sora
nexu-io/open-design
Generate and manage short video clips using OpenAI's Sora API for cinematic content.
What is sora?
This skill enables video generation, remixing, and management through OpenAI's Sora API. Use it when you need to create cinematic shots, b-roll footage, or rapidly iterate on video concepts.
- Generate short video clips via OpenAI's Sora API
- Remix and edit video content
- Manage video assets and projects
- Create cinematic shots and b-roll footage
- Support rapid concept video iteration
How to install sora
npx skills add https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design --skill sora- OpenAI API key with Sora access
- Node.js and npm installed
- Active agent with skills directory configured
How to use sora
- 1.Install the upstream bundle from https://github.com/openai/skills into your agent's skills directory
- 2.Configure your OpenAI API credentials
- 3.Invoke the skill by name using 'sora' or trigger phrases like 'openai video', 'short video', 'b roll', or 'cinematic clip'
- 4.Provide a text prompt describing the video you want to generate
- 5.Review and manage the generated video clips
Use cases
- Creating b-roll footage for video projects
- Generating cinematic shots for film or marketing content
- Rapidly prototyping and iterating on video concepts
- Producing short-form video content for social media
- Building visual assets for presentations or demos
- Video producers and editors
- Content creators
- Marketing and advertising professionals
- Filmmakers and cinematographers
- Product and concept visualization teams
sora FAQ
Sora is OpenAI's video generation model that creates short video clips from text descriptions.
Yes, you need an OpenAI API key with access to the Sora API to use this skill.
You can generate cinematic shots, b-roll footage, short-form content, and concept videos based on text prompts.
The upstream repository at https://github.com/openai/skills contains the complete README, scripts, and references.
Yes, this skill supports remixing and managing video content in addition to generation.
Full instructions (SKILL.md)
Source of truth, from nexu-io/open-design.
name: sora description: | Generate, remix, and manage short video clips via OpenAI's Sora API. Useful for cinematic shots, b-roll, and rapid concept video iteration. triggers:
- "sora"
- "openai video"
- "short video"
- "b roll"
- "cinematic clip" od: mode: video category: video-generation upstream: "https://github.com/openai/skills"
sora
Curated from OpenAI's skills repository.
What it does
Generate, remix, and manage short video clips via OpenAI's Sora API. Useful for cinematic shots, b-roll, and rapid concept video iteration.
Source
- Upstream: https://github.com/openai/skills
- Category:
video-generation
How to use
This catalogue entry advertises the skill in OpenDesign so the agent discovers it during planning. To run the full upstream workflow with its original assets, scripts, and references, install the upstream bundle into your active agent's skills directory:
# Inspect the upstream README for exact paths
open https://github.com/openai/skills
Then ask the agent to invoke this skill by name (sora) or with
one of the trigger phrases listed in this skill's frontmatter.
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