Podcast
zarazhangrui/personalized-podcast
Generate a podcast episode from content you provide. An agent skill from zarazhangrui/personalized-podcast.
Turn research into a spoken podcast — script, synthesize, stitch.
Install Podcast
$ npx skills add codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill podcast -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install codewhale-hq/Codewhale podcast --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/codewhale-hq/Codewhale.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/crates/tui/assets/skills/podcast .claude/skills/podcast && 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 "podcast" agent skill from https://github.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale/tree/main/crates/tui/assets/skills/podcast into .claude/skills/podcast/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "podcast", 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/codewhale-hq/Codewhale/tree/main/crates/tui/assets/skills/podcastType 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 codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill podcast -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install codewhale-hq/Codewhale podcast --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/crates/tui/assets/skills/podcast .agents/skills/podcast && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "podcast" agent skill from https://github.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale/tree/main/crates/tui/assets/skills/podcast into .agents/skills/podcast/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "podcast", 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 codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill podcast -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install codewhale-hq/Codewhale podcast --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/crates/tui/assets/skills/podcast .cursor/skills/podcast && 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 "podcast" agent skill from https://github.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale/tree/main/crates/tui/assets/skills/podcast into .cursor/skills/podcast/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "podcast", 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/codewhale-hq/Codewhale.git --path crates/tui/assets/skills/podcast--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 codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill podcast -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install codewhale-hq/Codewhale podcast --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/crates/tui/assets/skills/podcast .gemini/skills/podcast && 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 "podcast" agent skill from https://github.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale/tree/main/crates/tui/assets/skills/podcast into .gemini/skills/podcast/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "podcast", 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 codewhale-hq/Codewhale podcastInstalls 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 codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill podcast -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/crates/tui/assets/skills/podcast .github/skills/podcast && 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 "podcast" agent skill from https://github.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale/tree/main/crates/tui/assets/skills/podcast into .github/skills/podcast/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "podcast", 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 codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill podcast -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install codewhale-hq/Codewhale podcast --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/crates/tui/assets/skills/podcast .opencode/skills/podcast && 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 "podcast" agent skill from https://github.com/codewhale-hq/Codewhale/tree/main/crates/tui/assets/skills/podcast into .opencode/skills/podcast/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "podcast", 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
podcast- GitHub stars
- 41k
- Token cost
- ~262 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 128 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 63
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Turn research into a spoken podcast — script, synthesize, stitch.
- Works in 4 steps: Research the topic and draft a spoken… → Synthesize per segment with tts; keep… → Stitch: ffmpeg -f concat -safe 0 -i… → …
- Generate a podcast
- SKILL.md covers When to use, Setup, Workflow and Non-goals
- Calls brew and ffmpeg
What it does
Podcast is an agent skill from codewhale-hq/Codewhale. Turn research into a spoken podcast — script, synthesize, stitch. Use when: podcast, generate a podcast, audio briefing, narrate, or turn this into audio.
Its SKILL.md is about 260 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 Media & Creative, covering Podcasting. It works with FFmpeg. The repository describes itself as: Open-source Rust agent engine and terminal client for Codewhale, with provider choice, tools, approvals and receipts. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Generate a podcast
- Turn this into audio
Example prompts
- “/podcast”
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Research the topic and draft a spoken script (~150 words per minute of
- Synthesize per segment with tts; keep segments under 2 minutes each.
- Stitch: ffmpeg -f concat -safe 0 -i segments.txt -codec:a libmp3lame out.mp3.
- Report duration, segment count, and the output path.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 64bb073. 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:
brewffmpeg
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
Podcast loads about 262 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 41 tokens; SKILL.md has 128 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
The full file from codewhale-hq/Codewhale at commit 64bb073, republished under its MIT licence (© codewhale-hq). 128 words, ~262 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/podcast/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- podcast
- description
- Turn research into a spoken podcast — script, synthesize, stitch. Use when: podcast, generate a podcast, audio briefing, narrate, or turn this into audio.
- invocation
- model+user
Podcast
When to use
Producing a spoken-audio episode from a topic, document set, or briefing — the full pipeline from research to an mp3.
Setup
Requires ffmpeg for stitching (brew install ffmpeg, apt install ffmpeg). Voices come from the tts skill. Fail loud when ffmpeg is missing.
Workflow
- Research the topic and draft a spoken script (~150 words per minute of audio). Read it back for approval before synthesizing.
- Synthesize per segment with
tts; keep segments under 2 minutes each. - Stitch:
ffmpeg -f concat -safe 0 -i segments.txt -codec:a libmp3lame out.mp3. - Report duration, segment count, and the output path.
Non-goals
- Do not publish or upload the episode anywhere.
- Do not synthesize more than the approved script.
- Do not clone real people's voices (see
ttsnon-goals).
© codewhale-hq, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in crates/tui/assets/skills/podcast of codewhale-hq/Codewhale.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 64bb073
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Podcast 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Podcast this skillcodewhale-hq/Codewhale | 41k | — | ~262 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Podcastzarazhangrui/personalized-podcast | 438 | — | ~2.3k | Automated safety check: Notes | None | |
| Video Transcribewendy7756/AI-Video-Transcriber | 3.3k | — | ~937 | Automated safety check: Notes | Apache-2.0 | |
| Video Clippergooseworks-ai/goose-skills | 1.2k | 1 repos | ~3.1k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Video Podcast Makerdtsola/xiaoyaosearch | 1k | — | ~3.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Book Sales VideoKianzzz/book-sales-video | 218 | — | ~3.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Podcast
What does Podcast do?
Turn research into a spoken podcast — script, synthesize, stitch. Podcast is an agent skill from codewhale-hq/Codewhale. Turn research into a spoken podcast — script, synthesize, stitch.
When should I use Podcast?
Podcast fits situations like: generate a podcast; turn this into audio.
How do I install Podcast in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill podcast -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (crates/tui/assets/skills/podcast in codewhale-hq/Codewhale) into .claude/skills/podcast in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Podcast in Codex?
Run `npx skills add codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill podcast -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (crates/tui/assets/skills/podcast in codewhale-hq/Codewhale) into .agents/skills/podcast in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Podcast 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 codewhale-hq/Codewhale --skill podcast -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/podcast, .gemini/skills/podcast, .github/skills/podcast and .opencode/skills/podcast in your project.
What does Podcast need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Podcast needs the command-line tools its instructions call (brew and ffmpeg).
Does Podcast 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 Podcast 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 Podcast use?
Podcast 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 Podcast use?
About 262 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1k 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 Podcast?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Podcast: Podcast (zarazhangrui/personalized-podcast, 438 stars), Video Transcribe (wendy7756/AI-Video-Transcriber, 3.3k stars), Video Clipper (gooseworks-ai/goose-skills, 1.2k stars) and Video Podcast Maker (dtsola/xiaoyaosearch, 1k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Podcast?
codewhale-hq (a GitHub organization) maintains it in codewhale-hq/Codewhale, which has 41,076 GitHub stars. The repository holds 63 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.
Source: codewhale-hq/Codewhale on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.