Claude Code + Higgsfield = 100+ AI videos in minutes.

Step 1 — Install Node.js

Node.js powers everything. Pick your OS:

# 1a — Install Homebrew (Mac package manager)
/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

# 1b — Install Node.js
brew install node

# 1c — Verify both (should show version numbers)
node --version
npm --version

# 1a — Install Chocolatey (Windows package manager)
Set-ExecutionPolicy Bypass -Scope Process -Force; [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol = [System.Net.ServicePointManager]::SecurityProtocol -bor 3072; iex ((New-Object System.Net.WebClient).DownloadString('https://community.chocolatey.org/install.ps1'))

# 1b — Install Node.js
choco install nodejs -y

# 1c — Restart PowerShell, then verify
node --version
npm --version

Step 2 — Install Claude Code (CLI)

The AI agent you'll type commands into. Works on Mac Terminal and Windows PowerShell.

# Install Claude Code globally
npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code

# Verify installation
claude --version

# Launch (you'll be asked to login)
claude

Step 3 — Install Playwright MCP (browser automation)

Playwright lets Claude Code control Chrome to automate Higgsfield. Add it as an MCP server inside Claude Code.

# Add Playwright MCP to Claude Code
claude mcp add playwright npx @playwright/mcp@latest

# Verify it was added
claude mcp list

Step 4 — Create your Higgsfield account + API key

Higgsfield.ai generates your UGC videos. Sign up, verify your email, then grab your API key.

1. Go to higgsfield.ai → click Sign Up → use Google or email.
2. Click your profile icon (top-right) → Settings → API Keys → Generate New Key.
3. Copy the key — it starts with hf_. Save it; you'll only see it once.

# Mac / Linux (add to ~/.zshrc or ~/.bash_profile)
export HIGGSFIELD_API_KEY="hf_your_key_here"

# Windows PowerShell
$env:HIGGSFIELD_API_KEY="hf_your_key_here"

Step 5 — Install the Higgsfield skills pack

The skills pack gives Claude 19 slash commands (like /ugc-video-auto) that automate the entire video pipeline.

# Create your project folder
mkdir higgsfield-ugc && cd higgsfield-ugc

# Clone the Higgsfield skills pack
git clone https://github.com/AKCodez/higgsfield-claude-skills /tmp/hf-skills

# Copy skills into Claude Code's skills folder
cp -r /tmp/hf-skills/* ~/.claude/skills/

# Windows PowerShell version
xcopy /E /I C:\temp\hf-skills $env:USERPROFILE\.claude\skills\

Step 6 — Generate your first UGC video

Everything is ready. Type a single command in Claude Code and watch it build a UGC video automatically.

# Launch Claude Code in your project folder
claude

# Then type this command inside Claude:
/ugc-video-auto Create a UGC ad video with an attractive lifestyle person promoting my perfume brand for Dubai Instagram

# What Claude does next (automated):
# 1. Generates a UGC character image via Higgsfield
# 2. Launches Chrome via Playwright
# 3. Logs into higgsfield.ai
# 4. Submits the video prompt
# 5. Downloads the finished video

• "command not found: claude" — close and reopen the terminal, then run npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code again.
• Playwright can't find Chrome — run npx playwright install chromium to install the bundled browser.
• Higgsfield login fails — make sure your API key is set. Check with echo $HIGGSFIELD_API_KEY (Mac) or $env:HIGGSFIELD_API_KEY (Windows).
• Claude won't launch / auth error — run claude auth logout then claude auth login to re-authenticate.
• Skills not showing — make sure you copied the skill folders (not just the README) into ~/.claude/skills/.

• Node.js installed (runs node --version without error)Mac: brew install node · Windows: chocolatey or nodejs.org installer
• VS Code or Cursor downloaded and opened at least oncecursor.com recommended — Claude built-in, simpler for beginners
• Chrome installed and signed inRequired for Playwright browser automation to work
• Claude Code installed (npm install -g @anthropic-ai/claude-code)Verify: claude --version
• Logged into Claude Code via browser auth or API keyRun claude — a browser window opens for Anthropic sign-in
• Playwright MCP addedVerify: claude mcp list shows "playwright"
• Higgsfield account + API key generatedhiggsfield.ai → Settings → API Keys → Generate New Key
• HIGGSFIELD_API_KEY set as environment variableMac: export HIGGSFIELD_API_KEY="hf_..." in ~/.zshrc
• Higgsfield skills pack cloned into ~/.claude/skills/19 slash commands should appear after typing / inside Claude Code
• First test UGC video generated successfullyRun /ugc-video-auto with a simple product description

• Reference walkthrough · "Claude Code + Higgsfield = Viral AI UGC (using one skill)" — Alex Robinson (YouTube)
• Higgsfield skills pack · github.com/AKCodez/higgsfield-claude-skills
• Higgsfield · higgsfield.ai  ·  Higgsfield MCP
• Claude Code · claude.com/product/claude-code
• Playwright MCP · github.com/microsoft/playwright-mcp
• Make videos free with Remotion · the Claude Code + Remotion SOP on this site