videodb-skills
VideoDB SDK integration for programmatic video processing, AI search, and automated editing.
Install
mkdir -p .claude/skills/videodb-skills && curl -L -o skill.zip "https://agentskills.codes/api/skills/download/14763" && unzip -o skill.zip -d .claude/skills/videodb-skills && rm skill.zipInstalls to .claude/skills/videodb-skills
Activation
This is the description your AI agent reads to decide when to run this skill — the better it matches your request, the more reliably it fires.
Upload, stream, search, edit, transcribe, and generate AI video and audio using the VideoDB SDK.Key capabilities
- →Upload videos from YouTube, URLs, or local files
- →Search video content by speech or visual scenes
- →Generate timestamped transcripts from videos
- →Edit video clips by trimming or combining
- →Create AI-generated media like images or music
- →Capture real-time screen or audio with transcription
How it works
The skill uses the VideoDB Python SDK to upload, process, and manipulate video and audio content, including transcription, editing, and AI generation.
Inputs & outputs
When to use videodb-skills
- →Transcribe and search video content
- →Generate subtitles and overlays
- →Combine and trim video clips
- →Produce AI-generated media assets
About this skill
VideoDB Skills
Purpose
The only video skill your agent needs. Upload any video, connect real-time streams, search inside by what was said or shown, build complex editing workflows with overlays, generate AI media, add subtitles, and get instant streaming links — all via the VideoDB Python SDK.
When to Use This Skill
- User wants to upload and process videos from YouTube, URLs, or local files
- User needs to search for moments by speech or visual scenes
- User asks for transcription, subtitles, or subtitle styling
- User wants to edit clips — trim, combine, add text/image/audio overlays
- User needs AI-generated media (images, video, music, sound effects, voiceovers)
- User wants to transcode, change resolution, or reframe for social platforms
- User needs real-time screen or audio capture with AI transcription
- User asks for playable streaming links for any video output
Setup
Step 1: Install the skill
npx skills add video-db/skills
Step 2: Run setup
/videodb setup
The agent guides API key setup ($20 free credits, no credit card), installs the SDK, and verifies the connection.
Alternatively, set the API key manually:
export VIDEO_DB_API_KEY=sk-xxx
Step 3: Install the SDK
pip install "videodb[capture]" python-dotenv
Capabilities
| Capability | Description |
|---|---|
| Upload | Ingest videos from YouTube, URLs, or local files |
| Search | Find moments by speech (semantic/keyword) or visual scenes |
| Transcripts | Generate timestamped transcripts from any video |
| Edit | Combine clips, trim, add text/image/audio overlays |
| Subtitles | Auto-generate and style subtitles |
| AI Generate | Create images, video, music, sound effects, and voiceovers from text |
| Capture | Real-time screen and audio capture with AI transcription |
| Transcode | Change resolution, quality, aspect ratio, or reframe for social platforms |
| Stream | Get playable HLS links for anything you build |
Examples
Upload and transcribe:
"Upload https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FgrO9ADPZSA and give me a transcript"
Search across videos:
"Search for 'product demo' in my latest video"
Add subtitles:
"Add subtitles with white text on black background"
Multi-clip editing:
"Take clips from 10s-30s and 45s-60s, add a title card, and combine them"
AI media generation:
"Generate background music and overlay it on my video"
Real-time capture:
"Capture my screen and transcribe it in real-time"
Reframe for social:
"Convert this to vertical for Instagram Reels"
Repository
https://github.com/video-db/skills
Version: 1.1.0 Maintained By: VideoDB
Prerequisites
How it compares
This skill provides a unified interface for various video tasks, from uploading and searching to editing and AI generation, unlike separate tools for each function.
Compared to similar skills
videodb-skills side by side with the closest alternatives in the catalog.
| Skill | Installs | Updated | Safety | Difficulty |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| videodb-skills (this skill) | 0 | 2mo | Review | Intermediate |
| data-engineering | 13 | 7mo | Review | Advanced |
| crawl4ai | 21 | 8mo | Review | Intermediate |
| data-cleaning-pipeline | 13 | 5mo | Review | Intermediate |
Try saying
Example prompts that trigger this skill in your AI assistant.
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