luckiest-co 1.0.40 → 1.0.42

package/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@
       "name": "luckiest",
       "source": "./",
       "description": "Plan, go, finish, plus bundled free Luckiest skills that work in Claude Code, web chat, and Cowork.",
-      "version": "0.1.39",
+      "version": "0.1.41",
       "author": { "name": "Luckiest" }
     }
   ]

package/.claude-plugin/plugin.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "luckiest",
   "description": "Plan, go, finish. Guided planning, progress dashboards, and your luckiest.co tribe inside Claude Code.",
-  "version": "0.1.39",
+  "version": "0.1.41",
   "author": { "name": "Luckiest" }
 }

package/package.json

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 {
   "name": "luckiest-co",
-  "version": "1.0.40",
+  "version": "1.0.42",
   "description": "Luckiest for Claude Code: plan, go, finish. Your luckiest.co skills and tribe, inside Claude.",
   "bin": {
     "luckiest-co": "./bin/install.js"

package/skills/video-studio/ATTRIBUTION.md

@@ -12,6 +12,9 @@ projects. Upstream license texts are kept beside this file.
 | **skills** by Emil Kowalski (`emilkowalski/skills`) | MIT | Motion and taste rules, the review posture, and the motion vocabulary, rewritten for video in the `luckiest-video-studio-motion` sub-skill | `luckiest-video-studio-motion/LICENSE-emil` |
 | **HyperFrames student kit** by Nate Herk and contributors (`hyperframes-student-kit`) | MIT for the original kit; the Student Kit Use Permission for its pipeline skills, style library, templates, and editing tools | Rewritten rules and ported scripts in the `luckiest-video-studio-cuts`, `-talk`, and `-reel` sub-skills | `LICENSE-student-kit`, `LICENSE-student-kit-pipeline` |
 | **Motion OS** by Jason Lee (`jasonlee-breadcrumb/motion-os`) | MIT | The review player in the `luckiest-video-studio-review` sub-skill (`editor/index.html`, `editor/serve.mjs`) and the `reel.json` format; see that sub-skill's `ATTRIBUTION.md` | `luckiest-video-studio-review/LICENSE-motion-os` |
+| **motionmaxxing** by Tejas Makwana (`Tejashmakwana/motionmaxxing`, FinalMotion, finalmotion.video), commit 8c8ec0f2 | Apache-2.0 | The beat contract, render-gate posture and `NOTE.md` review note, the `endhold`, `blankframes` and `hud` gate thresholds in `scripts/qa.mjs`, the no-crossfade transition table, and the sound-arc numbers in `references/audio.md`. Rewritten in our own words; no code, runtime, media, studies or `library/` rows are copied | `LICENSE-motionmaxxing` |
+| **mg-styles-15** by Vincentwei1021 (`vincentwei1021/mg-styles-15`) | MIT | The 15 motion-design styles in `references/styles/` (palettes, signature features, beat seeds), the shared craft checklist, and the two-round jury review rubric. Translated and rewritten for HyperFrames; no films, audio code, samples or fonts are copied | `LICENSE-mg-styles-15` |
+| **huashu-art-motion** by alchaincyf (`alchaincyf/huashu-art-motion`) | MIT | The animation-grammar and art-style cards in `references/styles/` and `references/styles/era-styles.md`, plus the techniques noted in `CHANGELOG.md` 1.16.0. Translated from Chinese and rewritten; no engine code, scenes, fonts or images are copied | `LICENSE-huashu-art-motion` |
 
 Studied, not copied:
 
@@ -62,3 +65,5 @@ Used at runtime, not bundled:
 - From the same kit's style library: the `luckiest-video-studio-cards` card packs,
   renamed and rebranded (S39 to S47), and QA gates written from the checks its
   storytelling rules describe but did not ship (`scripts/qa.mjs`).
+
+motionmaxxing NOTICE: "motionmaxxing: looksmaxxing for motion graphics. Made by Tejas Makwana (x.com/makwanatejas170), github.com/Tejashmakwana/motionmaxxing. Licensed under the Apache License, Version 2.0." Changes: ideas and measured numbers restated for HyperFrames and GSAP runs; its GSAP runtime, scripts, showcase media and precedent library are not included.

