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Run 1Old way crumbles to dust“"Weekly status meetings" turns to dust and becomes "Status that writes itself".”
Runs in
  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • Cursor
  • Gemini CLI
  • GitHub Copilot
  • OpenCode
Generates with
Your agent's model
Tested with
Claude Code 2.1.322Claude Sonnet 5.51 real run, 10 Nov
Needs
Node 22+Chromeffmpeg
Licence
Recaply licence

Old Way Crumbles to Dust

The old way crumbles into drifting dust and the new line forms in its place.

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A line naming the old way breaks apart into particles that drift away, and the new line rises in its place. A 4 to 10 second clip in 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 or 4:5, as an MP4 on its own or as one scene of a longer launch film. Renders locally with Chrome and ffmpeg: no video model, no key and no cost. Use when a launch replaces an old habit or chore with something new and wants a dramatic "goodbye to that".

By RecaplyUpdated 11 Nov

Install Old Way Crumbles to Dust

After the download, ask your agent to add it, or run the line yourself.

Read https://recaply.co/skills/dust-crumble-scene/install.md and follow it to install the dust-crumble-scene skill from dust-crumble-scene.zip.

Paste it into your agent. It reads our install steps, finds the ZIP you downloaded and adds the skill for you.

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Who Old Way Crumbles to Dust is for

What you get

  • An MP4 scene at 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 or 4:5
  • A line naming the old way breaks apart into particles that drift away, and the new line rises in its place
  • Works alone or as one scene in a longer film

Good fit

  • When a launch replaces an old habit or chore with something new and wants a dramatic "goodbye to that"

Not for

  • A whole launch film in one go (use a launch film)
  • Filmed footage or people on camera

About this skill

You say

"Weekly status meetings" turns to dust and becomes "Status that writes itself".

It said back

I rendered the scene: "Weekly status meetings" crumbles into dust and "Status that writes itself" rises in its place.

  • Video: launch-scene/dust-crumble.mp4, 5.3 s, 1920×1080 (16:9), 30 fps, 255 KB.
  • Look: swiss, a modernist grid poster with a red square. I chose it because you didn't name one. Any of terminal, riso or poster is a quick swap.
  • Words: only your two lines. "writes itself" is highlighted in red.
  • Brand: I had no name, logo or URL, so none appear.
  • Check: the layout check reported no problems. I looked at the settled frame and the text is fully readable and within the edges. I haven't watched the crumble animation itself.
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What it did in run 1

  1. dust-crumble-scene
  2. S=.claude/skills/dust-crumble-scene && node $S/scripts/check.mjs && mkdir -p launch-scene && cat > launch-scene/film.json <<'E' { "look": "swiss", "size": "16:9", "out": "dust-crumble.mp4", "scenes": [ { "scene": "dust-out", "from": "Weekly status meetings", "to": "Status that writes itself", "highlight": ["writes", "itself"] } ] } E node $S/scripts/film.mjs launch-scene/film.json --check
  3. ./launch-scene/film.json
  4. node .claude/skills/dust-crumble-scene/scripts/check.mjs
  5. node .claude/skills/dust-crumble-scene/scripts/film.mjs launch-scene/film.json --check
  6. ./launch-scene/film-check.png
  7. node .claude/skills/dust-crumble-scene/scripts/film.mjs launch-scene/film.json && ls -l launch-scene
  8. Done

10 Nov 2026 · Claude Code 2.1.322 with Claude Sonnet 5.5 · 30 s · $0.08 of API use

Questions

Is Old Way Crumbles to Dust free?

No. Old Way Crumbles to Dust costs $9.99 once and stays in your Recaply account, or it comes with the Recaply plan ($19.99 a month), which opens every premium skill and prompt.

Which agents can use Old Way Crumbles to Dust?

Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode.

What do I get when I buy Old Way Crumbles to Dust?

A ZIP of the whole skill folder (63 KB): the SKILL.md your agent follows and its 12 other files, the references, templates and scripts it uses. You download it from this page whenever you need it, and install it in Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode. The Recaply plan opens it too, with every other premium skill and prompt.

How do I install Old Way Crumbles to Dust?

Buy it, then download the ZIP from this page. For Claude Code, unzip it into .claude/skills/ in your project. For Codex, Cursor and Gemini CLI, unzip it and run npx skills add ./dust-crumble-scene with your agent's flag.

What do I get from Old Way Crumbles to Dust?

An MP4 scene at 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 or 4:5. A line naming the old way breaks apart into particles that drift away, and the new line rises in its place. Works alone or as one scene in a longer film.

What does Old Way Crumbles to Dust need?

Node 22+, Chrome and ffmpeg, and no API key. Each use costs nothing beyond your agent.

How big is Old Way Crumbles to Dust?

13 files, about 42,391 tokens in all. The SKILL.md is about 1,649 tokens, and your agent reads it only when the job fits.

What does a run cost?

Our 1 runs took 30 s to 30 s and $0.08 to $0.08 of API use each, in Claude Code with claude-sonnet-5-5. On a Claude plan, a run counts toward your usage instead.

Do I have to name Old Way Crumbles to Dust to use it?

Type /dust-crumble-scene first to make sure it loads. Without it, Claude Code may judge a small job simple enough to do without the skill.