VCR

Translate natural language video and motion graphics requests into deterministic VCR CLI render plans that output ProRes video (including ProRes 4444 with alpha) from the terminal. Enforce strict compatibility with the VCR feature set. No cloud, no speculative flags. Use when: (1) a user describes a video, animation, ASCII render, lower third, title card, or motion graphic in natural language, (2) a user wants to render a VCR manifest to ProRes, (3) a user asks for an ASCII-on-alpha overlay, (4) a user needs help choosing VCR settings for a render, (5) any request that should produce a .mov or .png via the vcr CLI. Triggers on: "render", "ProRes", "alpha", "ASCII overlay", "motion graphic", "vcr build", "animate", "lower third", "title card", "transparent video".

Build and validate VCR ASCII workflows including stage/capture/library imports and URL-to-overlay outputs. Use when generating terminal-cinema videos, capturing ASCII sources, listing curated ASCII assets, or producing white-on-alpha overlays from ascii.co.uk links.

Diagnose and fix VCR manifest/render failures. Use when `vcr check`, `vcr lint`, `vcr preview`, `vcr render-frame`, or `vcr build` fail; when output is blank/incorrect; or when determinism and backend behavior must be investigated.

Convert Figma + prompt context into VCR-compatible outputs using the `figma-vcr-workflow` binary and VCR validation/render commands. Use when translating design intent into deterministic VCR scenes for preview/build pipelines.

Author and refine VCR `.vcr` YAML manifests for deterministic 2D motion graphics renders. Use when creating new scenes, modifying layer behavior, adding expressions/params, or validating manifest schema before rendering with `vcr check`, `vcr render-frame`, and `vcr build`.

Define and apply a reusable VCR visual style contract (fonts, palette, motion, layout, and output defaults) without changing engine code. Use when creating team/persona-specific creative direction on top of VCR manifests.