package/skills/video-studio/CHANGELOG.md

@@ -1,5 +1,23 @@
 # Changelog — luckiest-video-studio
 
+## 1.16.0 — 2026-10-12
+
+- Style library: 38 style cards in `references/styles/` plus 18 era styles in `styles/era-styles.md`, indexed by `references/styles.md`. 15 motion-design styles from mg-styles-15 (flat vector, line art, isometric, soft 3D, cel boil, paper cut collage, liquid, morph, Bauhaus, synthwave, aurora glass, variety show, sticker explainer, pixel, HUD), 9 explainer grammars and 14 art styles from huashu-art-motion. Each card: palette, motion numbers, signature features, a beat seed, sound, and how to build it in HyperFrames. Both sources MIT; famous names appear only as trigger words.
+- Styles are picked from the prompt (trigger match), `--style <id>`, or a new Style question in the interview with 3 offers per video type plus "Pick one for me". When all three offers are glossy, one hand-made style is offered. `style` is stored in `brief.md`, `storyboard.json` and `art-direction.json`.
+- The paper cut collage card reuses the showreel `papercut` look and the cards `01-paper-collage` pack.
+- New `qa.mjs storyboard` gate (with tests): flat pictures, scenes over 8 s, text-led opening or ending, text-led share over 30%, unknown style; yellows for camera streaks, accent overuse and weak verbs. New optional `scenes[].camera`.
+- Key frames before motion and one shared cue sheet (`step-3-compose.md`), final checks for tofu, edge clipping, thin-line shimmer and banding (`step-4-deliver.md`), and `NOTE.md` part 6 is now the ranked top three weaknesses plus how each signature feature is realized.
+- Ideas held for later: pace gate, audio QC gate, motion blur by sub-frame averaging, determinism gate, one-command delivery (see `.luckiest/upstream-mg-huashu.md`).
+
+## 1.15.0 — 2026-10-12
+
+- Three new QA gates in `scripts/qa.mjs`, each with a failing and a passing test: `endhold` (end card held over 1.4 s, or a final shot over a quarter of the film), `blankframes` (more than 3 empty swatch frames in a row) and `hud` (HUD counters, timecodes, BPM/FPS, greetings, "label · $value"; text in `data-ui` product UI is exempt, tracked caps only warn).
+- `NOTE.md` is now required before showing a cut: the idea, the belief each scene creates, real vs generated, gate numbers, one sentence per contact-sheet frame (written before reading the gates), and what is left to improve.
+- Storyboard scenes take optional `belief`, `importance` and `pictureOnly` fields; the plan template asks for them plus a handoff per cut.
+- Transition tables no longer recommend crossfades, which the `crossfade` gate fails; cut on motion and blur-matched cuts replace them. Headlines are no longer typed letter by letter.
+- `references/audio.md`: the sound arc across a film (1 to 3 hero hits, silence before the hit, dips while reading, ducking under voice).
+- Ideas and numbers from Tejas Makwana's motionmaxxing (Apache-2.0), in our own words; no code copied. Description trimmed under 1024 characters.
+
 ## 1.14.1 — 2026-10-10
 - Security: `scripts/pyproject.toml` floors raised to the locked, advisory-free numpy 2.4.6 and scipy 1.17.1 (SkillSpector SC4). urllib3, pulled in through librosa's pooch download helper, constrained to 2.8.0 or later and relocked from 2.7.0, fixing GHSA-8988-9cw3-xx77, GHSA-gh4c-6fx4-qh6g and GHSA-vxq7-64xx-v4gw. OSV reports 0 of 31 locked packages vulnerable.
 

