Case studies

Five real Shorts, and how each one was made.

From my three apps: MeinSystem, PatternMate and Das Köln Quiz. For each one you see what it was made from, what happens second by second, who did what, and how it did. The numbers are the channels' own, as of 2 Nov 2026.

Case file 01 · MeinSystem

Pull the Pin

“Snooze pin or alarm pin first?”

A planner app has no gameplay to show, so the agent invented a puzzle game in which the app's routine card is the cheat code.

Muted · 0:24

Second by second

Made from

meinsystem-app

marketing/game-ads/src/levels/morning/timeline.ts

// Beat sheet of the morning level in frames (30 fps).
// Take 1 = fail (phone first), rewind, take 2 = routine order.
export const T = {
  failPull: 56,
  failBanner: 168,
  rewindStart: 222,
  cardIn: 252,
  pin1Pull: 306,
  …
  completeBanner: 600,
  endCard: 650,
} as const;

Every level is plain data and Remotion code. No physics engine, so every render comes out the same.

Who did what

1YouAsked for puzzle levels where the app's routine card saves the day.
2Claude CodeWrote each level as frame data plus a Remotion scene. Codex painted Mia and the props.
3Claude CodeRendered it with npm run render and checked the length.
4Publit.SiTook the folder into the backlog, wrote captions per platform, put it on the 17:00 slot.
5YouApproved it in Queue › Review. Instagram and YouTube at 17:00, TikTok after one click in TikTok Studio.

1,327 views8.4× the channel's usual

This series: 27 posted · 98 waiting

Watch it on Instagram ↗ · as of 2 Nov 2026

Copy thisNo gameplay to show? Make up a small game in which your app is the solution.

Case file 02 · MeinSystem

Memory test

“Can you spot what left the studio?”

A ten-second memory game about everyday things. People rewind to check their answer, and the end card asks them to plan their own day.

Muted · 0:27

Second by second

Made from

meinsystem-app

content/instagram/production/videos/episodes.json

{
  "number": "83",
  "slug": "art-studio",
  "items": ["palette", "easel", "brushes", "canvas",
            "paint-tube", "apron", "watercolor", "sketchpad"],
  "missingItem": "palette",
  "pacing": { "memorizeSeconds": 10, "guessSeconds": 6 },
  "cta": { "setup": "Eight to remember.", "button": "Download now" }
}

One entry per episode (shortened here). Playwright draws each frame, FFmpeg encodes, and a QA file checks frame counts and safe areas.

Who did what

1YouAsked for memory games about the everyday things people plan around.
2CodexWrote the episode list and a renderer: Playwright draws, FFmpeg encodes.
3CodexMade the glossy icons, rendered episode 83 and checked it frame by frame.
4Publit.SiBacklog, captions for each platform, the 11:00 slot.
5YouApproved it in Queue › Review. Posted 30 Oct to YouTube, TikTok and Instagram.

1,347 views9.6× the channel's usual

This series: 40 posted · 50 waiting

Watch it on Instagram ↗ · as of 2 Nov 2026

Copy thisOne format, a list of episodes: the agent only writes a new entry, the renderer does the rest.

Case file 03 · PatternMate

Chess story

“THE IMMORTAL GAME · LONDON, 1851”

A famous game told in 25 seconds, then the viewer gets the board: find the mate in three before the reveal.

Muted · 0:53

Second by second

Made from

super-chess-puzzle

scripts/social-video/stories-151-159.mjs

index: 153, id: 'immortal-game-1851',
hookLines: ['THE IMMORTAL GAME', 'LONDON, 1851'],
pgn: '1.e4 e5 2.f4 exf4 … 21.Nxg7+ Kd8 22.Qf6+ Nxf6 23.Be7# 1-0',
puzzlePly: 40, mateMoves: 3,
narration: {
  story: ['London, 1851, during the first international chess tournament.', …],
  reveal: ['Knight takes g7, check!', …],
},

Before it renders, the script searches every legal move to prove the mate and that no shorter one exists.

