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Agent skill

Veo Use

by cnemri in cnemri/google-genai-skills

Create and edit videos using Google's Veo 2 and Veo 3 models.

MITAuto-check passedMedia & Creative

Install Veo Use

skills CLI
$ npx skills add cnemri/google-genai-skills --skill veo-use -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install cnemri/google-genai-skills veo-use --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/cnemri/google-genai-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/veo-use .claude/skills/veo-use && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Facts

Skill name
veo-use
GitHub stars
127
Token cost
~625 tokens
SKILL.md length
170 words
Files
7 (incl. scripts, references)
Skills in repo
10
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Create and edit videos using Google's Veo 2 and Veo 3 models.

  • Works in 5 steps: Text to Video → Image to Video → Reference to Video → …
  • Tasks that involve AI video generation
  • SKILL.md covers Prerequisites, Usage and References
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls uv; needs GOOGLE_API_KEY and GEMINI_API_KEY

What it does

Veo Use is an agent skill from cnemri/google-genai-skills. Create and edit videos using Google's Veo 2 and Veo 3 models. Supports Text-to-Video, Image-to-Video, Reference-to-Video, Inpainting, and Video Extension. Available parameters: prompt, image, mask, mode, duration, aspect-ratio. Always confirm parameters with the user or explicitly state defaults before running.

Its SKILL.md is about 630 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 8 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `references/prompting.md`, `scripts/edit_video.py` and `scripts/extend_video.py`).

It sits in Media & Creative, covering AI video generation. It works with Google Veo. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve AI video generation

Example prompts

  • “/veo-use”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • A credential in GOOGLE_API_KEY
  • A credential in GEMINI_API_KEY

Workflow steps

5 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Text to Video
  2. Image to Video
  3. Reference to Video
  4. Edit Video (Inpainting)
  5. Extend Video

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 7277476. 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

    Ships 5 files in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • uv

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use uv, which can reach the network depending on how they are called.

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • GOOGLE_API_KEY
    • GEMINI_API_KEY

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Veo Use loads about 625 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.4k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 80 tokens; SKILL.md has 170 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~80
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~625
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~1.4k

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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from cnemri/google-genai-skills at commit 7277476, republished under its MIT licence (© cnemri). 170 words, ~625 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/veo-use/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 6 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
veo-use
description
Create and edit videos using Google's Veo 2 and Veo 3 models. Supports Text-to-Video, Image-to-Video, Reference-to-Video, Inpainting, and Video Extension. Available parameters: prompt, image, mask, mode, duration, aspect-ratio. Always confirm parameters with the user or explicitly state defaults before running.

Veo Use

Use this skill to generate and edit videos using Google's Veo models (veo-3.1 and veo-2.0).

This skill uses portable Python scripts managed by uv.

Prerequisites

Ensure you have one of the following authentication methods configured in your environment:

  1. API Key:

    • GOOGLE_API_KEY or GEMINI_API_KEY

  2. Vertex AI:

    • GOOGLE_CLOUD_PROJECT
    • GOOGLE_CLOUD_LOCATION
    • GOOGLE_GENAI_USE_VERTEXAI=1

Usage

1. Text to Video

Generate a video purely from a text description.

bash
uv run skills/veo-use/scripts/text_to_video.py "A cinematic drone shot of a futuristic city" --output city.mp4
2. Image to Video

Generate a video starting from a static image context.

bash
uv run skills/veo-use/scripts/image_to_video.py "Zoom out from the flower" --image start.png --output flower.mp4
3. Reference to Video

Use specific asset images (subjects, products) to guide generation.

bash
uv run skills/veo-use/scripts/reference_to_video.py "A man walking on the moon" --reference-image man.png --output moon_walk.mp4
4. Edit Video (Inpainting)

Modify existing videos using masks.

Modes:

  • REMOVE: Remove dynamic object.
  • REMOVE_STATIC: Remove static object (watermark).
  • INSERT: Insert new object (requires --prompt).
bash
uv run skills/veo-use/scripts/edit_video.py --video input.mp4 --mask mask.png --mode INSERT --prompt "A flying car" --output edited.mp4
5. Extend Video

Extend the duration of an existing video clip.

bash
uv run skills/veo-use/scripts/extend_video.py --video clip.mp4 --prompt "The car flies away into the sunset" --duration 6 --output extended.mp4
Common Options
  • --model: Default veo-3.1-generate-001.
  • --resolution: 1080p (default), 720p, 4k.
  • --aspect-ratio: 16:9 (default), 9:16.
  • --duration: 6 (default), 4, 8.

References

Before running scripts, review the reference guides for prompting tips and best practices.

  • Prompting Guide - Camera angles, movements, lens effects, and visual styles

© cnemri, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 6 other files (scripts, references) in skills/veo-use of cnemri/google-genai-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/prompting.md
  • scripts/edit_video.py
  • scripts/extend_video.py
  • scripts/image_to_video.py
  • scripts/reference_to_video.py
  • scripts/text_to_video.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 7277476

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Questions about Veo Use

What does Veo Use do?

Create and edit videos using Google's Veo 2 and Veo 3 models. Veo Use is an agent skill from cnemri/google-genai-skills. Create and edit videos using Google's Veo 2 and Veo 3 models.

When should I use Veo Use?

Veo Use fits situations like: tasks that involve AI video generation.

How do I install Veo Use in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add cnemri/google-genai-skills --skill veo-use -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/veo-use in cnemri/google-genai-skills) into .claude/skills/veo-use in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Veo Use in Codex?

Run `npx skills add cnemri/google-genai-skills --skill veo-use -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/veo-use in cnemri/google-genai-skills) into .agents/skills/veo-use in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Veo Use 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 cnemri/google-genai-skills --skill veo-use -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/veo-use, .gemini/skills/veo-use, .github/skills/veo-use and .opencode/skills/veo-use in your project.

What does Veo Use need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Veo Use needs Python for the scripts in its folder, the command-line tools its instructions call (uv) and credentials named GOOGLE_API_KEY and GEMINI_API_KEY. Our summary lists: Python 3; A credential in GOOGLE_API_KEY; A credential in GEMINI_API_KEY.

Does Veo Use access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Its commands use uv, which can reach the network depending on how they are called. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Veo Use 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Veo Use use?

Veo Use is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Veo Use use?

About 625 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.5k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 760 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Veo Use?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Veo Use: Video Gen Usage (OtoDock/oto-dock, 190 stars), Capcut (social-media-skills/skills, 128 stars), Kling (social-media-skills/skills, 128 stars) and Runway (social-media-skills/skills, 128 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Veo Use?

cnemri (a GitHub user) maintains it in cnemri/google-genai-skills, which has 127 GitHub stars. The repository holds 10 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on February 6, 2026.

Source: cnemri/google-genai-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.