package/skills/video-studio/LICENSE-huashu-art-motion

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+MIT License
+
+Copyright (c) 2026 alchaincyf (花叔 · 花生)
+
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package/skills/video-studio/LICENSE-mg-styles-15

@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
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package/skills/video-studio/LICENSE-motionmaxxing

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package/skills/video-studio/SKILL.md

@@ -1,10 +1,10 @@
 ---
-name: video-studio
-description: "Make product launch videos, product demos with motion design between the demo shots, and logo motion showcases of a design portfolio, and keep every one editable after it is rendered. Starts with a short context interview, plans a scripted storyboard the user approves scene by scene in a review player before anything renders, builds motion scenes with HyperFrames, records or places demo footage, renders each scene as its own clip, then hands back an MP4 plus the editable pieces: a storyboard.json that re-renders one scene at a time, a review player to edit copy, pin notes on the frame, and send changes back in one prompt (Concat, OpenScreen, or Diffusion Studio on request), and optional After Effects compositions. Use for 'make a launch video', 'product demo video', 'demo with motion graphics', 'logo animation', 'logo reveal', 'motion showcase of my work', 'portfolio reel', 'animate my logos', 'brand reel', 'turn my talking-head recording into a reel', 'add graphics over me talking', 'turn this into a video', 'change scene 3 of the video', or 'let me edit the video after'. For AI-generated footage, avatars, and text-to-video models use luckiest-video. For what to post and when use luckiest-social."
+name: luckiest-video-studio
+description: "Make product launch videos, product demos with motion design between demo shots, and logo showcases, all editable after render, in 38 named styles. Starts with a short context interview, plans a scripted storyboard the user approves scene by scene in a review player before anything renders, builds motion scenes with HyperFrames, records or places demo footage, renders each scene as its own clip, then hands back an MP4 plus a storyboard.json that re-renders one scene at a time, a review player for edits and notes (Concat, OpenScreen, or Diffusion Studio on request), and optional After Effects compositions. Use for 'make a launch video', 'product demo video', 'demo with motion graphics', 'logo animation', 'logo reveal', 'portfolio reel', 'animate my logos', 'brand reel', 'turn my talking-head recording into a reel', 'add graphics over me talking', or 'change scene 3 of the video'. For AI-generated footage, avatars, and text-to-video models use luckiest-video. For what to post and when use luckiest-social."
 license: See ATTRIBUTION.md
 allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write, Edit, Glob, Grep, AskUserQuestion
 metadata:
-  version: "1.14.1"
+  version: "1.16.0"
   listing_id: luckiest-video-studio
   author: luckiest
 ---
@@ -19,13 +19,13 @@ an MP4.
 ## Staying current
 
 On activation, call the Luckiest MCP `check_updates` tool with
-`{ listingId: "aff888e4-9ee9-4f73-af08-74d5d09d3c10", installedSemver: "1.14.1" }`. If it returns
+`{ listingId: "aff888e4-9ee9-4f73-af08-74d5d09d3c10", installedSemver: "1.16.0" }`. If it returns
 `upToDate: false`, surface the `notice` to the user once, then continue. Do nothing
 further if `upToDate: true`. Never block on this check; if the tool is unavailable,
 proceed.
 
 When the skill's work is done, call the Luckiest MCP `report_usage` tool once with
-`{ listing_id: "luckiest-video-studio", skill_version: "1.14.1", matched: true, success: <true if the skill completed, false otherwise> }`.
+`{ listing_id: "luckiest-video-studio", skill_version: "1.16.0", matched: true, success: <true if the skill completed, false otherwise> }`.
 Metadata only, never prompt text. Never block on it; if the tool is unavailable,
 skip silently.
 
