Scaffild

Scaffild is the high-speed project launchpad for video editors, DITs, and creative studios.

Instantly scaffold standardized project folders, clone pre-configured Premiere Pro (.prproj) and Photoshop (.psd) master templates, offload camera media with verified dual backups, and automate your entire workflow with AI.

_{New Project Builder: Instant standardized folder scaffolding, live naming preview, and 1-click template cloning.}

_{Visual Template Manager: Customize folder structures, configure Adobe master files, and import existing project trees.}

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Download & Installation

Ready-to-install release binaries are packaged in dist-installers/ and available under GitHub Releases:

Installer Format	File	Description
Windows Setup Wizard	scaffild_0.1.6_x64-setup.exe	Standard Windows installer with Start Menu & Desktop shortcuts
Windows MSI Package	scaffild_0.1.6_x64_en-US.msi	Enterprise & silent installation package
Portable Standalone	scaffild-portable.exe	Zero-install standalone executable (runs from USB or NAS)

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System Architecture

graph TD
    classDef client fill:#1e293b,stroke:#3b82f6,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff;
    classDef core fill:#0f172a,stroke:#8b5cf6,stroke-width:2px,color:#fff;
    classDef engine fill:#1e1b4b,stroke:#a855f7,stroke-width:1px,color:#e9d5ff;
    classDef output fill:#134e4a,stroke:#14b8a6,stroke-width:1px,color:#ccfbf1;

    subgraph INGRESS["1. Ingress Layer (Interfaces)"]
        UI["Desktop GUI (React 19 + TypeScript)"]:::client
        AI["AI Agents (Claude Desktop / Cursor MCP)"]:::client
        CLI["Headless CLI (scaffild CLI)"]:::client
    end

    subgraph CORE["2. Engine Core (Rust + Tauri v2)"]
        ROUTER["Command & Protocol Router"]:::core
        MCP["MCP Server (JSON-RPC stdio)"]:::engine
        SCAFFOLD["Template & Asset Builder"]:::engine
        DIT["Dual xxHash64 Ingest Engine"]:::engine
    end

    subgraph EGRESS["3. Outputs & Ecosystem"]
        FILES["Structured Project Directories & Cloned Masters"]:::output
        STORAGE["3-2-1 Dual Checksum Backup (SSD + HDD)"]:::output
        PREMIERE["Adobe Premiere Pro (SyncBins.jsx & Sequences)"]:::output
    end

    UI --> ROUTER
    AI --> MCP
    CLI --> ROUTER
    MCP --> ROUTER

    ROUTER --> SCAFFOLD
    ROUTER --> DIT

    SCAFFOLD --> FILES
    SCAFFOLD --> PREMIERE
    DIT --> STORAGE

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Layer	Technologies	Responsibilities
Presentation / Ingress	React 19, Tailwind CSS, Lucide, JSON-RPC 2.0	User interactions, template tree designer, AI Agent stdio protocol
Core Systems (Rust)	Tauri v2, Rayon, twox-hash, Serde, WalkDir	Multi-threaded file I/O, xxHash64 hardware verification, asset cloning
Integrations & Output	Adobe ExtendScript (JSX), Premiere Pro XML	Dynamic bin generation, GZIP sequence presets, Photoshop master covers

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Key Capabilities

1. Dedicated 16:9 & 9:16 Social Master Templates

• Horizontal_Video (16:9 YouTube / Commercial / Narrative): Includes master 16:9 .prproj, 00_SELECTS_PULL pancake timeline, 01_MAIN_MASTER_16x9, and 16:9 Photoshop thumbnail ([project]_Thumbnail.psd).
• Social_Vertical_Reels_Shorts (9:16 TikTok / Instagram Reels / YouTube Shorts): Includes true 1080x1920 portrait .prproj timeline, 00_SELECTS_VERTICAL, 01_MASTER_REEL_9x16, and 9:16 Photoshop cover with Instagram safe-zone guides.
• MultiFormat_Campaign (Hybrid Commercial Suite): Includes both 16:9 longform and 9:16 cutdown timelines.

2. 3-2-1 Checksum Media Offloader (DIT Grade)

• Parallel Multi-Threaded I/O: Stream camera cards to NVMe working drives and backup HDDs simultaneously.
• xxHash64 Hardware Checksums: Verifies bit-for-bit integrity and generates an industry-standard checksum_manifest.txt.
• Audio Completion Notification: Synthesized audio cue upon verification completion.

3. Scaffild AutoSync: Autonomous Premiere Pro & After Effects Extension

• Real-Time Dynamic Bin & Asset Sync: Embedded Node.js file watcher inside Adobe Premiere Pro and After Effects automatically mirrors your disk folders as nested bins and project folders in real-time as you drop files.
• 1-Click In-App Installer: Install directly into Premiere Pro and After Effects from Scaffild's top menu (Tools > Install Adobe Plugin (Premiere & AE)...) or bottom sync bar with zero manual file copying.
• Clean Offline Media Isolation: 1-click scan that detects files deleted from disk and safely isolates them into an _OFFLINE_TO_DELETE bin with an interactive safety confirmation popup.
• Template-Agnostic: Dynamically constructs any nested folder hierarchy on the fly with zero hardcoded folder names.

4. Built-in AI Agent Server (Model Context Protocol - MCP)

Connect Claude Desktop, Cursor, or Antigravity to Scaffild:

• AI Agents can autonomously list templates, scaffold project directories, and ingest camera cards using natural language.
• Access setup instructions in Tools > AI Agent (MCP) Setup....

5. Headless Terminal CLI

# Start MCP server for AI Agents
scaffild mcp

# List available templates
scaffild list

# Build a project headlessly
scaffild build --template Horizontal_Video --target D:\Projects --title "Nike_Commercial" --open

# Ingest camera card with xxHash64 verification
scaffild ingest --source "E:\DCIM" --primary "D:\Projects\Footage" --secondary "F:\Archive"

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Quality Assurance & Test Suite

Scaffild includes a multi-layered testing suite covering unit, integration, and end-to-end tests:

1. Run Rust Backend Tests (Unit, Integration & E2E)

cargo test --manifest-path src-tauri/Cargo.toml -- --nocapture

• tests/template_tests.rs: Validates YAML deserialization, UTF-8 BOM trimming, and parameter schemas.
• tests/builder_tests.rs: Validates end-to-end directory creation, asset cloning, .prproj GZIP XML sequence resolution integrity, and parameter interpolation.
• tests/ingest_tests.rs: Validates streaming dual-destination xxHash64 copying, checksum manifests, and error recovery on corrupt sources.
• tests/mcp_and_cli_tests.rs: Validates JSON-RPC 2.0 MCP tools and CLI commands.

2. Run Frontend Tests (Vitest & Testing Library)

npm test

• ui/TemplateTree.test.ts: Validates tree conversion, Adobe badge detection, and raw structure roundtrip.

3. Production Build & Package

npm run tauri build

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License

Distributed under the MIT License.