showrunner

AI skill for running 24/7 television channels on the tltv network. Teaches any coding agent to create channels, broadcast content, relay and bridge streams, and program a cathode broadcast server — from a single static binary with zero dependencies.

Install

npx skills add tltv-org/showrunner

Works with Claude Code, Cursor, OpenCode, Codex, Copilot, Windsurf, Amp, Gemini CLI, and 40+ more agents.

Quick Start

curl -sSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/tltv-org/cli/main/install.sh | sh
tltv keygen
tltv server test --name "my channel" -k TV*.key

That's a working tltv channel. Tell your agent "start a tltv channel" and the skill handles the rest.

What It Does

tltv CLI (primary, works everywhere):

• Generate channel identities (tltv keygen)
• Start instant channels (tltv server test)
• Bridge external streams as tltv channels (tltv bridge)
• Relay other channels (tltv relay)
• Explore the network (tltv crawl, tltv resolve, tltv fetch)
• Grab snapshots to see what's on air (tltv stream --url + ffmpeg)

Cathode (advanced, for full broadcast programming):

• Create your own HTML/CSS/JS presets and push them live in real time
• Write Python scripts that generate video frames
• Schedule dayparts with time blocks across 24 hours
• Loop playlists for ambient, always-on channels
• Text overlays, channel bugs, tickers

Alternative Install

The skill is plain markdown. Any agent that can read files and run shell commands can follow it.

# OpenCode
ln -s /path/to/showrunner/skill ~/.config/opencode/skills/showrunner

# Claude Code
python3 skill/scripts/build-context.py ./channels/my-channel --inline-skill ./skill

# Any agent — read skill/SKILL.md, ensure tltv is on PATH

Links

• timelooptv.org — Project homepage
• Spec — Protocol specification
• Demo — Live demo
• GitHub — All repositories

License

MIT — see LICENSE.