@@ -69,6 +69,7 @@ in `<skill-dir>/assets/sfx/`. Resolve it; never assume an install path.
 |---|---|---|
 | `--mode` | `launch`, `demo`, `logos` | inferred |
 | `--tone` | preset or freeform ([references/tones.md](references/tones.md)) | inferred |
+| `--style` | a style id from [references/styles.md](references/styles.md); its card is `references/styles/<id>.md`. 38 looks (flat vector, synthwave, whiteboard explainer, paper collage, ink wash...) plus era styles | named in the request, else asked |
 | `--format` | `landscape`, `vertical`, `square`: the master size scenes are designed at | `landscape` |
 | `--formats` | comma list of `landscape`, `vertical`, `square`: render the same video once per format, one file each | master only |
 | `--duration` | seconds | per mode |
@@ -104,6 +105,7 @@ video-studio-output/
   final.mp4           all clips joined, poster baked as frame 0
   poster.jpg
   TIMING.md           every scene with its in/out time and the line it covers
+  NOTE.md             the idea, the belief each scene creates, real vs generated, gate numbers, one line per contact-sheet frame
   reel.json           what the review player reads (default editor), rewritten on every render
   qa/review-notes.json  your own notes, pinned in the review player before the user opens it
   concat/             the Concat project (with --editor concat); project.concat.txt holds its path
@@ -128,7 +130,9 @@ produces `final.mp4` and `storyboard.json`.
 Before anything else on a new run, find out who the video is for, the one
 message, where it will be posted (platform, format, length), why now (the call to
 action), and the type: HyperFrames motion graphics, AI-generated video, or a mix.
-Also references, must-show assets, and voice. Infer what the request and the repo
+Also the style ([references/styles.md](references/styles.md): taken from the
+request when it names one, otherwise offered as a choice), references, must-show
+assets, and voice. Infer what the request and the repo
 already answer and say so in one line, then ask the rest with AskUserQuestion: at
 most 4 questions per call, at most 2 calls. Write the answers to `brief.md`. With
 `--yes`, ask nothing: infer the brief, write it, and show it.
@@ -307,8 +311,16 @@ node <skill-dir>/scripts/qa.mjs avsync     <output-dir>/final.mp4 --expect <hero
 node <skill-dir>/scripts/qa.mjs facts      <output-dir>               # on-screen numbers not in storyboard facts, em dashes on screen
 node <skill-dir>/scripts/qa.mjs loop       <output-dir>/final.mp4     # only for looping pieces: last frame matches the first
 node <skill-dir>/scripts/qa.mjs safe       <output-dir>               # text or logo edges in each format's platform-covered margins
+node <skill-dir>/scripts/qa.mjs endhold    <output-dir>/final.mp4     # end card held over 1.4 s, final shot over a quarter of the film
+node <skill-dir>/scripts/qa.mjs blankframes <output-dir>/final.mp4     # more than 3 frames of empty swatch in a row
+node <skill-dir>/scripts/qa.mjs hud        <output-dir>/composition   # HUD counters, timecodes, BPM/FPS, greetings, "label · $value"
 ```
 
+`hud` skips text inside elements marked `data-ui` (real product UI) and only
+warns on tracked uppercase labels. Do not run it on reel runs: the reel's
+labelled chapters are its style. A failing `endhold`, `blankframes` or `hud` gate is
+fixed, never explained away.
+
 Skip `avsync` only with `--no-music --no-sfx`. Pass the hero hit times from
 `TIMING.md` to `--expect`. A hit more than one frame off means its audio element's
 `data-start` or the cue time is wrong.
@@ -358,10 +370,28 @@ reverts to the old one. Each new version must fix one of the two biggest
 differences the judge named. Stop at v3, when a version loses, or when only
 changes too small to see are left.
 
+**Write `NOTE.md`** in the run folder before showing the user the cut:
+
+1. The one idea and why it belongs to this brand.
+2. The belief each scene creates ("the viewer ...").
+3. What is real (captured UI, real copy and numbers) and what is illustrative or
+   generated.
+4. The gate results, quoted from the `qa.mjs` JSON (numbers, not "passed"), with
+   any gate skipped and why in one line.
+5. One sentence per contact-sheet frame: what is on screen, what the hero is, and
+   whether it would pass as a slide.
+6. The honest top three weaknesses, ranked, and with a `style`, how each
+   signature feature on its card is realized.
+
+Write part 5 from the contact sheet before reading any gate result, so the
+numbers do not decide what you see. Describe what was checked. Never call the
+film verified, clean or good.
+
 **Gate:** `final.mp4` plays end to end, every scene in `storyboard.json` has a
-clip, the seven gates pass or each failure is explained in `TIMING.md`, no scene is
-left blocked in `qa/motion-review.md`, and
-every judge verdict from v2 on is recorded there.
+clip, every gate that applies passes or each failure is explained in `TIMING.md`, no scene is
+left blocked in `qa/motion-review.md`,
+every judge verdict from v2 on is recorded there, and `NOTE.md` exists with all
+six parts.
 
 ## Step 5: Hand off for editing
 

package/skills/video-studio/references/audio.md

@@ -217,6 +217,21 @@ The bundled library has no whooshes or risers. Source them with HyperFrames
 - **Staggered elements:** usually accent the first, final, or strongest beat;
   only score every item when that rhythm is intentional and still feels clean.
 
+### The sound arc across the film
+
+- **1 to 3 hero hits per film**, placed by hand, drawn from 3 to 5 kinds of
+  sound. Everything else is detail under them.
+- **Silence before the hit.** Clear the music 8 to 15 dB for 0.2 to 0.5 seconds
+  right before the biggest move, so the hit lands in space.
+- **Dip while the viewer reads.** Pull the music down 6 to 10 dB while a line of
+  text holds on screen.
+- **Duck under the voice.** With narration, the music sits about 9 dB lower while
+  a line plays (80 ms down, 300 ms back up).
+- **Normalize SFX to a -3 dBFS peak** before the gain ladder, so gains mean the
+  same thing for every file.
+- **Grid at 30fps:** 120 BPM is exactly 15 frames per beat, so cuts land on whole
+  frames.
+
 Composition notation:
 ```
 Scene 2 — Reveal — 3s

