Hand-drawn developer and robot hit a context window limit
279 views·1 likes·2 saves·Posted 25 Sept 2026 · 0:51 · Explainers
Our note
A hand-drawn style explainer where a developer and a friendly robot share a room until a pile of papers triggers 'LIMIT REACHED', ending on the 'Headroom' logo; the author says Opus produced every asset itself without an image API.
The creator’s post
Tried to jump on the explainer video "made entirely with Opus 5.5" bandwagon. Accidentally didn't include an OpenRouter API key. Opus decided to just do everything itself. The result is insane $0 additional cost. Prompt in next post
The prompt
Tried to jump on the explainer video "made entirely with Opus 5.5" bandwagon. Accidentally didn't include an OpenRouter API key. Opus decided to just do everything itself. The result is insane $0 additional cost. Prompt in next post
Make one like this
1 · Copy the prompt
Use the prompt above as your starting point, then change the subject and the style.
2 · Direct it like an editor
Ask for one self-contained HTML file on a fixed 1920×1080 stage, link this video as the reference, and send two or three rounds of specific notes.
3 · Render it to MP4
Screen-record a short piece, or capture it frame by frame for exact timing. How →
How it was made
The creator didn’t name their tools. Most videos like this are HTML, canvas or SVG animation written by Claude and screen-recorded or rendered to MP4. How that works →
Look
Views as of collection. Video, post and prompt © their creator.
Create with Zryth