chore(video): rename sidecar to video-renderer + add system ffmpeg for HyperFrames

.dockerignore

@@ -33,13 +33,13 @@ panel/out
 panel/coverage
 panel/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
 
-# motion/ (Remotion compositions) + remotion-renderer (its render sidecar) —
+# motion/ (HyperFrames compositions) + video-renderer (its render sidecar) —
 # re-generated by pnpm install; each Dockerfile installs its own inside the
 # image, and every build shares this root context, so an un-ignored
 # node_modules here would bloat every image's build-context upload, not
-# just remotion.Dockerfile's.
+# just video-renderer.Dockerfile's.
 motion/node_modules
-remotion-renderer/node_modules
+video-renderer/node_modules
 
 # Local stateful data (postgres, redis, ollama, workspaces) — never in images
 data/

.github/workflows/release.yml

@@ -90,7 +90,7 @@ jobs:
           declare -A IMAGES=(
             [roboco-orchestrator]=docker/orchestrator.Dockerfile
             [roboco-panel]=docker/panel.Dockerfile
-            [roboco-remotion]=docker/remotion.Dockerfile
+            [roboco-video-renderer]=docker/video-renderer.Dockerfile
             [roboco-agent-pm]=docker/agent-pm.Dockerfile
             [roboco-agent-dev-be]=docker/agent-dev-be.Dockerfile
             [roboco-agent-dev-fe]=docker/agent-dev-fe.Dockerfile

.gitignore

@@ -104,9 +104,9 @@ panel/tsconfig.tsbuildinfo
 panel/.env.local
 panel/.env.*.local
 
-# motion/ (Remotion compositions) + remotion-renderer (its render sidecar)
+# motion/ (HyperFrames compositions) + video-renderer (its render sidecar)
 motion/node_modules/
-remotion-renderer/node_modules/
+video-renderer/node_modules/
 # hyperframes lint/preview generates index.html in each composition dir —
 # regenerated locally as needed, not tracked (the sidecar renders
 # <orientation>.html directly, never index.html)

Makefile

@@ -449,7 +449,7 @@ clean:
 	@cd ..
 	@cd motion && rm -rf node_modules/
 	@cd ..
-	@cd remotion-renderer && rm -rf node_modules/
+	@cd video-renderer && rm -rf node_modules/
 	@cd ..
 
 # Security

docker-compose.registry.yml

@@ -116,15 +116,15 @@ services:
         echo "=== All models ready! ==="
 
   # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  # Remotion Renderer - sidecar for the video-generation engine (bundles +
+  # Video Renderer - sidecar for the video-generation engine (renders
-  # renders motion/ compositions to MP4). Harmless when idle — it only
+  # motion/ compositions to MP4 with HyperFrames). Harmless when idle — it
-  # renders when POSTed; the video_engine_* feature flags (off by default in
+  # only renders when POSTed; the video_engine_* feature flags (off by
-  # this compose) gate whether the orchestrator ever sends it work. No DB
+  # default in this compose) gate whether the orchestrator ever sends it
-  # access, no git, no credentials.
+  # work. No DB access, no git, no credentials.
   # --------------------------------------------------------------------------
-  remotion-renderer:
+  video-renderer:
-    image: ${ROBOCO_REGISTRY:-ghcr.io/rennf93}/roboco-remotion:${ROBOCO_VERSION:-latest}
+    image: ${ROBOCO_REGISTRY:-ghcr.io/rennf93}/roboco-video-renderer:${ROBOCO_VERSION:-latest}
-    container_name: roboco-remotion
+    container_name: roboco-video-renderer
     restart: unless-stopped
     networks:
       - default
@@ -249,10 +249,10 @@ services:
       ROBOCO_LOCAL_LLM_MODEL: glm-5.2:cloud
       ROBOCO_DEFAULT_EMBEDDING_MODEL: qwen3-embedding:0.6b
       ROBOCO_OLLAMA_BASE_URL: http://roboco-ollama:11434
-      # Remotion renderer sidecar (use container name). The video engine
+      # Video renderer sidecar (use container name). The video engine
       # itself is default-off (video_engine_enabled); this just points the
       # client at the sidecar for when it's armed.
-      ROBOCO_REMOTION_BASE_URL: http://roboco-remotion:3001
+      ROBOCO_VIDEO_RENDERER_BASE_URL: http://roboco-video-renderer:3001
       # Spawn the PRE-BUILT agent images from the same registry instead of
       # building them from source (the orchestrator pulls any it lacks).
       ROBOCO_AGENT_IMAGE_REGISTRY: ${ROBOCO_REGISTRY:-ghcr.io/rennf93}
@@ -289,7 +289,7 @@ services:
       ROBOCO_SELF_HEAL_ORIGINATE_ENABLED: ${ROBOCO_SELF_HEAL_ORIGINATE_ENABLED:-false}
       ROBOCO_SELF_HEAL_PROJECT_SLUG: ${ROBOCO_SELF_HEAL_PROJECT_SLUG:-roboco-api}
       ROBOCO_SELF_HEAL_CI_WORKFLOW: ${ROBOCO_SELF_HEAL_CI_WORKFLOW:-ci.yml}
-      # Video engine (Remotion): NAS-default-on, OFF in public registry —
+      # Video engine (HyperFrames): NAS-default-on, OFF in public registry —
       # heavier optional feature. Arm via .env + uncomment the video-renders
       # bind mount above so renders persist.
       ROBOCO_VIDEO_ENGINE_ENABLED: ${ROBOCO_VIDEO_ENGINE_ENABLED:-false}

