Open source ・ v0.1 ・ MIT

Fork the studio.Run your own.

Six skills, three MCP servers, five Remotion templates, five slash commands. Open-source. MIT with a single carve-out — mascots stay mine, everything else is yours.

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MIT + mascot carve-out
Forkable, runnable, yours
Python MCPs ・ TypeScript Remotion

What's inside

Everything you need to run a studio.

Real file paths. Real tool names. Real commands. If you clone this repo tonight, these are the files you'll find in the morning.

6 Production Skills

skills/*/SKILL.md

One file per pipeline stage. Fork them, rewrite them, publish your own.

Turn a topic string or signal into a concept.json — logline, hook, payoff, mascot, archetype language.
Input
topic string or signal.json
Output
concept.json

3 MCP Servers

mcp/animelegends-*

Typed tool surfaces for signal, generation, and the Grimoire. Python, stdio transport, swappable providers.

animelegends-signal

mcp/animelegends-signal/server.py

Trend ingest and topic scoring. Feeds /from-signal.

Tools (5)

signal_get_trending
signal_score_topic
signal_get_hot_debates
signal_manual_topic
signal_get_release_calendar

animelegends-gen

mcp/animelegends-gen/server.py

Image, video, voice, music generation. Provider-agnostic contract.

Tools (6)

gen_estimate_cost
gen_image
gen_video_clip
gen_voice
gen_music
gen_batch_images

animelegends-grimoire

mcp/animelegends-grimoire/server.py

Dataset read/write. Every production, every metric, every hook insight.

Tools (8)

grimoire_log_production
grimoire_update_status
grimoire_log_metrics
grimoire_list_productions
grimoire_get_production
grimoire_query_performance
grimoire_get_hook_insights
grimoire_get_stats

5 Remotion Templates

remotion/src/templates/*.tsx

TypeScript + React. Functional components, frame-driven, safe-zone aware, caption-ready.

PowerScalingShort
remotion/src/templates/PowerScalingShort.tsx
AnimeLegends
Tier-list reveals, archetype rankings, comparison callouts. 15/30/60s.
PhilosophyShort
remotion/src/templates/PhilosophyShort.tsx
Legends Mind
Quote-led philosophy drops — large kerned text, slow camera, ambient score.
LoreDropShort
remotion/src/templates/LoreDropShort.tsx
Legends Lore
Mascot universe worldbuilding — establishing shots, codex overlays, sigil animations.
TrainingArcShort
remotion/src/templates/TrainingArcShort.tsx
Legends Dojo
Discipline, flow state, FrankX bridge — high-contrast cuts, reps counter, quote card.
LegendsLabsShort
remotion/src/templates/LegendsLabsShort.tsx
Legends Labs
Build-in-public demos — terminal overlays, code snippets, before/after model tests.

5 Slash Commands

commands/*.md

Claude Code entry points. Type one command, run a full pipeline.

/new-shortcommands/new-short.md
```
/new-short <topic> [--mascot akashi|kage|mira] [--duration 15|30|60] [--channel flagship|lore|dojo|mind|labs]
```
The full pipeline: topic → concept → script → storyboard → assets → render → publish-ready.
/from-signalcommands/from-signal.md
```
/from-signal [--channel <channel>] [--duration 15|30|60]
```
Pull the highest-opportunity trending topic and run /new-short automatically.
/remixcommands/remix.md
```
/remix <project_id> [--angle <new angle>] [--mascot <mascot>] [--duration ...]
```
Variant a proven concept: new angle, new mascot, new duration. Max output, min risk.
/publishcommands/publish.md
```
/publish <project_id|file_path> <platforms> [--schedule <ISO>]
```
Distribute to TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels. Logs back to the Grimoire.
/grimoire-querycommands/grimoire-query.md
```
/grimoire-query "<natural-language question>"
```
Ask the dataset anything — hook performance, mascot comparisons, topic saturation.

1 Grimoire Schema

grimoire/schema.sql

Postgres + pgvector. Productions, assets, metrics, hook insights, embeddings. Seed data + query templates included.

productions— one row per short
assets— every gen, every seed
metrics— views, retention, CTR
embeddings— pgvector semantic search

3 Mascot Sheets

mascots/{akashi,kage,mira}/

Character sheets referenced by the pipeline, included for build context only. Not redistributable — this is the IP carve-out.

AKASHI — the cosmic narrator.
KAGE — the analytical strategist.
MIRA — the curious student.

Three tracks

Pick your path.

There's no one way to use the Forge. Clone the whole studio, plug in just the MCPs, or ship a contribution. All three are first-class.

