talocode-videolane 0.1.1

Open-source agentic video production engine for product demos, tutorials, and launch videos

VideoLane

Open-source agentic video production engine for product demos, tutorials, and launch videos — turn scripts and product workflows into recorded, edited, captioned, and publish-ready video assets.

What It Is

VideoLane takes a markdown script or production package and generates:

• A structured video plan with scenes and browser actions
• Captions (SRT, VTT, JSON)
• Background audio (generated WAV)
• Shorts cutdown plans and exports
• Thumbnail briefs with text options and colors
• YouTube metadata (title, description, tags, pinned comment, chapters)
• A packaged YouTube upload folder

Why It Exists

Agents should not only write scripts. They should help record, edit, package, and publish product videos. VideoLane is local-first and works without cloud APIs for core functionality.

Install

pip install talocode-videolane

Quickstart

# Check environment
videolane-py doctor

# Run demo
videolane-py demo

# Generate plan from a script
videolane-py plan --input script.md

# Generate YouTube metadata
videolane-py metadata --plan plan.json --title "My Video"

Python SDK

from talocode_videolane import VideoLaneClient

# Local mode (connects to videolane serve on port 3110)
client = VideoLaneClient()

# Health check
health = client.health()
print(health)

# Check environment
doctor = client.doctor()
print(doctor)

# Generate plan
result = client.plan({"input": "./script.md"})
print(result)

# Generate YouTube metadata
metadata = client.metadata({
    "plan": plan,
    "title": "My Video",
    "ctaUrl": "https://example.com",
    "outDir": "./metadata"
})
print(metadata)

CLI Commands

Command	Description
videolane-py health	Check API health
videolane-py doctor	Check environment and dependencies
videolane-py plan --input <path>	Generate a video plan from a script
videolane-py metadata --plan <path> --title <title>	Generate YouTube metadata
videolane-py demo	Run the full demo

API Surface

The Python client connects to the VideoLane HTTP API (default port 3110).

Start the API server:

videolane serve --port 3110

Endpoints

Method	Endpoint	Description
GET	/health	Health check
GET	/v1/videolane/doctor	Environment check
POST	/v1/videolane/plan	Generate video plan
POST	/v1/videolane/render	Render video
POST	/v1/videolane/captions	Generate captions
POST	/v1/videolane/audio	Generate background audio
POST	/v1/videolane/shorts	Generate shorts plan
POST	/v1/videolane/thumbnail	Generate thumbnail brief
POST	/v1/videolane/metadata	Generate YouTube metadata
POST	/v1/videolane/package-youtube	Package for YouTube

How It Works

Script / production package
        ↓
VideoLane plan (scenes, actions, timestamps)
        ↓
Browser recording / screen capture (Playwright)
        ↓
Captions + audio + render (ffmpeg)
        ↓
Shorts + thumbnail brief + metadata
        ↓
YouTube package (ready for upload)

Related Packages

Package	Purpose
talocode-videolane	Video production engine (this package)
talocode-tera	AI assistant for students and builders
talocode-codra	AI code editor
talocode-searchlane	Search API
talocode-screenlane	Screen capture and context
talocode-xprolane	X Pro setup assistant
tradia	Trading tools
contextlane	Context management

Talocode Ecosystem

Product	Purpose	Link
VideoLane (this package)	Video production engine	GitHub
Tera	AI assistant	GitHub
Codra	AI code editor	GitHub
SearchLane	Search API	GitHub
ScreenLane	Screen capture	GitHub
SkillLane	Skill workflow structure	GitHub
ClipLoop	Product update promo	GitHub
XProLane	X Pro setup assistant	GitHub
VectorLane	Vector search	GitHub
Stacklane	Cloud dashboard	GitHub
GateLane	Access control	GitHub
ContextLane	Context management	GitHub
InvoiceLane	Invoicing	GitHub
Tradia	Trading tools	GitHub
DevTool	Developer tools	GitHub
VerifyLane	Verification	GitHub
TraceLane	Tracing	GitHub
StyleLane	Style checking	GitHub
GeoLane	Geolocation	GitHub
Agent Browser	Browser automation	GitHub

More: github.com/talocode · talocode.site · docs.talocode.site

Storage

Local storage at ~/.videolane/:

~/.videolane/
  config.json
  projects/
    <project-id>/
      videolane.json
      plan.json
      recordings/
      renders/
      captions/
      thumbnails/
      metadata/
      shorts/

No remote database required.

Security / Privacy

• Local-first — no data leaves your machine by default
• No secrets required for core functionality
• No YouTube credentials stored unless explicitly configured
• Browser profiles kept local
• API keys only used when you provide them

Limitations

• v0.1 packages publish-ready assets; it does not fully replace human review
• YouTube auto-upload is not enabled by default
• Browser recording depends on Playwright and browser availability
• Rendering depends on ffmpeg
• Automatic login is not handled; use manual-login or browser profile
• Captions can be generated from scripts locally; transcription requires provider keys
• Thumbnail generation is brief-first; final thumbnail design may need Canva/editor review
• Background audio is generated locally and should be reviewed before publishing
• Complex editing still needs human review

Links

• GitHub: https://github.com/talocode/videolane
• npm: https://www.npmjs.com/package/@talocode/videolane
• PyPI: https://pypi.org/project/talocode-videolane/
• Release: https://github.com/talocode/videolane/releases/tag/v0.1.0

License

MIT © Talocode