What Is AutoAE? Setup, the Credit System, the Free Plan and Remote Instructions
You install the AutoAE skill in your agent (`npx skills add https://autoae.online`); you ask the agent for a clip such as a text animation, flowchart or search animation, and AutoAE finds a ready-made template, customizes it with your text and delivers it as an MP4. You need Node.js 24+ and an AutoAE account; the free plan gives one-time credits (about 5 downloads, 720p, watermarked, non-commercial use only). The installed SKILL.md is only a loader: the actual instructions are read from the website on every run and are unversioned, meaning the publisher can change them after you install. The maker's identity isn't stated on the pages.
- What it does
- Customizes a ready-made motion graphics clip with your text and delivers an MP4
- Type
- Skill + paid cloud service
- Maker
- Not stated on the pages
- Paid plan
- $12–299/month; 100 Credits for $2.90
- Instructions
- Remote, unversioned
- Account
- Required (authorization in the browser)
- Free plan
- 500 Credits, ~5 downloads, 720p, watermarked
What Is AutoAE Used For?
AutoAE lets your agent find ready-made motion graphics clips (such as text animations, flowcharts and search animations), place your text and images in them, and download the result as an MP4. The skill teaches the agent how to do this with the AutoAE command-line tool; the clips are prepared on AutoAE's servers.
!The skill has two layers. The installed SKILL.md is only a loader (a few hundred bytes). The actual instructions and branch documents are read from autoae.online every time it runs and are unversioned: the publisher can change the instructions after you install. The skill text explicitly forbids the agent from reading passwords, cookies and session tokens, but this is a prohibition that comes from a remote source.
Who it's for: content creators who want to add motion graphics to short videos quickly and are fine with buying clips from a service.
How Do You Install AutoAE?
What you need: Node.js 24 or later, an AutoAE account and an agent that supports skills. The age limit is 18+ (parental consent for ages 13–17).
› npx skills add https://autoae.onlineOn first use, account authorization happens in the browser. Every command runs the CLI pulled from npm with npx --yes @autoae/cli@0.2.1. Watch the package name: another npm package called autoae (v1.6.3) is an unrelated chat component; the right package is @autoae/cli.
The website lists Codex, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Grok Build and Cursor as examples ("full support varies by agent"). It doesn't say whether the skill can be used in the Claude.ai web chat without commands. @autoae/cli is MIT-licensed on npm, but its listing has no repository address; its connection to the company isn't clear in the official sources.
How Do You Use AutoAE?
You tell the agent what kind of clip you want and your text; the agent finds the clip, gets a preview and downloads it if you like it. Previews also cost Credits, so start with a single test.
The JPG, PNG, WebP or MP4 files and text you upload go to AutoAE's servers; remote addresses (URLs) aren't accepted, so you provide files locally.
Which Agents Does AutoAE Work In?
| Codex, Claude Code, Gemini CLI, Grok Build, CursorYes | Listed as examples on the website; full support varies by agent. |
|---|---|
| Claude.ai web chatUnclear | Since it requires CLI commands, you need an environment that runs commands. |
What Does AutoAE Access, and Where Does My Data Go?
The text you provide, the images and videos you upload; the Credit and download information in your AutoAE account.
Downloaded MP4 files to a local folder; Credit spending on the account.
The documentation has no delete action. When an account is closed, data is deleted after 30 days.
The JPG/PNG/WebP/MP4 files and text you upload go to AutoAE's servers. AutoAE says it uses them only to provide the service and doesn't intentionally train models on them.
!Because the instructions come from a remote source, today's behavior may change tomorrow. Require approval for file writing and network access in your agent, and do your first test with unimportant content.
No company, person or address is stated on the pages (the terms only mention Delaware law and arbitration). Because the npm listing has no repository address, GitHub and OSV advisory records can't be matched to @autoae/cli; so it's unclear whether any advisories are on file. This doesn't mean it's "safe."
Is AutoAE Free? The Credit System
There's a free plan: a one-time 500 Credits (about five downloads), 720p, watermarked and non-commercial use only. The Agent Skill is included on the free plan too. One download costs 100 Credits; an extra 100 Credits cost $2.90.
- 500 Credits (one-time)
- ~5 downloads, 720p
- Agent Skill included
- Watermark-free output
- Commercial use
- $10/month billed annually
- $32.50/month billed annually
- Billed annually: $82.50 / $249.17
Prices are from the AutoAE pricing page, in US dollars; details of plan contents (Credit amounts, watermark) should be read separately on the page. The exact Credit cost of previews and renders, and whether search commands use Credits, aren't clear in the official sources. This isn't financial advice.
Official pricing page last checked on .
Common Problems
| What's happening | What to do |
|---|---|
| The command doesn't work, Node error | Node.js 24 or later is required. |
| I installed the autoae package from npm and got a chat component | The right package is @autoae/cli; the package called autoae is unrelated. |
| Credits ran out faster than expected | Previews also cost Credits; try a single preview first. |
How Do You Uninstall AutoAE?
- Skill: delete the autoae entry in your agent's skills folder; the skills CLI's remove command can be used.
- Account: manage your AutoAE account from the website's account settings; when the account is closed, data is deleted after 30 days.
The website doesn't describe how to remove the skill; the steps above are the general method.
Frequently asked questions
What is AutoAE?
A service and agent skill that finds ready-made motion graphics clips, customizes them with your text and delivers them as MP4s. The skill has the agent do this with the AutoAE command-line tool.
Is AutoAE free?
There's a free plan: a one-time 500 Credits (about five downloads), 720p, watermarked and non-commercial use only. Paid plans range from $12 to $299 a month.
Can the skill's instructions change after installation?
Yes. The installed file is only a loader; the actual instructions are read from the website on every run and are unversioned.
Where do the files I upload go?
JPG, PNG, WebP and MP4 files and text go to AutoAE's servers. AutoAE says it uses them only to provide the service and doesn't intentionally train models on them.
Who makes it?
No company, person or address is stated on the pages. @autoae/cli on npm is published from an individual account, and its connection to the company isn't clear in the official sources.
Which Node version is required?
Node.js 24 or later.
Related guides
Sources
Not clear in the official sources: The maker's company identity · the exact Credit cost of previews and renders · whether the skill works in Claude.ai chat without commands · the @autoae/cli source code and network traffic · advisories on file (no repository to match against) · how to remove it · a Turkish interface. Each is covered in the relevant section.