow.

Plugin installs: Before setup or freshness commands, follow plugin execution rules when this skill is inside a HyperFrames plugin.

Media in HyperFrames

Media lands as a local file in the project's assets/ with a ledger record; renders never fetch. One verb finds or makes it:

bash
npx hyperframes media-use resolve --type <type> --intent "<what you need>" --project <dir>

It prints one line, resolved <id> → <path> (<type>, <metadata>). List reusable assets first with --candidates and judge the fit yourself; reuse, ingest (--from) and adopt are in references/resolve.md.

Two ways to get it

Need	HeyGen (best quality)	Free, no account
Music (`bgm`)	Catalog of 10k+ tracks	Local MusicGen (`audio/references/bgm.md`)
Sound effects (`sfx`)		Openverse; 21 bundled offline
Images, icons	Asset search, 75k+	Local FLUX (mflux), if installed
Logos (`logo`)		theSVG, GitHub avatar, favicon; never redrawn
Voiceover (`voice`)	HeyGen voices, voice cloning	`npx hyperframes tts` (Kokoro on device; Python 3.10+ with `pip install kokoro-onnx soundfile`)
A presenter speaking	Avatar video (`--type video`)	Local LTX for generic clips, if installed
Transcripts		`npx hyperframes transcribe` (Parakeet or whisper)
Cutouts	`heygen background-removal`	`npx hyperframes remove-background`
Grades, LUTs, looks		`npx hyperframes media-treatment`

Host apps. Inside an app that gives you its own media tools, use those first. When HEYGEN_API_BASE is set, the host pays for HeyGen: don't ask for the heygen CLI or a sign-in, and when a call is refused, relay the host's message as written and stop.

HeyGen. Install the heygen CLI and sign in with heygen auth login --oauth: the OAuth session carries a free allowance on subscription credits; an API key (--api-key) bills API credits. Check setup with npx hyperframes media-use resolve --doctor. When a request needs HeyGen (a presenter or avatar, a HeyGen voice, catalog music) and heygen is missing or signed out, tell the person how to get it: the install link, heygen auth login --oauth for the free allowance, or an API key for credits. Then offer the free path or wait. Beyond resolve, the same CLI makes text-to-video (heygen video-agent create), avatar videos with a recorded track (heygen video create), cloned voices (heygen voice clone create), dubbing (heygen lipsync), translated videos (heygen video-translate) and short clips from a long video (heygen ai-clipping): recipes in references/operations.md.

Free. Every tool in the free column needs no account; local models are opt-in installs (references/setup-providers.md). Without heygen, resolve for music, images and icons fails and says so; credit CC BY sounds (audio/references/sfx.md). --local-only skips every network provider.

Cost. Confirm before a paid call you chose to make (an avatar video counts); one the person asked for just runs. --provider <name> pins one generator when the person names it.

Looks on real footage

Feedback that footage is dark, flat or dull, should feel retro or printed, needs a face hidden, or needs a reveal is media intent: read references/media-treatments.md. Inspect the real <img>/<video>, pick one intent, start from npx hyperframes media-treatment --capabilities --json, then --capability <id>; never --all. Persist the final treatment with npx hyperframes media-treatment; no CSS or SVG stand-ins for supported effects, and no generated .cube just to encode exposure or warmth.

Offer once, never add silently

When you build or review a piece, scan once for concrete gaps (on-screen text with no voiceover, emoji standing in for icons, placeholder images, silent cuts, 10 s+ with no music, a colour cast) and offer the specific fixes in one ask. No signal, no suggestion; respect "leave it".

Where to look

Task	Read
Resolve, reuse, adopt, ingest, flags	`references/resolve.md`
Grading, LUTs, `grade-compare`	`references/grading.md`
Voiceover, music, sound effects, captions, transcription	`references/audio.md`
Cut, reframe or transform media; HeyGen recipes	`references/operations.md`
Treatments, realtime effects, overlays, reveals	`references/media-treatments.md`
Install, sign-in, providers, RAM ladders	`references/setup-providers.md`
Fades, gain, ducking, automation, effects, buses on placed tracks	`references/mixing.md`
Local commands: grade, cutout, loudness, beats	`references/local.md`
Remembered preferences	`references/memory.md`

Bundled files

The model reads these on demand while the skill is loaded. They are exposed as readable files and are never executed.

and 53 more files.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Media Use AI skill do?

Why use Media Use on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Media Use is plain Markdown rather than provider-specific code, so the same skill runs on GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model — and you can switch model mid-chat without it breaking. TypingMind runs on your own API keys, so you pay providers directly instead of a per-seat subscription, and your skills and chats stay in your own storage.

How do I install Media Use in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/tree/main/skills/media-use. TypingMind reads its SKILL.md and bundles its files and installs it as a skill you can enable per chat.

Which AI models can use Media Use?

Any model you connect in TypingMind. AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and local models can all load this skill when a request matches it.

How many AI models can I use with Media Use?

As many as you like. As long as a model supports skills, you can use Media Use with it — GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama and more — all on TypingMind with your own API keys.

Is the Media Use AI skill free?

Yes. It is published on GitHub by heygen-com under the Apache-2.0 license. You only pay your own AI provider for the tokens you use.

What are AI skills?

An AI skill is a reusable instruction bundle that teaches an AI model how to do one specific task. It follows the open Agent Skills format: a SKILL.md file with a name and description, plus any scripts, templates or reference files the model may need. The model reads the instructions only when your request matches the skill, so an installed skill costs nothing until it is used.

How are AI skills different from plugins or MCP servers?

A plugin or MCP server gives a model new tools to call — code that runs somewhere and returns a result. An AI skill gives the model knowledge and process instead: how to approach a task, which steps to follow, what good output looks like. Skills are plain Markdown, so they need no server, no API key and no runtime, and they work with any model.

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Overview

Installation

Install in TypingMind

Install in another agent

Use it in TypingMind

Works with any AI model

Skill instructions

Media in HyperFrames

Two ways to get it

Looks on real footage

Offer once, never add silently

Where to look

Bundled files

Frequently asked questions

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