Agent skill

Video To Gif

by cognyai in cognyai/claude-code-marketing-skills

Convert an MP4 (e.g. An agent skill from cognyai/claude-code-marketing-skills.

No licenceAuto-check: notesMedia & Creative

Install Video To Gif

skills CLI
$ npx skills add cognyai/claude-code-marketing-skills --skill video-to-gif -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install cognyai/claude-code-marketing-skills video-to-gif --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/cognyai/claude-code-marketing-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/video-to-gif .claude/skills/video-to-gif && 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
video-to-gif
GitHub stars
104
Token cost
~2k tokens
SKILL.md length
820 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
47
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Convert an MP4 (e.g. An agent skill from cognyai/claude-code-marketing-skills.

  • Works in 6 steps: Inspect the source → Pick the preset → Two-pass palette render (this is the… → …
  • Tasks that involve Video production
  • SKILL.md covers Usage, Prerequisites, Steps and One-liners (for when the user…, plus 2 more sections
  • Calls ffmpeg, ffprobe and brew

What it does

Video To Gif is an agent skill from cognyai/claude-code-marketing-skills. Convert an MP4 (e.g. a HyperFrames render or a screen recording) to a high-quality GIF using FFmpeg's two-pass palette method. Picks the right preset for the target surface — Slack/DMs/Twitter/email/Reddit/GitHub — so you don't ship a 40MB GIF to a 5MB inbox.

Its SKILL.md is about 2k 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 Video production, Email management and Messaging and chat bots. It works with FFmpeg, GitHub, Reddit and Slack. The repository describes itself as: Marketing skills for Claude Code — SEO audits and implementation, ad analysis, ad optimization. Free skills need no account. $9/mo for live Search Console, Bing & LinkedIn data.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Video production
  • Tasks that involve Email management
  • Tasks that involve Messaging and chat bots

Example prompts

  • “/video-to-gif”

Requirements

  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash, Read, Write

Workflow steps

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

  1. Inspect the source
  2. Pick the preset
  3. Two-pass palette render (this is the only correct way)
  4. Render and verify
  5. (Optional) Trim before converting
  6. Hand the file back

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit a062fb4. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Bash
    • Read
    • Write

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • ffmpeg
    • ffprobe
    • brew
    • apt

    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

Video To Gif loads about 2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 68 tokens; SKILL.md has 820 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~68
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~2k

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: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:43
    sudo apt install ffmpeg
  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Bash, Read, Write

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 820 words (~1,957 tokens).

“Convert a video (MP4, MOV, WebM) to a GIF that's actually small and actually looks good on the surface you're posting to. Pairs naturally with /tiktok-launch-video, /reddit-launch-video, and /linkedin-launch-video for sharing renders in places where MP4 isn't supported (Slack threads…”

— opening of SKILL.md by cognyai
name
video-to-gif
allowed-tools
Bash, Read, Write
version
1.0.0
author
Cogny AI
platforms
ffmpeg
user-invocable
true
argument-hint
<input.mp4> [target: slack|twitter|reddit|email|github|web]

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/video-to-gif of cognyai/claude-code-marketing-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit a062fb4

Compare with similar skills

Video To Gif 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.

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SkillStarsUsed inTokensAuto-checkLicenceRepo updated
Video To Gif this skillcognyai/claude-code-marketing-skills104—~2kAutomated safety check: NotesNone
HyperFrames Video Entry Pointheygen-com/hyperframes60k3 repos~5.2kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Black White Text OpenerPluviobyte/video-production-skills671—~1kAutomated safety check: PassNone
Super Video MakerBomx/super-video-maker-skill310—~11kAutomated safety check: NotesNone
Content To Videoarchitectds/modeldock117—~2.4kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Pull Request Explainer Videoheygen-com/hyperframes60k2 repos~8.4kAutomated safety check: NotesApache-2.0

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Questions about Video To Gif

What does Video To Gif do?

Convert an MP4 (e.g. An agent skill from cognyai/claude-code-marketing-skills. Video To Gif is an agent skill from cognyai/claude-code-marketing-skills.g.

When should I use Video To Gif?

Video To Gif fits situations like: tasks that involve Video production; tasks that involve Email management; tasks that involve Messaging and chat bots.

How do I install Video To Gif in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add cognyai/claude-code-marketing-skills --skill video-to-gif -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/video-to-gif in cognyai/claude-code-marketing-skills) into .claude/skills/video-to-gif in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Video To Gif in Codex?

Run `npx skills add cognyai/claude-code-marketing-skills --skill video-to-gif -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/video-to-gif in cognyai/claude-code-marketing-skills) into .agents/skills/video-to-gif in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Video To Gif 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 cognyai/claude-code-marketing-skills --skill video-to-gif -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/video-to-gif, .gemini/skills/video-to-gif, .github/skills/video-to-gif and .opencode/skills/video-to-gif in your project.

What does Video To Gif need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Video To Gif needs the command-line tools its instructions call (ffmpeg, ffprobe, brew and apt). Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash, Read, Write.

Does Video To Gif 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 Video To Gif safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (runs commands with sudo; pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Video To Gif use?

No licence was found for Video To Gif or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Video To Gif use?

About 2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 7.8k 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 Video To Gif?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Video To Gif: HyperFrames Video Entry Point (heygen-com/hyperframes, 60k stars), Black White Text Opener (Pluviobyte/video-production-skills, 671 stars), Super Video Maker (Bomx/super-video-maker-skill, 310 stars) and Content To Video (architectds/modeldock, 117 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Video To Gif?

cognyai (a GitHub organization) maintains it in cognyai/claude-code-marketing-skills, which has 104 GitHub stars. The repository holds 47 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 16, 2026.

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