package/skills/video-studio/references/interview.md

@@ -14,6 +14,12 @@ repo states one value for it, not when you could guess it. When sources disagree
 candidates (two audiences), the field is open: ask, with those candidates as the
 options.
 
+Style is answered when the request names one: match it against the Triggers in
+[styles.md](styles.md) ("make it synthwave", "paper cut look", "like a
+whiteboard explainer"). One match fills the field and is said in the inferred
+line. Several matches make the Style question with only those options. A reference
+link the user pastes fills References.
+
 ## 2. Ask what is left
 
 Use AskUserQuestion. At most 4 questions per call and at most 2 calls. Skip every
@@ -32,7 +38,7 @@ Each question offers 2 to 4 options drawn from the repo (the user can always pic
 | 1 | Where | Where will it be posted? | "X and LinkedIn, 16:9, 20s", "TikTok and Reels, 9:16, 30s", "YouTube or website, 16:9, 60-90s" |
 | 1 | Type | What kind of video? | "Motion graphics (HyperFrames)", "AI-generated video", "A mix of both" |
 | 2 | Why now | What should viewers do after watching? | "Sign up", "Join the waitlist", "Watch the launch", with the real URL |
-| 2 | References | Any video or style you want it to feel like? | "No reference", "I'll paste a link" |
+| 2 | Style | What style should it have? | 3 styles for this video type from [styles.md](styles.md), then "Pick one for me (Recommended)". "Other" takes a style name or a reference link |
 | 2 | Must show | Anything that has to be in it? | "Our logo and the dashboard", "A real customer number", "Nothing specific" |
 | 2 | Voice | Voiceover or no voiceover? | "No voice, music and text only", "AI voice (Kokoro)", "I'll record it" |
 
