# Select Text, Then Act — effect skill for cursors & clicks > **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. The arrow becomes an I-beam, drags a selection across a phrase, and a menu or AI action appears on it. - **Type:** [Effect](https://varg.ai/how-to/effects.md) · [Cursors & clicks](https://varg.ai/how-to/browse/skills/cursors.md) - **Slug:** `select-text-then-act` - **Status:** live - **Publisher:** HeyGen (community) - **License:** Apache-2.0 - **Source:** https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/tree/main/registry/components/cursor-text-select - **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 [Text Select Cursor](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/tree/main/registry/components/cursor-text-select) by HeyGen (HyperFrames), Apache-2.0. The write-up and recipes below are varg's. Selection grows character by character in the accent color; a small popover ("Rewrite", "Explain") blooms at the selection end. **When:** Writing tools, AI editors, docs and code review features. **Watch out:** Do not select a whole paragraph instantly; the drag is what makes it believable. **Timing:** Drag 0.5–0.8 s, popover 0.2 s scale from 0.9, choose + apply 0.6 s. **Also called:** text selection, highlight and rewrite, context menu ### In HyperFrames ```bash npx hyperframes add cursor-text-select npx hyperframes add cursor-context-menu ``` ### In Remotion ```tsx const n = Math.floor(interpolate(frame,[0,18],[0,phrase.length],{extrapolateRight:'clamp'})); {phrase.slice(0,n)}{phrase.slice(n)} ``` ### In CapCut Record it for real; zoom 160% on the selection; add a pop SFX when the menu appears. ### Ready-made components - [Text Select Cursor](https://skills.varg.ai/component/hf.cursor-text-select/) (hyperframes): npx hyperframes add cursor-text-select - [Context Menu Cursor](https://skills.varg.ai/component/hf.cursor-context-menu/) (hyperframes): npx hyperframes add cursor-context-menu - [Inline Highlight](https://skills.varg.ai/component/hf.inline-highlight/) (hyperframes): npx hyperframes add inline-highlight ### Where this comes from - [Screen Studio: auto zoom, cursor smoothing, click effects](https://screen.studio/) ## Use when - Writing tools, AI editors, docs and code review features. ## Not for - Do not select a whole paragraph instantly; the drag is what makes it believable. ## 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/aee37c1d18a8/take-select-text-then-act.mp4 — The Text Select Cursor component rendered as installed (npx hyperframes add cursor-text-select), defaults only (credit: Rendered by varg · HyperFrames Text Select Cursor, https://hyperframes.heygen.com/catalog/components/cursor-text-select) ## More cursors & clicks skills - [Auto Zoom on Every Click](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/auto-zoom-on-click.md): The camera eases in toward each upcoming click, trails the cursor on a spring, and eases out after. - [Oversized Look-Here Cursor](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/oversized-look-here-cursor.md): A macOS arrow at ~3–4× normal size glides in and lands its tip on what matters. - [Click Ripple and Button Press](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/click-ripple-press.md): Every click shows a quiet expanding ring while the clicked button presses in and responds. - [Shortcut Keycaps Overlay](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/shortcut-keycaps-overlay.md): Physical-looking keycaps rise at the bottom of the frame and press in the real order when a shortcut is used. - [Named Agent Cursor](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/named-agent-cursor.md): A cursor with an accent name tag ("Claude", "Agent") moves and clicks on its own, typing each step. - [Multiplayer Cursors Drift In](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/multiplayer-cursors-drift.md): Several labeled cursors in different colors drift in from the edges and gather on the canvas. ## 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