HITsz-TMG /VideoClaw

About VideoClaw

VideoClaw acts as an AI director: give it one idea, and it builds a whole short drama. The chain covers script, characters, storyboards, reference images, clips and the final cut. Run it as a local web app, or call it from OpenClaw as a skill. Paid API keys from OpenAI, Gemini, DashScope and Kling are required.

Best for: Serialized drama producers who want a local, stage-by-stage pipeline for short dramas or comic dramas.

• Runs script, characters, storyboards, reference images, clips and final cut
• Writes multi-scene scripts with narration and dialogue, and continues the plot
• Keeps characters and framing steady with storyboard-driven control
• Picks from three video modes: first frame, first and last frame, reference image
• Adds one-off tasks: explainer shorts, motion transfer, digital-human talking head
• Keeps every script, image, clip and final film in the project folder

1. 1
   Clone the repo: the command below then cd VideoClaw

   git clone https://github.com/HITsz-TMG/VideoClaw.git

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2. 2
   Run the installer: cd video-claw/video-claw, then the command below (or install.bat on Windows)

   chmod +x install.sh && ./install.sh

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3. 3
   Fill in your model API keys in backend/config.yaml, or set them later in the web UI Settings page
4. 4
   Start the backend: the command below then uv run python api_server.py (http://localhost:8000)

   cd video-claw/video-claw/backend

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5. 5
   Start the frontend in a new terminal: the command below then npm start (http://localhost:3000)

   cd video-claw/video-claw/frontend

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6. 6
   Or install the skill with clawhub install video-claw and let OpenClaw build and run the project