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Tesseract needs an agent environment that can access your project folder and execute local tools. A browser-only conversation cannot run the local engine by itself.
Tesseract for Claude Code
Bring video production into your Claude Code workflow.
Add native video editing, motion graphics, compositing, and sound to Claude Code. Work with Tesseract projects and render on your computer without opening an editing application.
Set up TesseractClaude Code terminal or desktop · Local session
Free local engine. No Mirage account required.
@Tesseract Edit this footage. Add motion. Cut to the music.
An editable project
Keep the footage, graphics, timing, and sound available for the next revision.
Professional controls
Keyframes, adjustment layers, compositions, and time remapping are native tools.
Free local rendering
Create and render on Mac, Windows, or Linux. Your agent’s subscription or usage costs are separate.
Set up Tesseract for Claude Code.
Claude Code terminal or desktop · Local session
- 01
Install both Tesseract skills
Run the command below in your terminal. Select both Tesseract skills and Claude Code as the agent. You do not need a separate plugin installation.
- 02
Set up the matching runtime
Start a new local session with your media folder available. Ask Claude Code to follow the installed guide, verify the download checksum, and confirm the required CLI version runs.
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Brief, preview, refine
Point Claude Code at your media and describe the video. Ask for a preview before the final render, then direct specific changes.
Add Tesseract to your local agent.
One command adds guidance for editing footage and creating motion graphics. Your agent handles runtime setup when you start your first project.
Tesseract supports Apple Silicon and Intel Macs, and 64-bit Windows 10 or later. Use an agent with local file and tool access. Linux is also supported; check the requirements for your runtime release. ChatGPT Mobile and supported hosted agents can run Tesseract in their own environments.
Install with one command
npx skills add mirage-hq/Tesseract
Run this in your terminal, then choose both Tesseract skills and your agent. Requires Node.js/npm for the installer.
Your agent will follow the skills’ guide to install the matching runtime. If you already installed the plugin, you don’t need the skills separately.
Read the installation instructions on GitHub →Start small. Make a change you can see.
Give Claude Code a short clip and a clear brief. Review the first render, then ask for a different title, a tighter cut, or a change to the mix.
Try this brief
Use Tesseract to make a 10-second video from the footage in this folder. Start with a strong opening, add a short animated title, and keep the dialogue clear. Show me a preview before the final render. Keep the Tesseract project editable so we can revise the timing, graphics, and sound.
Adobe project conversion
Work with your Adobe projects.
Ask Claude Code to import a Premiere Pro or After Effects project into Tesseract, or export a Tesseract project for an Adobe editor. Conversion is part of the Tesseract skill workflow.
If your agent does not recognize project conversion, check that its Tesseract plugin or skills are up to date and start a new conversation. Give it the source project and linked media so it can check what transfers.
Explore project conversionSupport is partial; After Effects export is experimental. See what transfers.
Try a conversion
Use Tesseract to import this Premiere Pro project and its linked media. List its sequences so I can choose one, explain any conversion limitations, and show me a preview before making changes. Keep the original project unchanged.
Before your first render.
Will it use my own footage?
Yes. Give the local agent access to your footage, images, screen recordings, and audio. Tell it which files to use and what kind of result you want.
Do I need both the plugin and the skills?
No. Install the plugin or both Tesseract skills; they provide the same creative guidance. The agent then follows that guidance to install the matching local runtime. Use the skills command if your supported local agent does not offer the plugin listing.
Where can I find runtime and setup help?
The Tesseract local setup guide covers compatibility, project folders, restarting after installation, and checking that the runtime can preview and render. Follow the version-specific instructions supplied with the official release.
Your next video.
Made with your agent.
Professional creative tools for your AI agent.
Read the prompt
Set up Tesseract by Mirage so you can create editable designs, edit videos, and make motion graphics in this agent’s environment. Read https://github.com/mirage-hq/Tesseract and check the requirements for this local or hosted environment. If it is supported, follow the official plugin or skills installation guide, use its required runtime version, verify the download checksum, and confirm a short preview renders correctly. Then ask what I want to make and which brand references or source assets I have. Keep the editable project and source assets with the finished render.