docker-compose.yaml

@@ -152,19 +152,19 @@ services:
         echo "=== All models ready! ==="
 
   # ==========================================================================
-  # Remotion Renderer - sidecar for the video-generation engine (bundles +
+  # Video Renderer - sidecar for the video-generation engine (renders
-  # renders motion/ compositions to MP4). Mirrors the ollama sidecar pattern:
+  # motion/ compositions to MP4 with HyperFrames). Mirrors the ollama sidecar
-  # a plain HTTP service the orchestrator talks to, nothing more. Harmless
+  # pattern: a plain HTTP service the orchestrator talks to, nothing more.
-  # when idle — it only renders when POSTed; the video_engine_* feature
+  # Harmless when idle — it only renders when POSTed; the video_engine_*
-  # flags gate whether the orchestrator ever sends it work. No DB access, no
+  # feature flags gate whether the orchestrator ever sends it work. No DB
-  # git, no credentials — it only ever reads what it's POSTed.
+  # access, no git, no credentials — it only ever reads what it's POSTed.
   # ==========================================================================
-  remotion-renderer:
+  video-renderer:
     build:
       context: .
-      dockerfile: docker/remotion.Dockerfile
+      dockerfile: docker/video-renderer.Dockerfile
-    image: roboco-remotion
+    image: roboco-video-renderer
-    container_name: roboco-remotion
+    container_name: roboco-video-renderer
     restart: unless-stopped
     networks:
       - default
@@ -396,10 +396,10 @@ services:
       ROBOCO_LOCAL_LLM_MODEL: glm-5.2:cloud
       ROBOCO_DEFAULT_EMBEDDING_MODEL: qwen3-embedding:0.6b
       ROBOCO_OLLAMA_BASE_URL: http://roboco-ollama:11434
-      # Remotion renderer sidecar (use container name). The video engine
+      # Video renderer sidecar (use container name). The video engine
       # itself is default-off (video_engine_enabled); this just points the
       # client at the sidecar for when it's armed.
-      ROBOCO_REMOTION_BASE_URL: http://roboco-remotion:3001
+      ROBOCO_VIDEO_RENDERER_BASE_URL: http://roboco-video-renderer:3001
       # MinIO object storage for rendered videos (use container name). Empty
       # endpoint = disabled (FileResponse fallback); armed here for the NAS
       # deploy, left OFF in docker-compose.registry.yml.
@@ -486,9 +486,9 @@ services:
       #     the Product Owner, who proposes a themed cycle of roadmap items;
       #     the CEO approves each item individually into the backlog.
       ROBOCO_ROADMAP_ENGINE_ENABLED: ${ROBOCO_ROADMAP_ENGINE_ENABLED:-true}
-      # Video-generation engine: a UX/UI dev authors a bespoke Remotion video
+      # Video-generation engine: a UX/UI dev authors a bespoke HyperFrames video
       # per release/spotlight/on-demand trigger through the normal delivery
-      # lifecycle; the render loop above renders it via the remotion-renderer
+      # lifecycle; the render loop above renders it via the video-renderer
       # sidecar and holds the clip as a CEO-approval draft — nothing
       # auto-posts. Config default is OFF; ARMED here for the NAS deploy like
       # the rest. Left OFF in docker-compose.registry.yml so the published

docker-compose.yml

@@ -152,19 +152,19 @@ services:
         echo "=== All models ready! ==="
 
