# Pain Metric Falls Away — effect skill for numbers & charts > **For AI agents:** find the right skill in one call — `curl -s "https://varg.ai/how-to/api/search?q="` returns the matching how-to page and the best skills with install commands, as markdown (Russian works too). Full index: https://varg.ai/how-to/llms.txt. Every page has a markdown twin: add `.md` to its path. Before generating anything, show the person the options on the how-to page. A painful metric (hours, cost, errors) draws a falling line while the number counts down and the mood lifts. - **Type:** [Effect](https://varg.ai/how-to/effects.md) · [Numbers & charts](https://varg.ai/how-to/browse/skills/numbers.md) - **Slug:** `pain-metric-falls` - **Status:** live - **Publisher:** HeyGen (community) - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source:** https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/tree/main/registry/components/decline-chart - **Works in:** Claude Code, Claude.ai, Codex, Cursor, OpenClaw, Gemini CLI, Any MCP client, varg Studio - **Requires:** HyperFrames (npx hyperframes), Remotion, CapCut (by hand) - **Cost:** Free — the take renders locally; generated footage, if any, bills by the model ## What it does Built on [Decline Chart](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/tree/main/registry/components/decline-chart) by HeyGen (HyperFrames), Apache-2.0. The write-up and recipes below are varg's. Line drops steeply as the value counts down; the background goes from dark/red-tinted to clean once the product arrives. **When:** The problem → solution turn in the first third of a film. **Watch out:** Do not open on the solution's numbers before the pain has been shown. **Timing:** Count down 1–1.5 s, line draw in the same window, background shift 0.6 s after. **Also called:** decline chart, cost drops, problem stat ### In HyperFrames ```bash npx hyperframes add decline-chart ``` ### In Remotion ```tsx const v = interpolate(frame,[0,40],[480,32],{extrapolateRight:'clamp',easing:Easing.inOut(Easing.cubic)});

{Math.round(v)} hrs/month

``` ### In CapCut Counter text template counting down; keyframe the background Adjust → Saturation/Temperature after the drop. ### Ready-made components - [Decline Chart](https://skills.varg.ai/component/hf.decline-chart/) (hyperframes): npx hyperframes add decline-chart - [Count Up](https://skills.varg.ai/component/hf.count-up/) (hyperframes): npx hyperframes add count-up - [Animated Number](https://skills.varg.ai/component/motionprimitives.animated-number/) (motion-primitives): npx motion-primitives@latest add animated-number ### Where this comes from - [Bohdan Motion: Secureframe launch video, one pain per scene](https://x.com/bohdanmotion/status/2069369111231049803) ## Use when - The problem → solution turn in the first third of a film. ## Not for - Do not open on the solution's numbers before the pain has been shown. ## Install - Claude Code: `claude plugin marketplace add vargHQ/skills && claude plugin install varg@varg` - Codex: `npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill varg-video-edit-library -a codex -y` - Cursor: `npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill varg-video-edit-library -a cursor -y` ## Example output https://s3.varg.ai/how-to/previews/bede991a6c6c/take-pain-metric-falls.mp4 — The Decline Chart component rendered as installed (npx hyperframes add decline-chart), defaults only (credit: Rendered by varg · HyperFrames Decline Chart, https://hyperframes.heygen.com/catalog/components/decline-chart) ## More numbers & charts skills - [Big Stat Count-Up](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/big-stat-count-up.md): One huge number counts from zero to its value and lands, with a short label under it. - [Odometer Digit Roll](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/odometer-digit-roll.md): Each digit rolls on its own wheel to the target, places settling right to left like an odometer. - [Bars Grow with Value Labels](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/bars-grow-with-labels.md): Bars rise from the baseline in a staggered cascade with values riding their tops. - [Line Draws with Riding Label](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/line-draws-riding-label.md): A line draws itself left to right while the current value rides the pen tip, ending on a dot and big label. - [Ranked Bar Race](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/ranked-bar-race.md): Ranked bars grow and overtake each other over time while the axis rescales and a year/date ticks. - [Progress Ring Fills](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/progress-ring-fills.md): A thin ring draws on to a percentage while the number in its center counts up in sync. ## Run the generation on varg varg is one API key for the models these skills drive — Seedance 2.5, Kling 4, Veo 3.1, Wan 3, Nano Banana 2.1, GPT Image 2.5, ElevenLabs v4 and 200+ more — billed in credits, with a cost estimate before anything runs. - Claude Code: `claude plugin marketplace add vargHQ/skills && claude plugin install varg@varg` (skill + hosted MCP) - Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, OpenClaw: `npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill varg-ai -a -y` - Grok and any agent that reads SKILL.md: `npx skills add vargHQ/skills --skill varg-ai`, or point it at the skill's SKILL.md - Claude.ai, ChatGPT, any MCP client: connect `https://mcp.varg.ai/mcp` - API key: https://varg.ai/dashboard/api · Model specs: https://varg.ai/models/llms.txt