Agent skill

Magic Hour Talking Video

by hashgraph-online in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins

Make a portrait speak, react or perform supplied audio with Magic Hour, or lip-sync an existing video to replacement speech.

MITAuto-check passedMedia & Creative

Install Magic Hour Talking Video

skills CLI
$ npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill magic-hour-talking-video -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins magic-hour-talking-video --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/hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/magichourhq/skills/skills/magic-hour-talking-video .claude/skills/magic-hour-talking-video && 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
magic-hour-talking-video
GitHub stars
1.3k
Token cost
~1.6k tokens
SKILL.md length
769 words
Files
4 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
716
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Make a portrait speak, react or perform supplied audio with Magic Hour, or lip-sync an existing video to replacement speech.

  • Character dialogue
  • SKILL.md covers Select the source and route, Lock speech and timing and Create, caption and inspect
  • Reaches mcp.magichour.ai
  • Presenters and language versions with audio-first timing

What it does

Magic Hour Talking Video is an agent skill from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins. Make a portrait speak, react or perform supplied audio with Magic Hour, or lip-sync an existing video to replacement speech. Use for character dialogue, talking photos, presenters and language versions with audio-first timing; not generic text-to-video.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.6k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 5 other files, including reference files (for example `agents/openai.yaml` and `references/localization.md`).

It sits in Media & Creative, covering AI video generation. It works with React. The repository describes itself as: A curated list of awesome OpenAI Codex / ChatGPT plugins, skills, and resources. The 1 Codex Marketplace. See live plugins at: https://hol.org/plugins/best-codex-plugins. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Character dialogue
  • Presenters and language versions with audio-first timing
  • Not generic text-to-video

Example prompts

  • “/magic-hour-talking-video”

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 3e1456a. 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

    No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.

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

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • mcp.magichour.ai

    Also links to:

    • github.com
    • docs.magichour.ai

    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

Magic Hour Talking Video loads about 1.6k tokens when it runs, and up to ~2.3k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 70 tokens; SKILL.md has 769 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~70
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~1.6k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~2.3k

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 hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins at commit 3e1456a, republished under its MIT licence (© hashgraph-online). 769 words, ~1,605 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/magic-hour-talking-video/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
magic-hour-talking-video
description
Make a portrait speak, react or perform supplied audio with Magic Hour, or lip-sync an existing video to replacement speech. Use for character dialogue, talking photos, presenters and language versions with audio-first timing; not generic text-to-video.
license
MIT
metadata.author
magichourhq
metadata.version
1.2.0

Magic Hour talking video

Approve the spoken result before paying to animate a face. Lip sync cannot fix a mispronounced name or a sentence cut off by the timeline.

Use the supplied portrait, speech and language without asking for them again. Choose technical settings and perform delegated creative checks yourself; respect requested script/voice approvals and the existing total budget. Show the finished clip first, with an outstanding listening or language check made explicit. For recurring presenters or language versions, read speech and localization.

Select the source and route

Input and intentRoute
Portrait plus speechai_talking_photo_create_talking_photo
Existing speaker video plus replacement speechlip_sync_create_video
Script with no recordingai_voice_generator_create_audio, review audio, then the relevant video route
Voiceover on unrelated footage, no visible speakerCompose narration over footage; do not add lip-sync generation

Use authorized portrait, video and voice material. A preset's availability does not establish a speaker's endorsement. Prefer supplied speech when its performance is already accepted. For a portrait, favor a visible, unobstructed mouth and an angle suitable for the requested result; a stylized face or extreme profile needs its own quality check.

Lock speech and timing

Preserve the exact script, language, names and claims. Obtain a supported voice_name from the live schema; do not invent a voice ID or pass voice-direction controls the endpoint lacks. Keep stage directions out of the spoken text unless the user wants them read aloud. Use punctuation for phrasing; if the take is too long, revise only with authorization rather than truncating it.

Listen to the completed audio for pronunciation, pacing, silence and the final word. Measure its actual duration. If a script exceeds current limits, divide at sentence boundaries and keep the same voice across segments; do not divide inside a word or assume independently generated segments join naturally.

For talking photo, pass assets.image_file_path and assets.audio_file_path. The interval describes the input audio. Select the current generation mode for the requirement: the schema distinguishes likeness-oriented and prompt-controlled modes, and scene prompts may be ignored in other modes. Check the mode's duration limit.

For a character reaction or punchline, infer the intended delivery from the supplied performance; preserve its pauses and final word. Choose realistic when likeness is the priority. Use prompted only when its scene/motion control is needed; its prompt is ignored in realistic mode. A singing portrait needs its own mouth/timing review on the actual sung audio. Do not claim singing quality from a spoken example or generate a new soundtrack when one was supplied.