@@ -54,6 +60,7 @@ generation (SKILL.md Step 3).
 - Where: <platforms>, <format>, <length>s
 - Type: <motion graphics | AI-generated | mix>
 - Call to action: <action>, <url>
+- Style: <style id from styles.md, or "picked for me">
 - References: <links or none>
 - Must show: <assets or none>
 - Voice: <none | Kokoro | user recording>
@@ -71,5 +78,6 @@ lines or fewer and give its path, then go to Step 1.
 Ask nothing. Infer every field from the request and the repo, write `brief.md`
 with every field listed under "Inferred", show it, and continue. Defaults when
 nothing says otherwise: Where is "X and LinkedIn, 16:9" at the middle of the
-mode's default length (20s for `launch`), Type is motion graphics, Voice is none,
+mode's default length (20s for `launch`), Type is motion graphics, Style is the
+first style offered for the video type in styles.md, Voice is none,
 References and Must show are none, and a missing URL is `[confirm]`.

package/skills/video-studio/references/step-2-plan.md

@@ -82,11 +82,14 @@ approved (`step-4-deliver.md`, "Other formats (last)").
 
 ### Scene 1 — [name] — [duration]s
 [What's on screen. What text appears. What product material must be referenced.]
+Belief: [the viewer ... ; one belief, no "and"; importance 1, 2 or 3]
+Picture only: [what the picture shows with the text covered; "a card on a flat colour" is not an answer]
 Sequential/interaction: [yes — describe what appears one by one or what interaction is simulated, e.g. "3 stat cards arrive one by one" or "cursor clicks the match button"; or none]
 Audio intent: [what the sound should do emotionally]
 Audio-coupled idea: [typed text, beat-aligned reveal, counter ticks, card-by-card sequence, simulated tap/swipe/type — or none]
 Music: [mood, or "none" only if disabled / missing / intentionally silent]
 Transition mood: [clean / hard / dramatic / soft / chaotic] → Scene 2
+Handoff: [what carries into Scene 2, or "cut on motion"; Scene 2 opens already moving]
 
 ### Scene 2 — [name] — [duration]s
 [...]
@@ -182,7 +185,7 @@ These are among the most effective moments in a video — they make the product
 If a scene has either of these, commit to it explicitly in the scene description:
 - Good: "3 horse profiles slide in one by one, each with a card sound"
 - Good: "Simulate a right-swipe on Thunder's profile card"
-- Good: "The hook line types out character by character with keyboard sounds"
+- Good: "The query types into the product's own search field with keyboard sounds" (type only into a real input field, never a headline)
 - Avoid: leaving it vague and hoping Hyperframes adds rhythm on its own
 
 Hyperframes can implement both patterns well — but only if the plan specifies what's appearing, in what order, and that interaction is being simulated. The plan is the contract.
@@ -253,16 +256,21 @@ If SFX are enabled, note likely sound opportunities but leave exact filenames to
 
 ## Transition vocabulary
 
-Match transitions to tone:
+Match transitions to tone. Never crossfade whole scenes: the `crossfade` gate fails
+an opacity tween on a full-frame layer. Cut on motion instead: scene A speeds up
+over its last 3 to 8 frames, scene B opens already moving. For a softer join, use
+a blur-matched cut (A blurs out to about 18px, B starts at about 80px and resolves
+in about 8 frames). Fades are for single objects, not scenes. Handoff recipes are
+in `luckiest-video-studio-motion`.
 
 | Tone | Preferred transitions |
 |---|---|
-| `default` | Crossfade, clean wipe |
-| `polished` | Soft crossfade, slide |
+| `default` | Cut on motion, clean wipe |
+| `polished` | Blur-matched cut, slide |
 | `yc-parody` | Hard cut, minimal |
 | `chaotic` | Hard cut, flash, zoom |
-| `deadpan` | Slow crossfade, long hold |
-| `cinematic` | Dramatic wipe, crossfade |
+| `deadpan` | Hard cut after a long hold |
+| `cinematic` | Dramatic wipe, blur-matched cut |
 | `app-store` | Slide, smooth wipe |
 
 ## Storyboard stills

package/skills/video-studio/references/step-2b-storyboard.md

@@ -63,6 +63,12 @@ in `storyboard.json`.
 
