Jump to Compare prices Browse models Cheapest Compare Guides Trending

Home / Directory / AI video agents

AI video agents

Open-source agents and automation projects that turn an idea, topic or script into AI video. Each one is checked on GitHub with its license and last commit date.

8 verified entries. We list a project only after checking its repository or the vendor's own page. Install snippets are copied from the official README or docs, and summaries are in our own words. Last checked 2026-10-16. Know one we missed? Tell us.

Filter these in the full directory →

ViMax

Community

By HKU Data Intelligence Lab · License: MIT · Last commit 2026-09-30 · ★ 12,674

A research agent system that splits video making into roles (director, screenwriter, producer and generator) and goes from an idea or script to a multi-shot video while keeping characters consistent.

Install, copied from the official README
git clone https://github.com/HKUDS/ViMax.git
cd ViMax
uv sync

Repository ↗ · Checked 2026-10-16

MoneyPrinterTurbo

Community

By harry0703 · License: MIT · Last commit 2026-10-16 · ★ 132,121

A popular open-source pipeline that makes a short vertical video from a topic or keyword. It writes the script, gathers stock footage, adds voiceover and subtitles, and renders the clip.

Install, copied from the official README
python -m pip install mpt
mpt webui

Repository ↗ · Checked 2026-10-16

Toonflow

Community

By HBAI · License: MIT · Last commit 2026-10-13 · ★ 17,973

A self-hosted studio for short dramas and motion comics, with script writing, storyboards, character and scene assets, and image and video generation on an infinite canvas with AI agents. It supports MCP and plugins. The docs are mostly in Chinese.

Install, copied from the official README
git clone https://github.com/HBAI-Ltd/Toonflow-app.git
cd Toonflow-app
docker compose up -d --build

Repository ↗ · Checked 2026-10-16

Nomi

Community

By aqm857886159 · License: AGPL-3.0 · Last commit 2026-10-16 · ★ 577

A local-first video workbench that coding agents (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor) can direct over MCP. It covers storyboard, references, generation with any model or local ComfyUI, and an editable first cut on a timeline.

Works with: ComfyUI

Install, copied from the official README
git clone https://github.com/aqm857886159/Nomi.git
cd Nomi
corepack enable
pnpm install
pnpm dev

Repository ↗ · Checked 2026-10-16

PenShot (story-shot-agent)

Community

By neopen · License: MIT · Last commit 2026-10-14 · ★ 225

An agent that breaks a script, novel or screenplay into shots and writes a consistent text-to-video prompt for each, ready for Sora, Veo or Runway. You can call it through MCP or a REST API. The docs are mostly in Chinese.

Works with: Sora, Veo, Runway

Install, copied from the official README
pip install penshot

Repository ↗ · Checked 2026-10-16

Video Podcast Maker

Community

By Agents365-ai · License: MIT · Last commit 2026-09-14 · ★ 1,682

A skill for coding agents that turns a topic into a narrated video built with Remotion, with local text-to-speech and cost limits on any AI generation.

Install, copied from the official README
npx skills add Agents365-ai/video-podcast-maker/skills/video-podcast-maker -g

Repository ↗ · Checked 2026-10-16

ShortGPT

Community

By RayVentura · License: MIT · Last commit 2025-02-10 · ★ 8,035

An experimental framework for automating YouTube Shorts and TikTok channels, covering script, voiceover, footage and editing. It hasn't been updated since February 2025.

Install, copied from the official README
docker build -t short_gpt_docker:latest .
docker run -p 31415:31415 --env-file .env short_gpt_docker:latest

Repository ↗ · Checked 2026-10-16

MoneyPrinter

Community

By FujiwaraChoki · License: MIT · Last commit 2026-03-26 · ★ 14,061

The original small project that automates YouTube Shorts with MoviePy, going from a topic to a finished short clip.

Install, copied from the official README
uv pip install -U wheel
uv pip install -U playsound

Snippet is the README's dependency step; follow the README for the full setup.

Repository ↗ · Checked 2026-10-16

Step 1 of 3

Which tool do you use?