Terminal Session Run — effect skill for code & terminal
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A terminal types a command, then streams real-looking log output with green checks.
- Type: Effect · Code & terminal
- Slug:
terminal-session-run - Status: live
- Publisher: HeyGen (community)
- License: Apache-2.0
- Source: https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes/tree/main/registry/components/terminal-simulator
- Works in: Claude Code, Claude.ai, Codex, Cursor, OpenClaw, Gemini CLI, Any MCP client, varg Studio
- Requires: ffmpeg, 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 Terminal Simulator by HeyGen (HyperFrames), Apache-2.0. The write-up and recipes below are varg's.
Dark terminal with traffic lights, prompt types at human speed, output lines roll in faster, old lines scroll off the top.
When: CLIs, deploy tools, agents that run in the terminal.
Watch out: Do not stream walls of logs; keep 4–8 meaningful lines and fake-skip the rest with "…".
Timing: Typing 50–100 ms/char; output lines every 80–200 ms; 0.5 s pause before the final success line.
Also called: CLI demo, terminal window, command run
In FFmpeg
# record a reproducible session with VHS (uses ffmpeg under the hood)
# demo.tape: Set TypingSpeed 75ms\nType "npx varg render"\nEnter\nSleep 3s
vhs demo.tape
In HyperFrames
npx hyperframes add terminal-simulator
Or code-terminal-run for one command with a token-chrome panel.
In Remotion
// npx shadcn@latest add @remocn/terminal-simulator
<TerminalSimulator commands={[{cmd:'npx varg render', output:['✓ scenes 4','✓ audio','✓ done in 38s']}]}/>
In CapCut
Record the real terminal (or a VHS tape), trim the waits, speed up output 2×, zoom on the final line.
Ready-made components
- Terminal Simulator (hyperframes): npx hyperframes add terminal-simulator
- Code Terminal Run (hyperframes): npx hyperframes add code-terminal-run
- Terminal Simulator (remocn): npx shadcn@latest add @remocn/terminal-simulator
Where this comes from
Use when
- CLIs, deploy tools, agents that run in the terminal.
Not for
- Do not stream walls of logs; keep 4–8 meaningful lines and fake-skip the rest with "…".
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/7b3d64d5d345/take-terminal-session-run.mp4 — The Terminal Simulator component used as its header comment describes, with demo copy (credit: Rendered by varg · HyperFrames Terminal Simulator, https://hyperframes.heygen.com/catalog/components/terminal-simulator)
More code & terminal skills
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- Spotlight One Line of Code: A highlight band sweeps onto the one line that matters while the rest of the file dims.
- Code Morphs Between Versions: One snippet transforms into the next: shared tokens glide to new positions, removed ones fade, new ones fade in.
- One-Line Install Card: A single install command types into a small terminal card, prints a success check, and holds.
- Camera Scrolls a Long File: The view scrolls through a long file and stops with the target line centered and lit.
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 <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