diff --git a/skills/hyperframes/scripts/animation-map.mjs b/skills/hyperframes/scripts/animation-map.mjs
index 55a96607c..998ca091d 100644
--- a/skills/hyperframes/scripts/animation-map.mjs
+++ b/skills/hyperframes/scripts/animation-map.mjs
@@ -11,14 +11,19 @@
 
 import { mkdir, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { resolve, join } from "node:path";
+import { hyperframesPackageSpec, importPackagesOrBootstrap } from "./package-loader.mjs";
 
-import {
+const {
   createFileServer,
   createCaptureSession,
   initializeSession,
   closeCaptureSession,
   getCompositionDuration,
-} from "@hyperframes/producer";
+} = (
+  await importPackagesOrBootstrap(["@hyperframes/producer"], {
+    npmPackages: [hyperframesPackageSpec("@hyperframes/producer")],
+  })
+)["@hyperframes/producer"];
 
 // ─── CLI ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
diff --git a/skills/hyperframes/scripts/contrast-report.mjs b/skills/hyperframes/scripts/contrast-report.mjs
index 63fa6259c..8b8474f51 100644
--- a/skills/hyperframes/scripts/contrast-report.mjs
+++ b/skills/hyperframes/scripts/contrast-report.mjs
@@ -18,19 +18,22 @@
 
 import { mkdir, writeFile } from "node:fs/promises";
 import { resolve } from "node:path";
-
-import sharp from "sharp";
+import { hyperframesPackageSpec, importPackagesOrBootstrap } from "./package-loader.mjs";
 
 // Use the producer's file server — it auto-injects the HyperFrames runtime
 // and render-seek bridge, so raw authoring HTML works without a build step.
-import {
+const packages = await importPackagesOrBootstrap(["@hyperframes/producer", "sharp"], {
+  npmPackages: [hyperframesPackageSpec("@hyperframes/producer"), "sharp@0.34.5"],
+});
+const sharp = packages.sharp.default;
+const {
   createFileServer,
   createCaptureSession,
   initializeSession,
   closeCaptureSession,
   captureFrameToBuffer,
   getCompositionDuration,
-} from "@hyperframes/producer";
+} = packages["@hyperframes/producer"];
 
