How I Use Claude Code to Create 2D Animations (Tutorial)

Summary

The video is a tutorial showing how to use Claude Code together with a GoPo (GoalPost) skill/API to generate AI-drawn 2D “whiteboard-style” or “editorial-style” animations for social media (YouTube, Instagram Reels, TikTok). The creator argues the method is underused and can help produce popular educational content quickly.

Claimed outcomes / use cases

• The creator uses Claude/“Cloud Code” to generate animated drawing videos for their own channel.
• The generated animations are described as:
  • Visually clean
  • Human-sketched
  • Well-synced with voiceover and on-screen text
• The workflow can produce:
  • Whiteboard-style animations (default example: ~15 seconds)
  • Editorial drawing style animations (example for shorts/reels: ~53 seconds)

Core workflow (step-by-step setup)

1. Create or log into a “Cloud” account

   • Go to cloud.ai
   • Sign up or log in with Google

2. Install the “Cloud Code” desktop app

   • Download for Windows or macOS from the Cloud Code website

3. Install Python locally (prerequisite)

   • Install from python.org
   • Confirm Python is working using terminal commands
   • On Windows, fix “Python not found” by disabling “Manage app execution aliases” entries that point to the Microsoft Store
   • Install requests via terminal (the exact command is referenced as copied from the video)

4. Install the “GoalPost” (GoPo) skill/plugin in Cloud Code

   • Run the plugin/skill install command in the Cloud Code terminal
   • Install “for you” only (as chosen by the creator)
   • Run /reload plugins to apply changes

5. Configure the GoPo API key

   • After prompting animation creation, Cloud Code reports: “no GoPo API key configured yet”
   • The user must obtain an API key from the GoPo skill page (via the linked pricing/access flow)
   • Cloud Code then uses that key to generate videos

Using the generator (animation creation)

• The creator prompts Cloud Code to generate either:
  • A whiteboard animation of a specified length (example: “15 seconds”), or
  • An editorial style animation using a custom script
• The prompt also specifies format:
  • Horizontal vs vertical (for Reels/Shorts/TikTok)
• Permission prompts may appear (e.g., allowing Cloud to use PowerShell)

What the output includes

• In the first example, the output includes a generated script and voiceover (the creator didn’t type a script in the demo).
• In the editorial example, the creator provides a script, and the video is generated to match it.

Output quality / feature emphasis

• Strong sync focus
  • Text highlights sync with voiceover timing
  • Drawing actions sync to spoken phrases (e.g., the neuron drawing begins when “electrical signals” is spoken)
• Style control
  • Changing the prompt from whiteboard to editorial produces visibly different illustration styles

Pricing / credits analysis (GoPo API access)

• The video notes that full “skill plans” can cost $999 for API access (example shown as a “skill plan” with 800 credits).
• It emphasizes an API-only option:
  • Credit-based video length pricing (example claim: 1 minute costs 2 credits)
  • Pricing shown as $2 per credit, implying $20 for ~10 minutes
• The creator frames this as cheaper than paying for human editing:
  • Examples cited: roughly $300–$1000+ depending on length

Downloading and reuse

• After generation, the creator provides a “watch on GoPo” URL.
• The video can be downloaded directly (3-dots menu → download) and used locally in the creator’s own edits.

Performance / social proof (channel results)

• The creator shows a video posted about ~1 month ago receiving ~60,000 views for educational content.
• They claim competitors are not using this approach, so it may serve as a differentiator.

Next-step suggestion (algorithm)

• After demonstrating animation creation, the creator suggests learning YouTube algorithm strategy in a separate referenced video.

Main speakers / sources

• Primary speaker: the video creator (speaking as “I” throughout)
• Technology sources referenced:
  • cloud.ai (Cloud account)
  • cloudcode.com / “Cloud Code” (desktop app + dashboard)
  • python.org (Python installation)
  • GoPo / GoalPost (Cloud Code skill + API + pricing/access page)