For lip sync, provide assets.audio_file_path, assets.video_source and its corresponding video field. Check the selected interval and whether enough source video exists. Do not loop a speaking face or cut the last sentence to hide a mismatch. Inspect the resulting alignment rather than assuming audio and video offsets behave identically across endpoints.

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Create, caption and inspect

Use the creation MCP at https://mcp.magichour.ai/; setup. API routes are /v1/ai-voice-generator, /v1/ai-talking-photo, /v1/lip-sync and optionally /v1/auto-subtitle-generator; read the live schema. Budget speech, video and requested captions together before starting; do not add music, cloning or extra takes merely because available.

Upload local media with video_assets_generate_presigned_url, PUT raw bytes to its upload_url without the API bearer token, and use file_path. Submit each job once, retain its ID, then use wait_for_audio_project or wait_for_video_project. Resume retrieval after a timeout; never blindly retry a creation POST. Preserve exact download URLs and keep durable files.

Add captions only after the picture and speech are accepted. The subtitle endpoint needs a style template or valid custom configuration; inspect the current required fields. Check every proper noun and number against the actual speech, then inspect timing and face/CTA overlap. Do not promise an editable transcript or SRT unless the endpoint returns one. Keep the clean master separately.

Watch and listen to the whole result. Check mouth closures against audible consonants, sync after pauses, jaw/teeth artifacts, face stability during turns, audio continuity and the complete final word. Static frames cannot prove lip sync. If playback or hearing is unavailable, disclose that validation gap rather than declaring a pass.

Probe the downloaded file before captioning or assembly. Our Talking Photo and Lip Sync runs include the full-duration audio streams, but show changed dimensions, a frame-rate mismatch with project metadata and a Lip Sync video stream slightly shorter than its audio. Preserve the last word; do not use the shorter stream as an automatic trim boundary. Those examples have frame and stream checks, with listening and synchronization review still outstanding.

Deliver the video, approved audio/script, project IDs, and optional captioned version. Retain the accepted portrait, voice choice and pronunciation notes for the next clip. Caption and multilingual quality still need separate validation.

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Files

SKILL.md and 3 other files (references) in plugins/magichourhq/skills/skills/magic-hour-talking-video of hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins.

  • SKILL.md
  • LICENSE
  • agents/openai.yaml
  • references/localization.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 3e1456a

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Questions about Magic Hour Talking Video

What does Magic Hour Talking Video do?

Make a portrait speak, react or perform supplied audio with Magic Hour, or lip-sync an existing video to replacement speech. Magic Hour Talking Video is an agent skill from hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins. Make a portrait speak, react or perform supplied audio with Magic Hour, or lip-sync an existing video to replacement speech.

When should I use Magic Hour Talking Video?

Magic Hour Talking Video fits situations like: character dialogue; presenters and language versions with audio-first timing; not generic text-to-video.

How do I install Magic Hour Talking Video in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill magic-hour-talking-video -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/magichourhq/skills/skills/magic-hour-talking-video in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins) into .claude/skills/magic-hour-talking-video in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Magic Hour Talking Video in Codex?

Run `npx skills add hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill magic-hour-talking-video -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/magichourhq/skills/skills/magic-hour-talking-video in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins) into .agents/skills/magic-hour-talking-video in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Magic Hour Talking Video 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 hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins --skill magic-hour-talking-video -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/magic-hour-talking-video, .gemini/skills/magic-hour-talking-video, .github/skills/magic-hour-talking-video and .opencode/skills/magic-hour-talking-video in your project.

What does Magic Hour Talking Video need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Magic Hour Talking Video is instructions for the agent only.

Does Magic Hour Talking Video access the network?

SKILL.md names 3 domains. In commands or code: mcp.magichour.ai; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: github.com and docs.magichour.ai. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Magic Hour Talking Video 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 Magic Hour Talking Video use?

Magic Hour Talking Video is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Magic Hour Talking Video use?

About 1.6k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 6.4k 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 715 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Magic Hour Talking Video?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Magic Hour Talking Video: Anything2explainer (Vincentwei1021/anything2explainer, 2.4k stars), Remotion Motion Graphics (haidrrrry/claude-remotion-skill, 340 stars), Edit Timeline Studio (MartinDelophy/ai-video-editor, 905 stars) and Develop Timeline Studio Plugin (MartinDelophy/ai-video-editor, 905 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Magic Hour Talking Video?

hashgraph-online (a GitHub organization) maintains it in hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins, which has 1,267 GitHub stars. The repository holds 716 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.

Source: hashgraph-online/awesome-codex-plugins on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.