# Ffmpeg Skill (agent skill)

> Ffmpeg Skill is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from kajisho5/ffmpeg-skill. Edit video and audio with local FFmpeg from natural-language requests: cut, trim, join, resize/reframe (9:16, 1:1), speed change, captions and subtitles (SRT/ASS, animated, karaoke), logos and text. It works with Claude Code, Codex and Cursor and has 2,929 GitHub stars.

Edit video and audio with local FFmpeg from natural-language requests: cut, trim, join, resize/reframe (9:16, 1:1), speed change, captions and subtitles (SRT/ASS, animated, karaoke), logos and text overlays, lower-thirds and titles, silence removal, multicam and external-mic sync, loudness normalisation, HDR/Dolby Vision to SDR, LUTs, background music with ducking, platform exports (YouTube, Reels, TikTok, X), compliance checks, scene detection and highlight reels, contact sheets to inspect…

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/kajisho5/ffmpeg-skill |
| Skill path | SKILL.md |
| Skill name | ffmpeg-skill |
| GitHub stars | 2,929 |
| Installs on skills.sh | not listed |
| License | MIT |
| Skills in repo | 1 |
| Plugin marketplace | no |
| Official | no |
| Works with | Claude Code, Codex, Cursor |
| Category | Coding |
| Last commit | Oct 26, 2026 |

## When it triggers

- Use this skill whenever the user mentions a video or audio file (mp4, mov, mkv, wav, m4a), footage, a clip, captions, subtitles, a reel or short, YouTube/Instagram/TikTok delivery, LUFS, sync, transcoding, ffmpeg, or asks to make something
- "60 seconds"
- "vertical"
- "louder"
- "captioned"
- "edit"

## Add this skill

### Claude Code

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kajisho5/ffmpeg-skill.git
cp -r ffmpeg-skill ~/.claude/skills/ffmpeg-skill   # personal, or .claude/skills in a project
```

In the Claude apps, zip the skill folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

### ChatGPT / Codex

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kajisho5/ffmpeg-skill.git
cp -r ffmpeg-skill .agents/skills/ffmpeg-skill   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects
```

### Cursor

```sh
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/kajisho5/ffmpeg-skill.git
cp -r ffmpeg-skill .cursor/skills/ffmpeg-skill   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects
```

Sources (checked 2026-10-07): https://code.claude.com/docs/en/skills, https://support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude, https://learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills, https://cursor.com/docs/context/skills

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