Track 01
Clone + run
For creators who want their own studio.
Fork the whole repo, plug in your API keys, run your first short in an hour. Mascots stay ours — build your own, or commission some.
1. 01git clone github.com/frankxai/AnimeLegends
2. 02cd AnimeLegends && ./setup.sh
3. 03/new-short "your first topic"
Clone on GitHub
Track 02
Use via MCP
For users who want the gen stack without the full pipeline.
Install our three MCP servers in Claude Code. Get signal ingest, image/video/voice generation, and Grimoire logging as tools you can call from any conversation.
1. 01pip install -r mcp/animelegends-gen/requirements.txt
2. 02claude mcp add animelegends-gen ./mcp/animelegends-gen/server.py
3. 03ask Claude to gen_image or gen_video_clip directly
MCP setup guide
Track 03
Contribute
For builders adding skills, templates, or providers.
Add a new Remotion template. Add a Wan 2.2 provider to gen-director. Propose a new skill for a new pipeline stage. Attribution, revenue share on commercial templates, and a Discord Keeper role.
1. 01gh repo fork frankxai/AnimeLegends
2. 02read CONTRIBUTING.md + CODE_OF_CONDUCT.md
3. 03gh pr create --title 'add: <your contribution>'
Read CONTRIBUTING.md

Quick start

Clone. Setup. Ship a short.

Every line below is literally what you run. No boilerplate, no wrapper scripts hiding the real commands.

~/AnimeLegends · claude-code

# 1. Clone the Forge

$ git clone https://github.com/frankxai/AnimeLegends.git

Cloning into 'AnimeLegends'...

remote: Enumerating objects: 1,284, done.

Receiving objects: 100% (1,284/1,284), 4.2 MiB

✓ cloned in 3.1s

$ cd AnimeLegends

# 2. Run the setup script — installs deps, creates .venv, wires MCPs

$ ./setup.sh

→ creating .venv (python 3.11)...

→ pip install mcp[cli] httpx pydantic...

→ npm install (remotion, react, typescript)...

→ registering 3 MCP servers with Claude Code...

✓ animelegends-signal

✓ animelegends-gen

✓ animelegends-grimoire

✓ setup complete. Add API keys in .env.local.

# 3. Drop your API keys

$ cp .env.example .env.local && $EDITOR .env.local

# Required: ANTHROPIC_API_KEY, FAL_KEY, KLING_API_KEY, ELEVENLABS_API_KEY, SUNO_API_KEY, SUPABASE_URL, SUPABASE_KEY

# 4. Run your first short — the full 7-stage pipeline

$ /new-short "why the strongest characters always lose first"

[1/7] signal ─ manual topic accepted

[2/7] concept-forge ─ logline locked · mascot: akashi

[3/7] script-forge ─ 5 beats · 30s · archetype-safe ✓

[4/7] storyboard ─ 8 shots · continuity anchors set

[5/7] gen-director ─ 8 frames (flux) · 8 clips (kling) · VO + score

[6/7] remotion ─ rendered PowerScalingShort @ 1080x1920

[7/7] publish ─ awaiting your approval (no auto-post)

logged → grimoire · production: proj_20260419_strongest

✓ grimoire/assets/proj_20260419_strongest/output/final.mp4

From zero to a rendered MP4 in under 15 minutes on a modern machine (assuming API keys are ready).

Contributors

Builders wanted.

The Forge gets better when other people build on it. Here's how contribution actually works — roles, incentives, and the door.

Vault Keepers
Maintainers and reviewers.
Review incoming PRs, shepherd new templates, guard the IP carve-out. Commit access to the main repo and a permanent seat in the Keeper circle.
Skill Authors
New SKILL.md, new pipeline stage.
Design a skill that doesn't exist yet — a new stage, a new provider wrapper, a new asset type. Attribution in CHANGELOG and a co-author credit on every short that uses it.
Template Makers
Remotion templates and LoRAs.
Build a template the studio can ship on. If it becomes a commercial template, you share revenue. Every render using your template logs you as author.

How contributions are recognized

No promises we can't keep. Every accepted contribution ships with a real credit and a real reward.

CONTRIBUTING.md Code of conduct

Attribution in CHANGELOG and RELEASE_NOTES.
Revenue share on accepted commercial templates.
Discord Keeper role + direct line to maintainers.
First look at v0.2 skills and MCP contracts.

Roadmap

v0.1 shipped. v1.0 in sight.

Public roadmap. Dates are intent, not promise — but the direction is committed.

v0.1Shipped

Now

The Forge opens.

6 production skills (concept → publish)
3 MCP servers (signal, gen, grimoire)
5 Remotion templates
5 slash commands
Grimoire Postgres + pgvector schema

v0.2Next

Week 8

The Atlas goes public.

Atlas API endpoints (read-only, anonymized)
LoRA training helper for custom mascot styles
Analytics dashboard (retention, hook heatmaps)
Wan 2.2 provider in gen-director

v0.3Planned

Month 3

Multi-studio forks.

Sub-studio template (run your own channel on the same schema)
Vault Keeper editorial tools (review queue, IP checks)
Provider marketplace inside gen-director
First external template accepted for revenue share

v1.0Stretch

Month 6

Stable API. Plugin era.

Stable, semver-committed MCP contracts
Plugin architecture (skills install via one command)
External contributor studios live on the platform
Legal Keeper circle for IP + archetype review

License

MIT with a single carve-out. The code, skills, templates, and MCP servers are yours. The mascots (AKASHI, KAGE, MIRA) and original worldbuilding stay ours.

Read the full IP carve-out →

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