# OpenMontage

> Video production via your coding agent — Turns a coding assistant into a full video production pipeline.

- Page: https://tesign.com/en/item/openmontage/
- JSON: https://tesign.com/en/item/openmontage/index.json
- Korean Markdown: https://tesign.com/item/openmontage/index.md
- Generated: 2026-09-17 01:56 UTC

## RANKS

- All-time #111 · Rising this week #21 · MEDIA #2 (As of 2026-09-16 21:00 UTC)

## Numbers

- 59,318 stars — checked on GitHub 2026-09-15 19:34 UTC (+28 observed since the check)
- 7-day +377 observed via GH Archive (as of 2026-09-16 21:00 UTC)
- 24h +28 ★ · 30d +549 ★ (as of 2026-09-16 21:00 UTC)
- Star total = the value last checked on GitHub (stars_checked_at) + increases observed via GH Archive since. The 24h · 7d · 30d gains are GH Archive hourly events summed to the reference time (as_of). No score of ours.

## AT A GLANCE

- LICENSE: AGPL-3.0 (copyleft) — https://spdx.org/licenses/AGPL-3.0.html
- USAGE: Release source if you redistribute or host it as a service.
- OPEN SOURCE: YES
- LANGUAGE: Python
- PLATFORM: macos · linux · windows
- CATEGORY: MEDIA · AI
- Tags: video · agents · self-host
- How to start: Self-host
- SOURCES: GitHub https://github.com/calesthio/openmontage
- SELF-HOST: https://openmontage.video/

## ACTIVITY

- Last commit: 2026-09-06 05:02 UTC
- Latest release: no releases
- Contributors: 52
- Open issues (incl. PRs): 322
- Made by: an individual
- Checked on GitHub: 2026-09-15 19:34 UTC

## TESIGN TAKE

An experiment in handing a whole video pipeline to a coding agent, notable for a free path that needs no keys.

## WHY IT MATTERS

One video pulls in a different tool for planning, subtitles, dubbing and editing. openmontage moves that chain into skills and pipelines a coding assistant can drive from one place. The repository lists 12 production pipelines, over 100 tools and more than 700 skill and production-knowledge files. It is written in Python and published under AGPL-3.0, so the terms depend on how you use it.

## BUILD FROM THIS

- An in-house line that drafts product videos automatically
- A multilingual release flow that finishes subtitles and dubbing
- A repeatable production run for social clips

## WHO IT'S FOR

- Marketer — drafts a product explainer video quickly
- Solo creator — makes script, narration and captions in one pass
- Developer — experiments with video automation from a coding agent

## START IN 5 MINUTES

```
# Needs Python 3.10+, FFmpeg, Node.js 18+ and an AI coding assistant
$ git clone https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage.git
$ cd OpenMontage
$ make setup
# Open the project in your coding assistant and describe the video
```

## CAVEATS

- AGPL-3.0: check the terms before offering a modified version as a service
- Image and video providers add per-video cost (README examples: $0.15 to $3)
- It cannot run without an assistant such as Claude Code, Cursor or Codex

## RECEIPT

- FIRST SEEN BY TESIGN: 2026-09-13 07:43 UTC
- AT SOURCE: 2026-03-29 15:23 UTC
- KEPT: 2026-09-13 11:32 UTC
- Published on TESIGN: 2026-09-13 11:32 UTC
- Text last updated: 2026-09-15 04:36 UTC

## How to read this

- This file was produced by the same build, from the same data, as the tesign.com item page. The text is editorial; the numbers are stored observations.
- null in the JSON means not observed — never zero. The Markdown writes [unconfirmed] for it.
- Star total = the value last checked on GitHub (stars_checked_at) + increases observed via GH Archive since. The 24h · 7d · 30d gains are GH Archive hourly events summed to the reference time (as_of). No score of ours.
- A summary, not legal advice.

[Image] https://tesign.com/img/openmontage-cec04edc34.png