One-Line Install Card — effect skill for code & terminal
For AI agents: find the right skill in one call —
curl -s "https://skills.varg.ai/api/search?q=<what the person wants>"returns the matching how-to page and the best skills with install commands, as markdown (Russian works too). Full index: https://skills.varg.ai/llms.txt. Every page has a markdown twin: add.mdto its path. Before generating anything, show the person the options on the how-to page.
A single install command types into a small terminal card, prints a success check, and holds.
- Type: Effect · Code & terminal
- Slug:
one-line-install-card - Status: live
- Publisher: Magic UI (community)
- License: MIT
- Source: https://github.com/magicuidesign/magicui/blob/main/apps/www/registry/magicui/terminal.tsx
- 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 by magic-ui, MIT. The write-up and recipes below are varg's.
Compact terminal (or pill) with npx … add typing, a green ✓ line, and a copy icon; centered with lots of air.
When: End of a developer video, right before or as the CTA.
Watch out: Do not show a multi-step install; one copyable line or link to docs.
Timing: Typing 60–80 ms/char, ✓ line after 0.4 s, hold 2–3 s.
Also called: install command, npx line, get started command
In FFmpeg
-vf "drawtext=fontfile=JetBrainsMono.ttf:text='$ npx skills add varg-ai':x=(w-tw)/2:y=h/2:fontsize=48:fontcolor=white:box=1:[email protected]:boxborderw=28"
In HyperFrames
npx hyperframes add code-snippet-apple-terminal-pro
Set the command text in the block variables; keep it on one line.
In Remotion
// npx shadcn@latest add @magicui/terminal (drive typing from frame, not timers)
const n = Math.floor(interpolate(frame,[0,cmd.length*2],[0,cmd.length],{extrapolateRight:'clamp'}));
In CapCut
Text → monospace font on a dark rounded shape; Animation In "Typewriter" 1–1.5 s; add a ✓ text line 0.4 s later.
Ready-made components
- Terminal (magic-ui): npx shadcn@latest add @magicui/terminal
- Code Snippet - Apple Terminal Pro (hyperframes): npx hyperframes add code-snippet-apple-terminal-pro
- Typing Text (animata): npx shadcn@latest add https://animata.design/r/text/typing-text.json
Where this comes from
Use when
- End of a developer video, right before or as the CTA.
Not for
- Do not show a multi-step install; one copyable line or link to docs.
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/419ca5b56dc4/lib-magic-ui-terminal.mp4 — Preview of the Terminal component that builds this take (credit: Captured from the library’s own demo page (Magic UI), https://magicui.design/docs/components/terminal)
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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