video-db/skills
Equip AI coding agents with unified video capture, analysis, and editing tools.
View on GitHub Updated 2026-06-16
What is video-db/skills?
VideoDB Skills is an open-source integration that adds video perception and workflow capabilities to AI coding agents. It connects agents to a server-side video stack for ingesting, understanding, and manipulating video content from multiple sources.
The skill works by exposing simple commands that agents can use to capture live feeds, index spoken and visual elements, search for specific moments, and produce edited outputs like subtitled clips or compiled timelines. All processing happens remotely, returning structured results and HLS links.
It targets developers and AI users who want to extend agents like Claude Code or Cursor with reliable video features while avoiding complex local setups such as ffmpeg pipelines.
What you can build with video-db/skills
Live Screen Monitoring
Capture desktop activity with audio for a set duration and generate a report with insights or suggestions based on visual and spoken content.
Video Search and Clipping
Ingest a YouTube video or file, search for scenes matching descriptions like product close-ups, and return playable clips of matching moments.
Stream Alerting
Connect an RTSP camera feed, monitor for events such as a person entering a room, and log timestamps with alerts to a text file.
Install video-db/skills
Install
npx skills add video-db/skillsQuick start
npx skills add video-db/skills- 1Open your AI coding agent and ensure Python 3.9+ is available.
- 2Run the command to add the skill via npx or the agent's plugin system.
- 3Execute the setup command so the agent can guide API key configuration and SDK installation.
- 4Set the VIDEO_DB_API_KEY environment variable or add it to your .env file.
- 5Ask the agent to perform sample tasks like uploading a video URL or generating subtitles.
video-db/skills: pros & cons
Pros
- +Provides one consistent API for capture, search, and editing across agents
- +Handles server-side processing so client environments stay lightweight
- +Supports both real-time streams and batch file workflows
- +Returns ready-to-use playable links and structured context
Cons
- –Requires a VideoDB API key after the free credit tier
- –Limited to video-related tasks rather than general agent skills
- –Depends on external service availability for all operations
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It works with Claude Code, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, and similar AI coding agents that can run Python-based extensions.
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