 ## 4. Approve one style frame
 
+First lint the board: `node <skill-dir>/scripts/qa.mjs storyboard <output-dir>`.
+Fix every red (flat pictures, scenes over 8s, text-led opening or ending, more
+than 30% text-led scenes, unknown style). Read the yellows. With a style set, the
+art director offers three compositions of the hook frame before this approval
+(art director section 7).
+
 Build only the hook scene (the first scene) as Step 3 describes, with the root
 `index.html` hosting just that scene for now, pass `hyperframes check`, and capture
 its hold frame as a still. No video render is needed:

package/skills/video-studio/references/step-3-compose.md

@@ -233,6 +233,18 @@ Write every scene so the same HTML lays out at any of the three sizes:
 
 ---
 
+## Key frames before motion
+
+Build the look as stills first: render the hold frame of 6 to 10 key moments and
+look at each as a poster (hierarchy, negative space, kerning, 5% margins). Only
+then animate. Preview motion at draft quality and step the fastest moves frame by
+frame: spacing, arcs, overlap, anticipation and follow-through, no dead spans.
+
+Keep one cue sheet, the beat and hit times in `storyboard.json` and the SFX cue
+list, that both the picture and the sound read from. A hit moved in one is moved
+in the other. With a style card, map each signature feature to a scene in
+`plan.md` before building.
+
 ## Self-review checklist
 
 Before moving to delivery, verify:
@@ -247,4 +259,5 @@ Before moving to delivery, verify:
 - [ ] Sequential events (cards, stats, list items) snap to consecutive `beats[]` timestamps (±0.10s), marked `// beat-grid` (or natural timing was chosen for readability).
 - [ ] The composition shows at least one real UI, copy, or visual element from the project.
 - [ ] Total duration is 15-25 seconds.
+- [ ] With a `style`, every signature feature on its card is on screen, and each override is listed in `plan.md`.
 - [ ] Hyperframes check passes, or any blocker is documented for the user.

package/skills/video-studio/references/step-4-deliver.md

@@ -9,6 +9,11 @@ npx hyperframes check   # the single pre-render gate — fix every error it repo
 
 Fix all errors. `check` is the single pre-render gate — run it and fix everything it reports, including WCAG contrast failures (they gate as errors, not warnings). Each contrast finding carries a suggested compliant color, so apply it or adjust within the palette family and re-run `check` — most fixes need no screenshot. There is no per-element contrast escape hatch for real text; the only bypass is `check --no-contrast`, which skips the entire WCAG pass (all-or-nothing), not a way to accept one borderline element. For exact contrast thresholds, layout escape hatches, and reporting details, follow the current hyperframes-cli `check` guidance. `check`'s layout pass backstops the "keep all text readable" creative law — fix any reported overflow.
 
+Then check what `check` cannot see: no fallback fonts or tofu (every face is a
+local `@font-face` and every glyph exists), nothing clipped at the frame edges,
+no shimmer on thin lines (at least 1.5px at 1080p), no gradient banding (add 1-2%
+grain or dither).
+
 For a visual gut-check before rendering, optionally capture key frames:
 
 ```bash

package/skills/video-studio/references/storyboard.md

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ this file and re-renders only what it touched. Schema:
   "title": "Acme launch",
   "mode": "demo",
   "tone": "polished",
+  "style": "keynote-ui",
   "format": { "width": 1920, "height": 1080, "fps": 30 },
   "formats": ["landscape", "vertical", "square"],
   "hyperframes": "0.8.84",