Fadé Adeniyi
Tuesday 3 November 2026
The five slash commands behind my video effects, written out in full, plus the one-time setup that makes them work.
They aren't built into Claude. Each one is a custom slash command: a short Markdown file in your project's .claude/commands folder that tells Claude Code what to build. Claude Code then writes the effect in Remotion, a React video framework that's free for individuals. When an effect needs it, rembg cuts you out of the frame.
Type /tier-list S: Claude, A: ChatGPT and Claude Code reads tier-list.md, puts whatever you typed after the command where the file says $ARGUMENTS and does the job (Claude Code docs).
npx create-video@latest npx -y skills@latest add remotion-dev/skills pip install "rembg[cpu,cli]" brew install ffmpeg mkdir -p .claude/commands
The trap is asking Claude for a cool effect every time. You'll get a different one each time and spend the session describing it again. Write the layout, timing and layers down once and Claude starts from the same brief every time.
The 5 commands
1. /tier-list puts a frosted-glass S, A, B and C board above your head and drops real logos into each row. Example: /tier-list S: Claude, A: ChatGPT, B: Canva, C: Notion.
--- description: Add a frosted-glass tier list of tool logos above my head argument-hint: [S: tool, A: tool, B: tool, C: tool] --- Add a tier list to my talking-head video in this Remotion project. The tiers and tools are: $ARGUMENTS LAYOUT: one frosted-glass card across the top of the 1080x1920 frame, above my head, with a title line such as "Ranking AI tools". Four rows: a square letter tile for S, A, B and C (crimson, orange, yellow and grey) and a strip beside it for the logos. GLASS: dark see-through fill, backdrop blur of about 22px, a thin white border at about 40% opacity and a soft shadow. LOGOS: the real logo for each tool on a white rounded tile, from simple-icons or the tool's official SVG. Never draw a logo yourself. TIMING: the card springs down into place in about half a second. Then the logos drop into their rows one after another, about 0.4 seconds apart, each with a small spin and scale-up as it lands. Keep my face clear. Render a still for me to check before you render the video.
2. /glass-graph shows a stat on a glass card with the number counting up and a line rising under it. In my reel, with RevenueCat's figures: /glass-graph 10.7% charge upfront, 2.1% freemium, RevenueCat, 115,000+ apps.
--- description: Add a frosted-glass stat card with a number counting up and a rising line argument-hint: [main stat and label] [comparison stat and label] [source] --- Add a glass stat card to my talking-head video in this Remotion project. The numbers and the source are: $ARGUMENTS LAYOUT: a frosted-glass card across the top of the 1080x1920 frame, above my head. A short title, the source in small text under it, the main number very large with its label underneath, the comparison number smaller and dimmer to its right and a line chart under both. ANIMATION: the card springs in. The main number counts up from 0 over about a second while its line draws left to right, rising, in my accent colour with a soft glow. Then the comparison number counts up and its flatter line draws in white. Use only the numbers I gave you and put the source on the card. Render a still for me to check before you render the video.
3. /freeze-frame stops on one frame and turns you into a white-outlined sticker with a name tag. The outline is 16 white copies of your cut-out in a ring, with the real cut-out on top. Example: /freeze-frame 17 Fadé Adeniyi MADE WITH CLAUDE.
--- description: Freeze me as a white-outlined sticker cut-out with a name tag argument-hint: [second to freeze] [name] [line under the name] --- Add a freeze-frame sticker moment to my talking-head video in this Remotion project. The details are: $ARGUMENTS CUT-OUT: take the frame at the second I gave you and cut me out of it with rembg using the u2net_human_seg model. Save it as a transparent PNG in public/. If rembg isn't installed, give me the install command and stop. THE FREEZE: keep the video playing underneath, darkened and blurred. On top, show the frozen cut-out as a sticker. Make the white outline by placing 16 copies of the cut-out, turned solid white, in a ring about 16px out from the original, then draw the real cut-out on top with a soft drop shadow. As it lifts, shrink it slightly and tilt it about 3 degrees. NAME TAG: a white label with a dark border near my chest, tilted a few degrees, popping in just after the freeze. My name in bold, with one small line under it in my accent colour. Hold it for about two seconds, then render a still for me to check.
4. /over-the-shoulder pops glass panels in beside you, one side then the other. Example: /over-the-shoulder USED TO TAKE: Hours, NOW TAKES: One command.
--- description: Pop frosted-glass text panels in beside me argument-hint: [label 1: words 1] [label 2: words 2] --- Add two frosted-glass text panels beside me in my talking-head video in this Remotion project. The text is: $ARGUMENTS LAYOUT: the panels sit at shoulder height, about 60% of the way down the 1080x1920 frame. Panel one on the left edge, panel two on the right. Each has a small uppercase label in pink and the main words large and bold in white. GLASS: the same frosted glass as my other cards: dark see-through fill, backdrop blur of about 22px, a thin white border and a soft shadow. TIMING: panel one slides in from the left and scales up in about a quarter of a second. About 1.2 seconds later, panel two slides in from the right and panel one fades out. Never cover my face. Render a still with both panels on screen for me to check.
5. /text-behind puts a giant word behind you. It's three layers: your video, the word, then a cut-out of you for every single frame drawn on top. The cut-out is what makes your hair sit in front of the letters. Example: /text-behind FADÉ 8 11.
--- description: Put a giant word behind my head argument-hint: [word] [start second] [end second] --- Put a giant word behind me in my talking-head video in this Remotion project. The word and timing are: $ARGUMENTS CUT-OUTS: extract every frame of that part of the video with ffmpeg, then cut me out of each frame with rembg using the u2net_human_seg model. Save them as numbered transparent PNGs in public/matte/. If rembg isn't installed, give me the install command and stop. LAYERS, from the bottom up: 1. My video. 2. The word, huge, bold and white, centred at head height, with a small line above it in my accent colour (for example "HI, I'M"). 3. The cut-out PNG for the current frame, drawn exactly over the video, so my head and hair sit in front of the word. ANIMATION: the word rises and scales down into place in about half a second. Check each cut-out lines up with its frame, then render a still for me to check.
Anthropic's docs say custom commands are now part of skills. A file at .claude/commands/text-behind.md and one at .claude/skills/text-behind/SKILL.md both give you /text-behind and your command files keep working. Skills add extras, such as a folder for supporting files (Extend Claude with skills).
Start with /over-the-shoulder, because it needs no cut-outs. Once that works, install rembg and try /text-behind on a short clip. Every command renders a still first, so check it before you spend time on a full render.
How I use it. I edit my reels with Claude Code, Remotion and rembg. Every effect in this reel was built that way on my own talking-head take, from the tier list above my head to my name behind it. Writing each one up as a command means the next time a reel needs it, I type one line instead of explaining the effect from scratch.
What this won't do: Claude writes different code each time, so expect to nudge a position or a timing. Cut-outs take a while on a long clip and rembg can miss stray hair. Claude Code needs a paid Claude plan and Remotion is free for individuals and small companies, while bigger companies need a licence (Remotion licence).
Describe the effect once. Type one line every time after.
Sources, opened 3 November 2026: Claude Code Docs, Extend Claude with skills and Desktop quickstart; Remotion docs and licence; rembg (MIT licence); RevenueCat, State of Subscription Apps 2026 benchmarks. RevenueCat's article calls the 10.7% and 2.1% figures trial-to-paid in its text and download-to-paid on its chart.
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