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Anyone can make a film. The one-stop shop for filmmakers — pre-production to post, Animclaw handles it all.

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What is Animclaw?

Animclaw is a local-first AI film production tool. Describe what you need in plain English — Animclaw acts as your entire crew: director, writer, producer, line producer, storyboard artist, and VFX artist. One command launches everything at localhost:3100.

npx animclaw

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One prompt for anything

Type what you need. Animclaw handles the rest — whether it's building a shot list, generating character art, writing a scene breakdown, or assembling your entire pre-production package.

Prompt	Result
"Write a shot list for my horror short"	24 shots generated, sorted by scene
"Create a character bible for Maya"	Backstory, visual ref, personality traits
"Break down scene 3 for the crew"	Call sheet, props, lighting notes

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Drop your project folder

Drop your project folder — scripts, references, notes — and ask "prepare my pre-production". Animclaw generates your full pre-production package in seconds.

Deliverable	Contents
Story Bible	Characters, locations, world rules, style guide
Task Board	Per-department tasks & deliverables
Skill Sheet	Roles, tools, hiring checklist
Production Tracker	Shots, status, dependencies at a glance

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Performances that feel human

Most AI video looks robotic because motion is evenly timed. Animclaw uses prosody analysis — identifying stressed words, beat boundaries, and hold windows — to generate animation that follows how real actors perform.

Based on "Prompt-Level Controls for Prosody-Aligned Facial Performance" (Chen, 2025) and the principles of Thomas & Johnston and Williams.

→ Read the paper

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Workflow

01 Imagine   →   Characters, worlds, storyboards
02 Plan      →   Story bible, shot list, schedule
03 Create    →   AI characters, animation, VFX
04 Wrap      →   Export & share your film

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Install

Node 22+ required.

npx animclaw

Opens at localhost:3100 after completing onboarding wizard.

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Commands

npx animclaw          # runs onboarding again for openclaw --profile animclaw
npx animclaw update   # updates animclaw with current settings as is
npx animclaw restart  # restarts animclaw web server
npx animclaw start    # starts animclaw web server
npx animclaw stop     # stops animclaw web server

# some examples
openclaw --profile animclaw <any openclaw command>
openclaw --profile animclaw gateway restart

openclaw --profile animclaw config set gateway.port 19001
openclaw --profile animclaw gateway install --force --port 19001
openclaw --profile animclaw gateway restart
openclaw --profile animclaw uninstall

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Development

git clone https://github.com/AnimClaw/AnimClaw.git
cd animclaw

pnpm install
pnpm build

pnpm dev

Web UI development:

pnpm install
pnpm web:dev

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Open Source

MIT Licensed. Fork it, extend it, make it yours.