   # ==========================================================================
-  # Remotion Renderer - sidecar for the video-generation engine (bundles +
+  # Video Renderer - sidecar for the video-generation engine (renders
-  # renders motion/ compositions to MP4). Mirrors the ollama sidecar pattern:
+  # motion/ compositions to MP4 with HyperFrames). Mirrors the ollama sidecar
-  # a plain HTTP service the orchestrator talks to, nothing more. Harmless
+  # pattern: a plain HTTP service the orchestrator talks to, nothing more.
-  # when idle — it only renders when POSTed; the video_engine_* feature
+  # Harmless when idle — it only renders when POSTed; the video_engine_*
-  # flags gate whether the orchestrator ever sends it work. No DB access, no
+  # feature flags gate whether the orchestrator ever sends it work. No DB
-  # git, no credentials — it only ever reads what it's POSTed.
+  # access, no git, no credentials — it only ever reads what it's POSTed.
   # ==========================================================================
-  remotion-renderer:
+  video-renderer:
     build:
       context: .
-      dockerfile: docker/remotion.Dockerfile
+      dockerfile: docker/video-renderer.Dockerfile
-    image: roboco-remotion
+    image: roboco-video-renderer
-    container_name: roboco-remotion
+    container_name: roboco-video-renderer
     restart: unless-stopped
     networks:
       - default
@@ -396,10 +396,10 @@ services:
       ROBOCO_LOCAL_LLM_MODEL: glm-5.2:cloud
       ROBOCO_DEFAULT_EMBEDDING_MODEL: qwen3-embedding:0.6b
       ROBOCO_OLLAMA_BASE_URL: http://roboco-ollama:11434
-      # Remotion renderer sidecar (use container name). The video engine
+      # Video renderer sidecar (use container name). The video engine
       # itself is default-off (video_engine_enabled); this just points the
       # client at the sidecar for when it's armed.
-      ROBOCO_REMOTION_BASE_URL: http://roboco-remotion:3001
+      ROBOCO_VIDEO_RENDERER_BASE_URL: http://roboco-video-renderer:3001
       # MinIO object storage for rendered videos (use container name). Empty
       # endpoint = disabled (FileResponse fallback); armed here for the NAS
       # deploy, left OFF in docker-compose.registry.yml.
@@ -486,9 +486,9 @@ services:
       #     the Product Owner, who proposes a themed cycle of roadmap items;
       #     the CEO approves each item individually into the backlog.
       ROBOCO_ROADMAP_ENGINE_ENABLED: ${ROBOCO_ROADMAP_ENGINE_ENABLED:-true}
-      # Video-generation engine: a UX/UI dev authors a bespoke Remotion video
+      # Video-generation engine: a UX/UI dev authors a bespoke HyperFrames video
       # per release/spotlight/on-demand trigger through the normal delivery
-      # lifecycle; the render loop above renders it via the remotion-renderer
+      # lifecycle; the render loop above renders it via the video-renderer
       # sidecar and holds the clip as a CEO-approval draft — nothing
       # auto-posts. Config default is OFF; ARMED here for the NAS deploy like
       # the rest. Left OFF in docker-compose.registry.yml so the published

docker/video-renderer.Dockerfile

@@ -1,18 +1,23 @@
-# remotion-renderer sidecar — untars a motion/ composition source, bundles
+# video-renderer sidecar — untars a motion/ composition source, renders one
-# it, renders one MP4 cut with Remotion, and streams the bytes back.
+# MP4 cut with HyperFrames, and streams the bytes back.
 #
 # Debian (not Alpine): musl slows renders past 10s and has known Chrome
-# Headless Shell compatibility issues (verified against Remotion's own
+# Headless Shell compatibility issues (verified against upstream
-# Docker guidance). FFmpeg is bundled inside @remotion/renderer since v4 —
+# headless-Chrome Docker guidance). HyperFrames' @hyperframes/producer
-# no system ffmpeg package here.
+# encodes via a system ffmpeg binary — unlike @remotion/renderer (which
+# bundled ffmpeg), the producer shells out to ffmpeg on PATH, so install
+# it here.
 #
 # Build context is the project root, like every other service under
 # docker/ — paths below are relative to the repo root.
 FROM node:22-bookworm-slim
 