 // ─── CLI ─────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────
 
diff --git a/skills/hyperframes/scripts/package-loader.mjs b/skills/hyperframes/scripts/package-loader.mjs
new file mode 100644
index 000000000..d3e388225
--- /dev/null
+++ b/skills/hyperframes/scripts/package-loader.mjs
@@ -0,0 +1,269 @@
+import { spawnSync } from "node:child_process";
+import { existsSync, mkdtempSync, readFileSync, rmSync } from "node:fs";
+import { createRequire } from "node:module";
+import { tmpdir } from "node:os";
+import { basename, delimiter, dirname, join, parse, resolve } from "node:path";
+import { createInterface } from "node:readline/promises";
+import { fileURLToPath, pathToFileURL } from "node:url";
+
+const HERE = dirname(fileURLToPath(import.meta.url));
+const BOOTSTRAP_ENV = "HYPERFRAMES_SKILL_DEPS_BOOTSTRAPPED";
+const BOOTSTRAP_CONFIRM_ENV = "HYPERFRAMES_SKILL_BOOTSTRAP_DEPS";
+const NODE_MODULES_ENV = "HYPERFRAMES_SKILL_NODE_MODULES";
+
+export async function importPackagesOrBootstrap(packageNames, options = {}) {
+  const entries = new Map();
+  const missing = [];
+
+  for (const packageName of packageNames) {
+    const entry = resolvePackageEntry(packageName);
+    if (entry) entries.set(packageName, entry);
+    else missing.push(packageName);
+  }
+
+  if (missing.length > 0 && !process.env[BOOTSTRAP_ENV]) {
+    const npmPackages = options.npmPackages ?? missing;
+    assertPinnedPackageSpecs(npmPackages);
+    await confirmBootstrap(npmPackages);
+    bootstrapWithNpmInstall(npmPackages);
+  }
+
+  if (missing.length > 0) {
+    throw new Error(
+      [
+        `Could not resolve required package(s): ${missing.join(", ")}`,
+        "Install them in this project, for example:",
+        `  npm install --save-dev ${packageNames.map(shellQuote).join(" ")}`,
+      ].join("\n"),
+    );
+  }
+
+  const modules = {};
+  for (const [packageName, entry] of entries) {
+    modules[packageName] = await import(pathToFileURL(entry).href);
+  }
+  return modules;
+}
+
+export function hyperframesPackageSpec(packageName) {
+  const version = readBundledHyperframesVersion();
+  if (!version) {
+    throw new Error(
+      [
+        `Could not determine the bundled HyperFrames version for ${packageName}.`,
+        "Install the package yourself or pass a pinned options.npmPackages entry.",
+      ].join("\n"),
+    );
+  }
+  return `${packageName}@${version}`;
+}
+
+function resolvePackageEntry(packageName) {
+  const bases = [process.cwd(), HERE, ...envNodeModulesDirs(), ...nodeModulesDirsFromPath()];
+
+  const seen = new Set();
+  for (const base of bases) {
+    const normalized = resolve(base);
+    if (seen.has(normalized)) continue;
+    seen.add(normalized);
+
+    try {
+      return createRequire(join(normalized, "__hyperframes_skill_loader__.cjs")).resolve(
+        packageName,
+      );
+    } catch {
+      const packageDir = findPackageDir(normalized, packageName);
+      const packageEntry = packageDir ? readPackageEntry(packageDir) : null;
+      if (packageEntry) return packageEntry;
+    }
+  }
+
+  return null;
+}
+
+function readBundledHyperframesVersion() {
+  for (const ancestor of ancestors(HERE)) {
+    const directVersion = readPackageVersion(join(ancestor, "package.json"));
+    if (directVersion) return directVersion;
+
+    const monorepoCliVersion = readPackageVersion(
+      join(ancestor, "packages", "cli", "package.json"),
+    );
+    if (monorepoCliVersion) return monorepoCliVersion;
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+function readPackageVersion(packageJsonPath) {
+  try {
+    const manifest = JSON.parse(readFileSync(packageJsonPath, "utf8"));
+    if (manifest.name === "hyperframes" || manifest.name === "@hyperframes/cli") {
+      return typeof manifest.version === "string" ? manifest.version : null;
+    }
+  } catch {
+    // Keep searching ancestor package manifests.
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+function envNodeModulesDirs() {
+  return (process.env[NODE_MODULES_ENV] ?? "").split(delimiter).filter(Boolean);
+}
+
+function nodeModulesDirsFromPath() {
+  const dirs = [];
+  for (const entry of (process.env.PATH ?? "").split(delimiter)) {
+    if (!entry.endsWith(`${join("node_modules", ".bin")}`)) continue;
+    dirs.push(dirname(entry));
+  }
+  return dirs;
+}
+
+function findPackageDir(base, packageName) {
+  const packageSegments = packageName.split("/");
+  const roots =
+    basename(base) === "node_modules"
+      ? [base]