Who did what

1YouAsked for famous games told as a story, ending in a puzzle.
2Your agentWrote the story data: the moves, the narration, the move where the puzzle starts.
3Your agentProved the mate, recorded the voice, synced the subtitles, rendered the Short.
4Publit.SiBacklog, captions, the morning slot.
5YouApproved it in Queue › Review. Posted 26 Oct to Instagram and YouTube.

2,473 views1.8× the channel's usual

This series: 22 posted · 1 waiting

Watch it on Instagram ↗ · as of 2 Nov 2026

Copy thisYour field has famous moments. Tell one, then let the viewer play the ending.

Case file 04 · PatternMate

Lava & slime

“THREE SQUARES. ONE MATES.”

The same chess puzzles, with a game show twist: every attacked square is lava. Pick the knight move that doesn't burn or get stuck.

Muted · 0:16

Second by second

Made from

super-chess-puzzle

manifest.json of Short #311 (written by render-pick.mjs)

"challengeFen": "B3nrk1/p4ppp/2p1bq2/4n3/1P6/1P2P1P1/PB2NP1P/RN1QK2R b KQ - 0 13",
"solution": ["Nf3+", "Kf1", "Bh3#"],
"decoyVerification": [{ "decoy": "Nd3+", "reply": "Qxd3", "lost": "n" }],
"slimeVerification": { "slime": "Ng4", "square": "g4" },
"lavaVerification": { "safeSquare": "f3", "lavaCount": 34 },

lava.mjs works out the lava squares with chess.js, and every card is checked before the render.

Who did what

1YouAsked for a “floor is lava” twist on the app's puzzles.
2Your agentPicked puzzles from the app's own bank where one knight move mates and two look tempting.
3Your agentChecked every card, recorded the voice, rendered 51 of them.
4Publit.SiThey wait in the backlog for free slots.
5YouNot approved yet. Nothing goes out until you approve it.

In the backlogNot posted yet

This series: 0 posted · 51 waiting

Copy thisA twist on your app's real content is a new series, not a new app.

Case file 05 · Das Köln Quiz

Was gab's zuerst?

“Kölner Haie oder Alte Universität?”

Two duels: which came first? A hand picks before the answer, and in round two it picks wrong on purpose, so people correct it in the comments.

Muted · 0:45

Second by second

Made from

das-koeln-quiz

social-shorts/content/older-episodes.json

{
  "id": "KQ-AELTER-06",
  "rounds": [
    { "top": "KQ-P046", "bottom": "KQ-P047", "pick": "bottom" },
    { "top": "KQ-vorgebirgspark-anlage",
      "bottom": "KQ-muengersdorf-stadion-1923", "pick": "bottom" }
  ]
}

KQ-P046 and KQ-P047 are questions from the app's quiz. “pick” is where the hand points.

Who did what

1YouAsked for a “which came first?” duel made from the quiz's own questions.
2Your agentWrote the episodes from the app's question IDs, using the app's own illustrations.
3Your agentRendered it in Remotion with an AI voice and checked the speech. The caption gets its AI-voice label.
4Publit.SiBacklog, captions, the 19:00 slot.
5YouApproved it in Queue › Review. Instagram and YouTube at 19:00, TikTok after one click in TikTok Studio.

790 viewsToo fresh to rate yet

This series: 13 posted · 6 waiting

Watch it on TikTok ↗ · as of 2 Nov 2026

Copy thisYour app's data is the script: questions, years, levels, recipes.

Before you buy

Will it do this?

What people ask before they buy, answered the way the FAQ answers it. Tap a card to turn it over.

Every case above

Who does what

The split is the same in all five cases, and it will be the same for your app.

You
- The idea and the feedback
- Approve in Queue › Review
- Click Post on TikTok
Your agent
- Script and on-screen text
- Render code and the video
- Captions and hashtags
Publit.Si
- Backlog and posting slots
- Posting from your own computer
- Numbers and learnings

Your app has Shorts in it too.

Levels, questions, recipes, screens: your agent turns what your app already has into a series, and your own computer posts it.

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