-# Chrome/Puppeteer runtime libraries — Remotion's documented Debian
+# Chrome/Puppeteer runtime libraries — the documented Debian dependency
-# dependency list for headless rendering. A missing one surfaces as an
+# list for headless rendering (per Puppeteer/Chrome guidance). A missing
-# opaque Puppeteer "Target closed" crash, not a clear missing-library error.
+# one surfaces as an opaque Puppeteer "Target closed" crash, not a clear
+# missing-library error.
+# ffmpeg: required by @hyperframes/producer's local render mode — see top
+# comment; without it renders fail with "FFmpeg not found".
 RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     libnss3 \
     libdbus-1-3 \
@@ -28,10 +33,11 @@ RUN apt-get update && apt-get install -y --no-install-recommends \
     libpango-1.0-0 \
     libcairo2 \
     libcups2 \
+    ffmpeg \
     ca-certificates \
   && rm -rf /var/lib/apt/lists/*
 
-# Activate the exact version remotion-renderer/package.json pins
+# Activate the exact version video-renderer/package.json pins
 # (packageManager: pnpm@11.10.0) rather than trusting corepack's bundled
 # default — a future node:22-alpine shipping a different pnpm would silently
 # change the build's package manager.
@@ -50,15 +56,15 @@ ENV CI=true
 # pnpm-workspace.yaml carries the `allowBuilds: esbuild: true` approval —
 # without it pnpm 11 hard-errors with [ERR_PNPM_IGNORED_BUILDS] (exit 1)
 # because esbuild's postinstall is unapproved, breaking the image build.
-COPY remotion-renderer/package.json remotion-renderer/pnpm-lock.yaml remotion-renderer/pnpm-workspace.yaml ./
+COPY video-renderer/package.json video-renderer/pnpm-lock.yaml video-renderer/pnpm-workspace.yaml ./
 RUN pnpm install --frozen-lockfile
 
 # Pre-warm Chrome Headless Shell at build time so the container's first
 # real render isn't also the first time it downloads a browser.
-COPY remotion-renderer/ensure-browser.mjs ./
+COPY video-renderer/ensure-browser.mjs ./
 RUN node ensure-browser.mjs
 
-COPY remotion-renderer/server.js remotion-renderer/render.js ./
+COPY video-renderer/server.js video-renderer/render.js ./
 
 EXPOSE 3001
 ENV PORT=3001

motion/README.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # motion
 
-In-repo [HyperFrames](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes) composition package. UX/UI devs author bespoke marketing-video compositions here on a normal delivery branch; once a composition merges, the orchestrator's render loop tars this directory and POSTs it to the `remotion-renderer` sidecar (T1 rewrote its render core to `@hyperframes/producer`), which renders the HTML to MP4 with Chromium. This package never renders itself — its own gate (`pnpm test`) is static: a vitest HTML-structure smoke against the authored files. The render-truth check happens on the sidecar, against the merged files.
+In-repo [HyperFrames](https://github.com/heygen-com/hyperframes) composition package. UX/UI devs author bespoke marketing-video compositions here on a normal delivery branch; once a composition merges, the orchestrator's render loop tars this directory and POSTs it to the `video-renderer` sidecar (T1 rewrote its render core to `@hyperframes/producer`), which renders the HTML to MP4 with Chromium. This package never renders itself — its own gate (`pnpm test`) is static: a vitest HTML-structure smoke against the authored files. The render-truth check happens on the sidecar, against the merged files.
 
 ## Adding a composition
 

video-renderer/package.json

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 {
-  "name": "remotion-renderer",
+  "name": "video-renderer",
   "version": "1.0.0",
   "private": true,
   "packageManager": "pnpm@11.10.0",