Video skills for Claude Code, Codex & Cursor
Installable skills and CLI toolkits that teach a coding agent to transcribe, cut, caption and render footage on your machine.
Of the 13 tools in this hub, Orkas VideoStudio, Showtime, OpenMontage have the most evidence-backed attributes. 7 expose an MCP server, 4 an API, 2 export a timeline to a pro NLE, and 8 confirm a free tier on their pricing page.
Comparison table
✓ = quoted on the vendor's own page (hover on desktop, long-press on mobile).
| Tool | Control surface | Autonomy | Exports | Free tier |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orkas VideoStudio | ✓API✓MCP serverCLI✓Agent skill✓GUI app | Agent-driven | ✓MP4✓EDL | ✓Yes |
| Showtime | API✓MCP server✓CLIAgent skillGUI app | ✓Agent-driven | MP4 | ✓Yes |
| OpenMontage | ✓Chat / prompt✓APICLIAgent skill | ✓Agent-driven | ✓MP4 | Not verified |
| video-use | Chat / prompt✓CLI✓Agent skill | Agent-driven | ✓MP4✓EDL | Not verified |
| FireRed-OpenStoryline | ✓Chat / prompt✓Agent skill | Agent-driven | Not verified | Yes |
| VibeFrame | ✓MCP server✓CLI | ✓Agent-driven | ✓MP4 | Yes |
| VideoDB | APISDKMCP server✓Agent skill | Agent-driven | Not verified | Not verified |
| CartCut | GUI appMCP serverAgent skill | Agent-driven | Not verified | Yes |
| Claude Code Video Toolkit | CLIAgent skill | ✓Agent-driven | ✓MP4 | ✓Yes |
| cutcli | CLI✓MCP server | Programmatic | CapCut draftMP4 | Not verified |
| ffmpeg-skill | Agent skillMCP server✓CLI | Agent-driven | MP4 | Yes |
| Tesseract (Mirage) | ✓Agent skill✓CLI | Agent-driven | MP4 | Not verified |
| Vlog Auto Edit skill | ✓Agent skill | ✓Agent-driven | MP4 | Yes |
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- ●✓ verified on official page
Facets marked ✓ (control surface, autonomy, export formats, free tier) were checked value by value against official pages. The others come from an official-page scan and are not yet checked field by field.
FAQ
›What does a video skill do?
It gives the agent instructions and helper scripts (usually FFmpeg + Whisper based) so it can turn a folder of footage into a cut without a GUI.
›Do they need API keys?
Several run fully local; some optionally call model APIs. Check each tool page.
