Watch Video
SLASH-COMMAND-ONLY. Invoke ONLY when the user explicitly types the literal `/watch-video` slash command. Never auto-trigger on phrases like "watch this video," "summarize this video," "take notes on this video," or on a bare YouTube URL. For ad-hoc YouTube questions, fetch the transcript directly (YouTube page or yt-dlp) and skim — do not run this heavyweight pipeline.
Install
npx skills add Newuxtreme/watch-video-skill --skill watch-videogit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Newuxtreme/watch-video-skill.git /tmp/watch-video-skill
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/watch-video-skill/. ~/.claude/skills/watch-videoPersonal skills live in ~/.claude/skills. Use .claude/skills in a project folder to share a skill with your team.
From the SKILL.md
# Watch Video
Claude can't stream video directly. This skill fakes it: a Python pipeline (vendored from [bradautomates/claude-video](https://github.com/bradautomates/claude-video) under `scripts/`) downloads the video, extracts auto-scaled JPEG frames with ffmpeg, pulls a timestamped transcript (native captions first, Whisper API fallback), and prints a markdown report listing every frame path. Claude then `Read`s each frame, aligns it to the spoken text, and writes a structured notes file.
## When to invoke
**Slash-command only.** Run this skill ONLY when the user literally types `/watch-video`. That is the sole trigger.
Do NOT invoke on:
- Casual phrases like "watch this video," "summarize this," "take notes on this YouTube video," "analyze this reel"
- A bare YouTube URL pasted with a question ("what useful tips are in this video?" + URL)
- Any natural-language ask about a video that lacks the explicit `/watch-video` command
**Default for YouTube questions without the slash command:** pull the transcript the fastest way available — fetch the YouTube page / use yt-dlp captions / a transcript site — skim it, and answer from that. The frame-extraction pipeline is overkill unless the user explicitly asks for it via `/watch-video`.Details
- Skill name
watch-video- Repository
- Newuxtreme/watch-video-skill
- License
- MIT
- Repo updated
- 30 April 2026
FAQ
What does the Watch Video skill do?
SLASH-COMMAND-ONLY. Invoke ONLY when the user explicitly types the literal `/watch-video` slash command. Never auto-trigger on phrases like "watch this video," "summarize this video," "take notes on this video," or on a bare YouTube URL. For ad-hoc YouTube questions, fetch the transcript directly (YouTube page or yt-dlp) and skim — do not run this heavyweight pipeline.
How do I install the Watch Video skill?
skills CLI (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and more): npx skills add Newuxtreme/watch-video-skill --skill watch-video. Skills go in ~/.claude/skills (personal) or .claude/skills (project), and Claude loads them automatically when a task matches the description.
Is Watch Video popular?
It lives in Newuxtreme/watch-video-skill, which has 78 GitHub stars and 7 forks.
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