# Paper Unfold Frames


> Photo-real stop-motion of a crumpled paper ball opening into a note, made from GPT-image keyframes.


Canonical page: https://toolindex.org/tools/paper-unfold-frames/


Type: Skill
Category: Creative
Version: 1.0.1
License: MIT


Source: https://github.com/OpenRootdev/paper-unfold-frames
Distribution: https://github.com/OpenRootdev/paper-unfold-frames/releases/download/v1.0.1/paper-unfold-frames.zip
Scope: One skill: SKILL.md, a frame keying script, two working prompts, a playback snippet and the licence. No media.


## Installation


### 1. Download the focused package

Download the ZIP from the release and extract it. It holds only the skill folder; preview media and translations stay on separate branches of the repository.

Release v1.0.1: https://github.com/OpenRootdev/paper-unfold-frames/releases/tag/v1.0.1


### 2. Add it to your agent

Copy the extracted folder into your agent's skills directory (Claude Code: ~/.claude/skills/), or install it straight from main with git.

```

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/OpenRootdev/paper-unfold-frames ~/.claude/skills/paper-unfold-frames

```


### 3. Ask for an unfold

Describe the shot in plain words, for example: "Open the video with a crumpled note that unfolds to show our tagline." The agent generates a 3x3 grid of stages, keys out the frames and plays them stepped at 6-8 fps.


## Manual setup

- Access to a GPT image model, for example through the Figma MCP generate_image tool or the OpenAI API.

- Python 3 with Pillow, numpy and scipy to key out the frames.

- A canvas-based video tool such as HyperFrames or Remotion, or a web page.


## Additional notes

- Handwriting or a sketch can be baked into the image prompt so it is revealed as the sheet opens.

- Sister skill: Paper Unfold Mesh draws the same effect procedurally in code.


## Contents

- skills: 1

- references: 0

- renderers: 0

- files: 4

- mcp_tools: 0

- tools: GPT image model, Python + Pillow, numpy, scipy


## Review scope

artifact-checked; reviewed 2026-10-29.

Windows: two GPT-image grids keyed with the included script and played in a rendered 1080p HyperFrames reel; frames inspected. Release ZIP contents checked. Other platforms not runtime-tested.

Evidence source: https://github.com/OpenRootdev/paper-unfold-frames#readme