Line Editing
danjdewhurst/story-skills
This skill should be used when the user asks to "line edit", "edit my prose", "polish this chapter", "tighten the prose", "improve the sentences", "copyedit", "proofread", "proof pass", "check…
Create a new ButterCut library. An agent skill from barefootford/buttercut.
Install Create Library
$ npx skills add barefootford/buttercut --skill create-library -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install barefootford/buttercut create-library --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/barefootford/buttercut.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/create-library .claude/skills/create-library && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.
Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/
Install the "create-library" agent skill from https://github.com/barefootford/buttercut/tree/main/skills/create-library into .claude/skills/create-library/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "create-library", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/barefootford/buttercut/tree/main/skills/create-libraryType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add barefootford/buttercut --skill create-library -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install barefootford/buttercut create-library --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/barefootford/buttercut.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/create-library .agents/skills/create-library && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "create-library" agent skill from https://github.com/barefootford/buttercut/tree/main/skills/create-library into .agents/skills/create-library/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "create-library", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add barefootford/buttercut --skill create-library -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install barefootford/buttercut create-library --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/barefootford/buttercut.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/create-library .cursor/skills/create-library && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "create-library" agent skill from https://github.com/barefootford/buttercut/tree/main/skills/create-library into .cursor/skills/create-library/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "create-library", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/barefootford/buttercut.git --path skills/create-library--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add barefootford/buttercut --skill create-library -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install barefootford/buttercut create-library --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/barefootford/buttercut.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/create-library .gemini/skills/create-library && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "create-library" agent skill from https://github.com/barefootford/buttercut/tree/main/skills/create-library into .gemini/skills/create-library/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "create-library", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install barefootford/buttercut create-libraryInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add barefootford/buttercut --skill create-library -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/barefootford/buttercut.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/create-library .github/skills/create-library && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "create-library" agent skill from https://github.com/barefootford/buttercut/tree/main/skills/create-library into .github/skills/create-library/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "create-library", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add barefootford/buttercut --skill create-library -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install barefootford/buttercut create-library --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/barefootford/buttercut.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/create-library .opencode/skills/create-library && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "create-library" agent skill from https://github.com/barefootford/buttercut/tree/main/skills/create-library into .opencode/skills/create-library/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "create-library", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
create-library- GitHub stars
- 601
- Token cost
- ~1.3k tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 604 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 15
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- Custom licence
At a glance
Create a new ButterCut library. An agent skill from barefootford/buttercut.
- Works in 4 steps: Initialize settings (one-time) → Gather project information → Create the library → …
- The user wants to start a new library
- SKILL.md covers Step 1 — Initialize settings…, Step 2 — Gather project…, Step 3 — Create the library and Step 4 — Hand off to…, plus 1 more section
- Calls ruby
What it does
Create Library is an agent skill from barefootford/buttercut. Create a new ButterCut library. Gather library info (name, footage location, language, transcript proofreading) and scaffold the library. Use when the user wants to start a new library. Libraries are containers of footage and footage analysis (transcripts, contact sheets, etc). User's may also refer to Libraries as "projects" or similiar. Ask them to confirm if they want a new Library (footage container) or just a new cut (roughcut, select, etc) if unsure.
Its SKILL.md is about 1.3k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Writing & Content, covering Copy editing and proofreading. The repository describes itself as: Edit Video with Claude Code.
When your agent uses it
- The user wants to start a new library
- Tasks that involve Copy editing and proofreading
Example prompts
- “s may also refer to Libraries as”
- “/create-library”
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
- Initialize settings (one-time)
- Gather project information
- Create the library
- Hand off to process-library
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 352c1e0. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
ruby
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Create Library loads about 1.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 120 tokens; SKILL.md has 604 words of instructions outside code blocks.
Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.
Safety
Auto-check passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 604 words (~1,314 tokens).
“This skill is performed in the main thread.”
- name
- create-library
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/create-library of barefootford/buttercut.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 352c1e0
Compare with similar skills
Create Library next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Create Library this skillbarefootford/buttercut | 601 | — | ~1.3k | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| Line Editingdanjdewhurst/story-skills | 279 | 1 repos | ~3.1k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| User-Facing Text Cleanupguillaumemeyer/watermarks-remover | 24k | — | ~3.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Story Multi-Perspective Reviewzenstory-ai/oh-story-claudecode | 7.4k | 3 repos | ~3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Chinese Text Humanizerop7418/Humanizer-zh | 19k | — | ~2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Korean AI-Text Humanizerepoko77-ai/im-not-ai | 5.9k | 1 repos | ~4.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Chinese Text Humanizer
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Korean AI-Text Humanizer
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More from barefootford/buttercut
All 15 skills in this repoAnalyze Video
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Internal sub-procedure (not a standalone entry point) — the shared footage-analysis pipeline that produces audio transcripts, contact sheets, and Sonnet-written summaries.
Contact Sheet
barefootford/buttercut
Builds a contact sheet from a video clip — evenly spaced frames laid out in a single grid image, each with its hh:mm:ss timestamp burned in.
Cut
barefootford/buttercut
Build a cut from a library — scene, selects, roughcut, custom task, or an edit from a written script.
Process Library
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Process the footage in a library — run analysis (transcripts, contact sheets, summaries) on a new library, resume processing on an existing one, or add and analyze new footage.
Report Bug
barefootford/buttercut
Report a ButterCut bug to the people who build it. An agent skill from barefootford/buttercut.
Reprocess With Contact Sheets
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Reset a library's visual analysis (contact sheets, summaries, legacy visualtranscripts) and re-run the current analyze-video pipeline on it.
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Questions about Create Library
What does Create Library do?
Create a new ButterCut library. An agent skill from barefootford/buttercut. Create Library is an agent skill from barefootford/buttercut. Create a new ButterCut library.
When should I use Create Library?
Create Library fits situations like: the user wants to start a new library; tasks that involve Copy editing and proofreading.
How do I install Create Library in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add barefootford/buttercut --skill create-library -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/create-library in barefootford/buttercut) into .claude/skills/create-library in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Create Library in Codex?
Run `npx skills add barefootford/buttercut --skill create-library -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/create-library in barefootford/buttercut) into .agents/skills/create-library in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Create Library in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?
Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add barefootford/buttercut --skill create-library -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/create-library, .gemini/skills/create-library, .github/skills/create-library and .opencode/skills/create-library in your project.
What does Create Library need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Create Library needs the command-line tools its instructions call (ruby).
Does Create Library access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Create Library safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Create Library use?
Create Library has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.
How many tokens does Create Library use?
About 1.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 5.3k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Create Library?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Create Library: Line Editing (danjdewhurst/story-skills, 279 stars), User-Facing Text Cleanup (guillaumemeyer/watermarks-remover, 24k stars), Story Multi-Perspective Review (zenstory-ai/oh-story-claudecode, 7.4k stars) and Chinese Text Humanizer (op7418/Humanizer-zh, 19k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Create Library?
barefootford (a GitHub user) maintains it in barefootford/buttercut, which has 601 GitHub stars. The repository holds 15 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 23, 2026.
Source: barefootford/buttercut on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.