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AI Video Clipping Expert

Gives an agent know-how to download, transcribe, caption and cut short clips from videos

Source Download skill
Repository
RightNow-AI/openfang
Stars
18,243
Licence
Apache-2.0
Files
2 files

What it does

This skill is a reference guide that teaches an AI agent how to turn a long video into short captioned clips. It covers downloading a video with yt-dlp, transcribing speech with Whisper into word-level timestamps, building subtitle (SRT and ASS) files, and using ffmpeg to find scene cuts and silences and to cut and burn captions into the output. Once installed, the agent knows the exact commands and steps instead of guessing them. The file is documentation only; it does not itself run anything.

Great for

  • Creators who want short vertical clips with captions from long YouTube or recorded videos
  • Developers building an automated clipping pipeline who want a tested command reference
  • Marketers repurposing webinars or interviews into social posts

Skip it if

  • Anyone wanting a point-and-click editor: the skill assumes command-line tools are installed and working
  • Downloading copyrighted videos you do not have rights to; the yt-dlp guidance can fetch arbitrary URLs and cookies for age-restricted content, which may breach platform terms or copyright law

Try asking

  • “Download this YouTube interview at 720p, transcribe it, and make three 30-second vertical clips with captions”
  • “Create an SRT file from this transcript grouped into short caption lines”
  • “Find scene changes and silent gaps in my recording so I can trim it”
Step-by-step guide: how to use AI Video Clipping ExpertInstall, first run, examples, tips and FAQs

Install in 3 steps

  1. 1

    Download the skill

    The ZIP contains the 2 original files, the Apache-2.0 licence and an attribution note.

    clip.zip
  2. 2

    Add it to your agent

    Claude Code (all projects)

    mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && unzip clip.zip -d ~/.claude/skills/

    Claude Code / Agent SDK (this project only)

    mkdir -p .claude/skills && unzip clip.zip -d .claude/skills/

    Claude apps (web/desktop): Settings → Capabilities → Skills → Upload skill, and choose the ZIP.

  3. 3

    Ask for the task

    No special command needed — the agent reads the skill's description and loads it when your request matches. Try one of the prompts above.

Get better results

  • Start with the small Whisper model for a quick test, then use medium or large-v3 for final output
  • Keep downloads to content you have permission to use and check the platform's terms
  • Ask the agent to verify ffmpeg and yt-dlp are installed before starting, since the skill does not install them

What's inside

  • HAND.toml
  • SKILL.md

Redistributed unmodified from RightNow-AI/openfang under the Apache-2.0 licence. The assessment was drafted with AI from the skill's files on 2026-10-29. Skills can instruct your agent to run code — read SKILL.md and any scripts before installing.