youtube-clipper
nexu-io/open-design
Automated YouTube clip generation with highlighting, captioning, and export.
What is youtube-clipper?
Generates short-form video clips from YouTube sources with automated highlight detection, caption addition, and export. Use this when you need to create highlight reels, extract key moments, or produce social-media-ready clips from longer videos.
- Pull source videos from YouTube
- Automatically detect and slice highlight segments
- Add captions to clips
- Export finished clips in multiple formats
- Automate multi-step clip editing workflows
How to install youtube-clipper
npx skills add https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design --skill youtube-clipper- Access to YouTube videos (public or authorized)
- Upstream skill bundle installed from https://github.com/op7418/Youtube-clipper-skill
How to use youtube-clipper
- 1.Install the upstream skill bundle into your agent's skills directory
- 2.Ask the agent to invoke the skill by name (youtube-clipper) or use trigger phrases like 'youtube clip', 'video clip', 'highlight reel', or 'auto caption clip'
- 3.Provide the YouTube video URL or source
- 4.Specify desired clip segments, highlights, or let automation detect them
- 5.Review generated clips and export in your preferred format
Use cases
- Create highlight reels from long-form YouTube videos
- Generate short clips for social media sharing
- Extract key moments from tutorials or lectures
- Produce captioned clips for accessibility
- Batch-process multiple videos into clip compilations
- Content creators
- Video editors
- Social media managers
- Educators creating supplementary materials
- Marketing teams producing promotional clips
youtube-clipper FAQ
It works with public YouTube videos and videos you have authorization to access. Check the upstream repository for specific platform and authentication requirements.
Yes, you can specify desired clip segments manually or use the automated highlight detection to identify key moments automatically.
The skill adds captions to clips; refer to the upstream repository for supported caption formats and customization options.
Export formats depend on the upstream implementation; check https://github.com/op7418/Youtube-clipper-skill for supported output formats.
The skill supports automated workflows, which may include batch processing; see the upstream repository for batch operation details.
Full instructions (SKILL.md)
Source of truth, from nexu-io/open-design.
name: youtube-clipper description: | YouTube clip generation and editing with automated workflows — pull source video, slice highlights, add captions, and export. triggers:
- "youtube clip"
- "video clip"
- "highlight reel"
- "auto caption clip" od: mode: video category: video-generation upstream: "https://github.com/op7418/Youtube-clipper-skill"
youtube-clipper
Curated from @op7418.
What it does
YouTube clip generation and editing with automated workflows — pull source video, slice highlights, add captions, and export.
Source
- Upstream: https://github.com/op7418/Youtube-clipper-skill
- 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/op7418/Youtube-clipper-skill
Then ask the agent to invoke this skill by name (youtube-clipper) or with
one of the trigger phrases listed in this skill's frontmatter.
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