Start a new Remotion Element

The source of truth is the Element contributor guide. Read it completely before making changes and follow it for all design and implementation decisions. If this skill and the guide diverge, follow the guide.

This skill prepares a development scaffold. Use the publish-element skill when the Element is ready for the gallery.

1. Plan the preview

Choose an existing category and a kebab-case slug. Before creating files, determine the initial preview metadata needed for development:

• Composition width, height, fps, and duration
• Fixed Element width and height, or null for both
• Preview padding
• A provisional poster frame

Inspect packages/docs/elements-template/ and at least one existing Element in the same category. Do not create a new category unless the task explicitly requires one.

2. Scaffold the files