+      : ancestors(base).map((ancestor) => join(ancestor, "node_modules"));
+
+  for (const root of roots) {
+    const packageDir = join(root, ...packageSegments);
+    if (existsSync(join(packageDir, "package.json"))) return packageDir;
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+function readPackageEntry(packageDir) {
+  try {
+    const manifest = JSON.parse(readFileSync(join(packageDir, "package.json"), "utf8"));
+    const entry = exportEntry(manifest.exports) ?? manifest.module ?? manifest.main ?? "index.js";
+    const entryPath = join(packageDir, entry);
+    return existsSync(entryPath) ? entryPath : null;
+  } catch {
+    return null;
+  }
+}
+
+function exportEntry(exports) {
+  const root =
+    typeof exports === "object" && exports !== null ? (exports["."] ?? exports) : exports;
+  if (typeof root === "string") return root;
+  if (typeof root !== "object" || root === null) return null;
+  if (typeof root.import === "string") return root.import;
+  if (typeof root.default === "string") return root.default;
+  if (typeof root.node === "string") return root.node;
+  if (typeof root.node === "object" && root.node !== null) {
+    return root.node.import ?? root.node.default ?? null;
+  }
+  return null;
+}
+
+function assertPinnedPackageSpecs(packageSpecs) {
+  const unpinned = packageSpecs.filter((spec) => !hasVersionSpec(spec));
+  if (unpinned.length === 0) return;
+  throw new Error(
+    [
+      `Refusing to bootstrap unpinned package spec(s): ${unpinned.join(", ")}`,
+      "Pass pinned npm package specs, for example:",
+      `  ${packageSpecs.map((spec) => (hasVersionSpec(spec) ? spec : `${spec}@<version>`)).join(" ")}`,
+    ].join("\n"),
+  );
+}
+
+function hasVersionSpec(packageSpec) {
+  if (packageSpec.startsWith("@")) {
+    const slash = packageSpec.indexOf("/");
+    return slash !== -1 && packageSpec.indexOf("@", slash + 1) !== -1;
+  }
+  return packageSpec.includes("@");
+}
+
+async function confirmBootstrap(packageSpecs) {
+  if (process.env[BOOTSTRAP_CONFIRM_ENV] === "1") return;
+
+  const installLine = `npm install --ignore-scripts --no-save ${packageSpecs.map(shellQuote).join(" ")}`;
+  if (!process.stdin.isTTY) {
+    throw new Error(
+      [
+        "Required helper package(s) are missing.",
+        "To allow a one-time temporary dependency bootstrap for this run, set:",
+        `  ${BOOTSTRAP_CONFIRM_ENV}=1`,
+        "The bootstrap command will be:",
+        `  ${installLine}`,
+      ].join("\n"),
+    );
+  }
+
+  const rl = createInterface({ input: process.stdin, output: process.stderr });
+  try {
+    const answer = await rl.question(
+      [
+        "HyperFrames helper package(s) are missing.",
+        `Run a temporary install with lifecycle scripts disabled?`,
+        `  ${installLine}`,
+        "Proceed? [y/N] ",
+      ].join("\n"),
+    );
+    if (!/^(y|yes)$/i.test(answer.trim())) {
+      throw new Error("Dependency bootstrap cancelled.");
+    }
+  } finally {
+    rl.close();
+  }
+}
+
+function ancestors(start) {
+  const dirs = [];
+  let current = resolve(start);
+  const root = parse(current).root;
+  while (current && current !== root) {
+    dirs.push(current);
+    current = dirname(current);
+  }
+  dirs.push(root);
+  return dirs;
+}
+
+function bootstrapWithNpmInstall(packageNames) {
+  const installRoot = mkdtempSync(join(tmpdir(), "hyperframes-skill-deps-"));
+  const installResult = spawnSync(
+    process.platform === "win32" ? "npm.cmd" : "npm",
+    [
+      "install",
+      "--silent",
+      "--no-audit",
+      "--no-fund",
+      "--ignore-scripts",
+      "--no-save",
+      "--prefix",
+      installRoot,
+      ...packageNames,
+    ],
+    { stdio: "inherit" },
+  );
+
+  if (installResult.error) throw installResult.error;
+  if (installResult.status !== 0) {
+    rmSync(installRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
+    process.exit(installResult.status ?? 1);
+  }
+
+  const args = [...process.argv.slice(1)];
+  const result = spawnSync(process.execPath, args, {
+    stdio: "inherit",
+    env: {
+      ...process.env,
+      [BOOTSTRAP_ENV]: "1",
+      [NODE_MODULES_ENV]: join(installRoot, "node_modules"),
+    },
+  });
+
+  rmSync(installRoot, { recursive: true, force: true });
+  if (result.error) throw result.error;
+  process.exit(result.status ?? 1);
+}
+
+function shellQuote(value) {
+  if (/^[A-Za-z0-9_./:@=-]+$/.test(value)) return value;
+  return `'${value.replace(/'/g, "'\\''")}'`;
+}