# Shortcut Keycaps Overlay — effect skill for cursors & clicks

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Physical-looking keycaps rise at the bottom of the frame and press in the real order when a shortcut is used.

- **Type:** [Effect](https://varg.ai/how-to/effects.md) · [Cursors & clicks](https://varg.ai/how-to/browse/skills/cursors.md)
- **Slug:** `shortcut-keycaps-overlay`
- **Status:** live
- **Publisher:** Kapish Dima · remocn (community)
- **License:** MIT
- **Source:** https://remocn.dev/r/keystroke.json
- **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 [Keystroke](https://remocn.dev/r/keystroke.json) by Kapish Dima (remocn), MIT. The write-up and recipes below are varg's.

Rounded keycaps (⌘, ⇧, K) appear bottom-center, modifiers stay held while the letter taps, then the row fades.

**When:** Keyboard-driven tools and tutorials where the shortcut is the lesson.

**Watch out:** Do not show every keystroke while typing text; only shortcuts and modifier combos.

**Timing:** Keys rise 0.2 s with 40 ms stagger, press 0.08 s, hold 0.8–1.2 s, fade 0.2 s.

**Also called:** keystroke overlay, show shortcuts, keycaps

### In HyperFrames

```bash
npx hyperframes add badge-pop
```
Build keycaps as `<kbd>` elements; `tl.from(".kbd",{y:30,opacity:0,stagger:0.04,duration:0.2})` then press the letter with `scale:0.92`.

### In Remotion

```tsx
// npx shadcn@latest add @remocn/keystroke
<Keystroke keys={['⌘','K']} />
```

### In CapCut

Text → Text templates → search "keyboard"/"key"; or record with KeyCastr/Screen Studio "Show shortcuts" on.

### Ready-made components

- [Keystroke](https://skills.varg.ai/component/remocn.keystroke/) (remocn): npx shadcn@latest add @remocn/keystroke
- [Badge Pop](https://skills.varg.ai/component/hf.badge-pop/) (hyperframes): npx hyperframes add badge-pop

### Where this comes from

- [KeyCastr: open-source keystroke visualizer](https://github.com/keycastr/keycastr)
- [Screen Studio: auto zoom, cursor smoothing, click effects](https://screen.studio/)

## Use when

- Keyboard-driven tools and tutorials where the shortcut is the lesson.

## Not for

- Do not show every keystroke while typing text; only shortcuts and modifier combos.

## 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`

## 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.
- [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.
- [Drag a Card Across Columns](https://varg.ai/how-to/skills/drag-card-across.md): The cursor grabs a card, lifts and tilts it while carrying, and drops it into a new column with a settle.

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- 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 <agent> -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