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AN OPEN SKILL FOR AGENTIC VIDEO PRODUCTION

Your AI should edit.
Not just write code.

Give Claude Code a production-ready editing playbook: inspect footage, make real timeline decisions, use the right local tools, build motion graphics, preview the cut and verify the final export.

Install Video Studio ↓Explore repository ↗Read the Skill ↗
LOCAL-FIRST media flowOPT-IN integrationsMIT core SkillREPRODUCIBLE projects
01 / Capabilities

A complete post-production loop.

The Skill coordinates the edit. Proven tools do the media processing. You stay in control of source files, optional dependencies and final delivery.

01 — EDIT

Real media operations

Trim, split, join, crop, resize, retime, stabilize, mix audio, caption, reframe and export.

02 — STORY

Intentional storytelling

Build hooks and payoffs, tighten dead air without flattening personality, and create platform-specific versions.

03 — MOTION

Reusable motion systems

Typography, layouts, lower thirds, UI animation, transitions and design presets that stay consistent.

04 — INTELLIGENCE

Transcript and scene aware

Opt into transcription, word alignment, silence analysis and scene detection only when the brief benefits.

05 — SPEED

Fast iteration

Stream-copy when valid, cache analysis, preview with proxies, bound parallel tasks and avoid repeated lossy encodes.

06 — VERIFY

Quality before delivery

Check codecs, duration, frame rate, captions, crop, sync and representative frames. A zero exit code is not proof of a good video.

02 / Installation

Start lean. Add power when you need it.

One Python command installs the existing Video Studio Skill, then asks—one by one—whether you want optional editors, renderers and analysis tools. Every optional answer defaults to No.

Interactive installation

Python 3.10+ · macOS, Linux and Windows · no installer dependencies.

1
Clone the repositoryGet the Skill, references, presets, docs and installer.
git clone https://github.com/playlikeboy/video-studio.git cd video-studio python3 scripts/install.py

Windows PowerShell: after cloning, run py -3 scripts/install.py instead of python3 scripts/install.py.

2
Choose the install scopePersonal Claude Code skills or one project's .claude/skills directory.
3
Choose optional integrationsHyperFrames? FableCut? Remotion? Transcription? Skip any or all.
Only skills/video-studio/ is copied. The source Skill is not rewritten, unrelated installed files are preserved, and existing Skill files are not updated unless you approve.

Core media requirement: FFmpeg

FFmpeg and FFprobe handle media probing, editing and rendering. The installer checks for them but never silently installs system packages.

brew install ffmpeg
sudo apt install ffmpeg

Debian / Ubuntu. Other distributions use their own package manager and configured codec repositories.

winget install ffmpeg

Reopen the terminal after installation so PATH updates are available.

ffmpeg -version ffprobe -version

HyperFrames additionally needs Node.js 22+ and the Claude Code CLI; the installer registers its official Claude Code plugin at the selected user or project scope. FableCut needs Node.js 18+ and Chromium. Neither is required for the base Skill.

Choose optional integrations

Select only what you want. The command below installs the core Skill plus exactly these choices. The installer will still ask for personal or project scope.

python3 scripts/install.py

No add-ons selected. This installs the core Skill only.

Python tools install into separate user-level virtual environments. Remotion is scaffolded separately. WhisperX can download several gigabytes. HyperFrames uses Claude Code's plugin manager; Remotion's free license covers eligible individuals and teams up to three, including automation. The bundled Video Studio Skill is left untouched.

03 / Tool ecosystem

One Skill. A modular editing stack.

Choose the smallest toolchain for each project. Integrations are optional—not mandatory runtime dependencies.

FFmpeg

Core engine

Probe, cut, crop, scale, filter, mux and encode. Build configurations may contain different codecs.

Official site ↗

ffmpeg-skill

MIT

Structured local editing operations and MCP tools for coding agents.

Source ↗

Kinocut

Apache-2.0

Guardrailed local MCP/CLI with typed FFmpeg edits, Video Receipts and quality gates. Python 3.11+ and FFmpeg; 20 default tools, 205 in the full catalog.

v1.16.5 release ↗

HyperFrames

Apache-2.0

HTML/CSS/GSAP compositions, preview tooling and reusable Claude skills.

Documentation ↗

FableCut

MIT

Local browser timeline editor with typed MCP controls and live preview.

MCP guide ↗

OpenChatCut

AGPL-3.0-or-later

Standalone local-first multitrack editor with MCP and Agent Skills. Node 24+; adapted bundled skills are GPL-3.0-only. Separate app, not installed by Video Studio.

v0.2.17 release ↗ · Evaluation guide ↗

WeftCut

MIT app · FFmpeg LGPL/GPL

Cross-platform desktop NLE with localhost MCP, live timeline edits, checkpoints and agent review diffs. v0.5.6 (Oct 31); manual download, not an installer dependency.

v0.5.6 release ↗ · Integration guide ↗

MakeMyClip Editor

MIT + GPL binary

Early-stage local CLI, browser timeline and MCP editor. Node 24+; bundled FFmpeg is GPL. Evaluation candidate only—not installed by Video Studio.

Source ↗

Remotion

Special license

React-authored video compositions. Check current individual, team and company eligibility.

License ↗

Media Analysis Skill

MIT · Experimental

Deterministic local observations for streams, timing, silence, loudness, integrity and scene cuts. Separate companion; not installed by this installer and overlaps some ffmpeg-skill measurements.

Source ↗

faster-whisper

MIT

Local transcription with model files fetched when first needed.

Source ↗

WhisperX

Check model terms

Word-level alignment and diarization with additional ML runtime requirements.

Source ↗

PySceneDetect

BSD-3-Clause

Detect shot boundaries and create meaningful review points.

Documentation ↗

OpenTimelineIO

Review upstream

Portable timeline interchange between compatible post-production systems.

Project site ↗
04 / Production system

From raw footage to a deliberate cut.

An inspectable workflow that protects source media and makes quality measurable.

01 / DISCOVERInspect media

Probe codecs, streams, duration, frame rate and workspace boundaries.

02 / DECIDEPlan the edit

Build edit decisions, story beats and one coherent design system.

03 / CREATEExecute locally

Use installed tools, proxies, cached analysis and reversible outputs.

04 / VERIFYReview and deliver

Inspect frames, listen to audio, validate captions and probe exports.

Try these prompts in Claude Code

CREATOR REELTurn this recording into a 35-second 9:16 Reel. Keep my natural delivery, tighten dead air, add accurate captions and preview before export.
TECH EXPLAINERCreate a 90-second motion-graphics explainer using code/UI visuals and a reusable design system.
LONG-FORM EDITInspect this interview, identify story beats, propose a chapter-based cut and wait for approval before rendering.
REPURPOSEBuild 16:9, 1:1 and 9:16 versions from the same source edit; reframe each intentionally and validate safe zones.
05 / Open source

Help make agentic editing excellent.

Great open source grows through reproducible examples, measured performance, honest limitations, careful licensing and contributors whose work is easy to review.

Star on GitHub ↗Find or report an issue ↗Contribute ↗

MIT-licensed core Skill. Third-party tools, models, codecs, fonts, music and media retain their own terms. Review licensing before production or redistribution.