ffmpeg-skill turns coding agents into local video editors with a probe-edit-verify workflow
TheMoonMidas · x · 2026-09-05
Developer keburaP released ffmpeg-skill, an open-source Agent Skill that gives Claude Code, Cursor and Codex a natural-language video editor: commands like crop to 9:16, cut silence, add subtitles, convert iPhone HDR to SDR, or export for X are executed via ffmpeg/ffprobe.
Rather than a command dump, it enforces a fixed workflow: probe the source first (real duration/fps/resolution), cut losslessly via stream copy where possible and re-encode only when needed, then verify the output and delivery specs.
It runs fully locally — no API keys, no cloud, no dependencies beyond ffmpeg and python3 on PATH — so footage never leaves your machine. The repo ships eight small CLI scripts, MCP support and evals, with 105 stars so far.
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