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ArcReel: AI Video Generation

Name: ArcReel: AI Video Generation
Author: ArcReel

Generate videos from novels with ArcReel, a tool for founders. 3.1k+ GitHub stars

From the repo · “AI Agent 驱动的开源视频生成工作台 — 小说→角色/场景/道具设计→剧本→分镜图→视频，跨镜头角色与场景一致 | Open-source AI video workspace powered by AI Agents, Nano Banana 2 & Veo 3.1 / Grok / Seedance / OpenAI”

5,644 stars+143★ this week1,110 forksPythonGuide quality 8/10 · reviewed Jul 4Updated 10/21/2026100% free · open source

What it does

ArcReel generates videos from novels by designing characters, scenes, and props, scripting, storyboarding, and rendering the final video using AI Agents.

When to use it

•You want to create a video teaser for your novel without hiring a production team
•You need to visualize your novel's scenes and characters to better plan your writing
•You're looking to create engaging video content for your book's marketing campaign

Ready-to-paste prompt

python manage.py generate --input 'my_novel.txt' --output 'my_video.mp4' --character 'main_character.json' --scene 'main_scene.json'

Heads up: Make sure you have the required AI models installed, including Nano Banana 2, Veo 3.1, Grok, and Seedance, which may require a paid subscription or API key

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/arcreel && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/arcreel/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/arcreel/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

How ArcReel: AI Video Generation works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

ArcReel: AI Video Generation is a very large Python project (~433k lines across 1467 code files, plus 695 test files). It is a full software project: use it through its install path rather than reading it end to end. Last commit this month, AGPL-3.0 license, has a test suite.

Size

Very large codebase

~433k lines · 1467 code files · days to read — use, don't read

Setup

Developer setup

A real software project. Use it via its install path; don't expect to read it all.

Runs on

Python · Docker

Needs API keys (.env)

Python 59%TypeScript 20%JavaScript 20%Shell 1%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
AGENTS.md
The instructions the AI actually follows
3
server/app.py
Where the program starts running
4
pyproject.toml
Dependencies and the commands it exposes
5
.env.example
The API keys and settings you must provide

What's in each folder

lib/Core code — the actual logic538 files

skills/Prompts, skills & agent definitions8 files

frontend/Frontend / UI682 files

server/Backend / API143 files

docs/Documentation145 files

alembic/Folder58 files

website/Project website52 files

agent_runtime_profile/Folder31 files

READMEHas testsDocumentedCI checksDocker readyAGPL-3.0 licenseUpdated this month

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

🛠️ Technical setup

Expect 20–40 minutes in a terminal — or let your AI agent drive it.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/arcreel && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/arcreel/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/arcreel/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

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Details

Creator

ArcReel

Language

Python

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