Official installation guide

Install with
a verifiable chain.

Use the public Visual Standard installer from npm. The small installer client activates your Mac, verifies an authorized private download, and installs the managed Claude Code surface.

01 / Official package

One public package.

Package@visualstandard/install

Publisher: Visual Standard. Inspect the exact public release on npm before running it. The npm package is an auditable installer client; it does not contain the commercial motion-graphics runtime.

02 / Install

Run it inside Claude Code.

Use macOS with Node.js 20 or newer and Claude Code installed and signed in.
Open Claude Code and paste the exact command below.
Approve running the public npm package when Claude Code asks.
Enter your license key only in the secure macOS window. The answer is hidden while you type.
Wait for the installer checks to pass, then use /visual-create in Claude Code.

Exact installer commandnpx @visualstandard/install@1.0.6

Do not paste a license key into the command, chat, a screenshot, or a support message.

03 / Verification

What the installer checks.

Public package

npm supplies the versioned installer package and its registry integrity metadata.

Activation

The current Mac must receive a valid entitlement for the configured release channel.

Private release

The commercial runtime is requested only after activation through an authorized, time-limited download.

Downloaded bytes

The installer checks the authorized version, byte size, SHA-256 checksum, and archive structure before applying it.

The installer uses HTTPS for the commercial API and release download. It validates the signed entitlement before requesting the private release.

04 / Files written

A dedicated runtime. A narrow Claude surface.

~/.visual-standard/motion-graphics-creator: The managed runtime, local commercial state, dependencies, and product-owned working directories.
~/.claude/skills/motion-graphics-creator: The Visual Standard skill used by Claude Code.
~/.claude/commands/visual-*.md: Only the eight Visual Standard command files listed below.

~/.claude/commands/visual-create.md~/.claude/commands/visual-resume.md~/.claude/commands/visual-update.md~/.claude/commands/visual-index.md~/.claude/commands/visual-signal.md~/.claude/commands/visual-mono.md~/.claude/commands/visual-atelier.md~/.claude/commands/visual-market.md

The installer does not replace or remove unrelated skills, commands, settings, or projects in ~/.claude.

05 / Archive or remove

Keep the boundary exact.

The currently published installer does not provide an automated public uninstaller. Before removing anything, close Claude Code and archive the dedicated runtime folder if you want to preserve product jobs or outputs stored inside it.

Move ~/.visual-standard/motion-graphics-creator to a backup location of your choice.
Move or remove only ~/.claude/skills/motion-graphics-creator.
Move or remove only the eight visual-*.md command files listed above.
Never remove the entire ~/.claude directory; it may contain unrelated work and configuration.

You can ask Claude Code to archive these exact paths for you, but review the proposed paths before approving the file operation.

Create your first project.

Continue with the product documentation, review the Security & Verification page, or inspect the official installer endpoint.