Turn a folder of raw footage into a finished edit with an agent skill

What you end up with

The approval step before rendering and the self-check after are what make it usable.

What you get

• A plain-language summary of the workflow
• A fill-in prompt template
• What to watch out for
• A link to the original source

Who it is for

Builders who already use AI agents and want a proven workflow they can copy into their own project.

Works with

Solid chips: the agent is named in this listing's own tools list. Dashed chip: Plain Markdown, so it also pastes into other agents such as Grok Bot, Hermes, OpenClaw or Muse. We list those as compatible by format only, not as tested.

Tools needed

Cost to run: Free with the agent plan you already use.
Time to result: One working session

How it works

1. Install ffmpeg and set up the skill by following its install file, wit

   Install ffmpeg and set up the skill by following its install file, with the agent asking you for the API key

   Expected: Done before you move to the next step.

2. Put raw takes for one video in a fresh folder

   Put raw takes for one video in a fresh folder

   Expected: Done before you move to the next step.

3. Ask for the edit and read the plan before you approve it

   Ask for the edit and read the plan before you approve it

   Expected: Done before you move to the next step.

4. Review the cut at every join, then ask for specific changes

   Review the cut at every join, then ask for specific changes

   Expected: Done before you move to the next step.

5. Keep the project notes file so the next edit starts from your choices

   Keep the project notes file so the next edit starts from your choices

   Expected: Done before you move to the next step.

Sample prompt from the pack

Apply this workflow to [your project]:
1. Install ffmpeg and set up the skill by following its install file, with the agent asking you for the API key
2. Put raw takes for one video in a fresh folder
3. Ask for the edit and read the plan before you approve it
4. Review the cut at every join, then ask for specific changes
5. Keep the project notes file so the next edit starts from your choices
Stop and ask me before anything irreversible: deploys, payments, sends or deletes.

Free preview of the file

# Turn a folder of raw footage into a finished edit with an agent skill

PaperChase agent use case (free feed entry), version 1.0. Source: [Browser Use team (browser-use/video-use on GitHub)](https://github.com/browser-use/video-use), 2026-10-26.

## What they did

The model never watches the video. It reads a transcript with word-level timings and other extracted data, proposes an edit plan and waits for your OK, then builds the cut with ffmpeg: filler words and dead air removed, short audio fades at every cut, color grade, burned-in subtitles and overlays made with HyperFrames, Remotion or Manim by parallel subagents. It reviews the result at each cut point and keeps notes in a project file for the next session. MIT licensed.

## Worth knowing

The approval step before rendering and the self-check after are what make it usable. It needs ffmpeg and an ElevenLabs key, so footage goes to a third party for transcription; keep private recordings out of it. Star counts and features come from the repo and promoters.

Worth knowing

• The approval step before rendering and the self-check after are what make it usable. It needs ffmpeg and an ElevenLabs key, so footage goes to a third party for transcription; keep private recordings out of it. Star counts and features come from the repo and promoters.
• Figures are as reported by the original author and were not re-measured by us.

Details

Version 1.0 · Updated Oct 26, 2026 · Markdown version of this page
License: Personal and commercial use. Credit the original source when you share the workflow. Download terms

Related

Prompt pack$29

Video Production with AI Agents: lanes, prompts, skills and render checks

by PaperChaseWebb

A Markdown playbook for making finished videos with Claude Code or Codex: pick a lane (draw in code, edit footage, script 3D or generate), plan with a shot list, render test frames, and make the agent check every render before you see it.

Works withClaude CodeCodexPlain .md

Creative and video · Intermediate · 20 min setup

Prompt packFree

Check every render before you trust it (free sample)

by PaperChaseWebb

One rule, one skill and four ffmpeg commands that make Claude Code or Codex look at its own video output (frames, cuts, loudness, captions) before it tells you it is done.

Works withClaude CodeCodexPlain .md

Creative and video · Beginner · 5 min setup