Agent skill

CLI Anything Openscreen

Command-line interface for Openscreen — a screen recording editor.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedMedia & Creative

Install CLI Anything Openscreen

skills CLI

$ npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-openscreen -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install HKUDS/CLI-Anything cli-anything-openscreen --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/HKUDS/CLI-Anything.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/cli-anything-openscreen .claude/skills/cli-anything-openscreen && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "cli-anything-openscreen" agent skill from https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything/tree/main/skills/cli-anything-openscreen into .claude/skills/cli-anything-openscreen/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cli-anything-openscreen", 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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything/tree/main/skills/cli-anything-openscreen

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-openscreen -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install HKUDS/CLI-Anything cli-anything-openscreen --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/cli-anything-openscreen .agents/skills/cli-anything-openscreen && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "cli-anything-openscreen" agent skill from https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything/tree/main/skills/cli-anything-openscreen into .agents/skills/cli-anything-openscreen/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cli-anything-openscreen", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-openscreen -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install HKUDS/CLI-Anything cli-anything-openscreen --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/cli-anything-openscreen .cursor/skills/cli-anything-openscreen && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "cli-anything-openscreen" agent skill from https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything/tree/main/skills/cli-anything-openscreen into .cursor/skills/cli-anything-openscreen/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cli-anything-openscreen", 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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything.git --path skills/cli-anything-openscreen

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-openscreen -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install HKUDS/CLI-Anything cli-anything-openscreen --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/cli-anything-openscreen .gemini/skills/cli-anything-openscreen && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "cli-anything-openscreen" agent skill from https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything/tree/main/skills/cli-anything-openscreen into .gemini/skills/cli-anything-openscreen/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cli-anything-openscreen", 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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install HKUDS/CLI-Anything cli-anything-openscreen

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-openscreen -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/cli-anything-openscreen .github/skills/cli-anything-openscreen && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "cli-anything-openscreen" agent skill from https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything/tree/main/skills/cli-anything-openscreen into .github/skills/cli-anything-openscreen/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cli-anything-openscreen", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-openscreen -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install HKUDS/CLI-Anything cli-anything-openscreen --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/cli-anything-openscreen .opencode/skills/cli-anything-openscreen && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "cli-anything-openscreen" agent skill from https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything/tree/main/skills/cli-anything-openscreen into .opencode/skills/cli-anything-openscreen/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cli-anything-openscreen", 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: cli-anything-openscreen
GitHub stars: 52k
Token cost: ~1.6k tokens
SKILL.md length: 680 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 78
Repo updated: Sep 22, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Apache-2.0

At a glance

Command-line interface for Openscreen — a screen recording editor.

Works in 10 steps: Always use --json for parseable output → Check return codes — 0 = success,… → Parse stderr for error messages in… → …
Tasks that involve Video production
SKILL.md covers Installation, Usage, Command Groups and State Management, plus 4 more sections
Calls pip

What it does

CLI Anything Openscreen is an agent skill from HKUDS/CLI-Anything. Command-line interface for Openscreen — a screen recording editor. A stateful CLI for editing screen recordings with zoom, speed ramps, trim, crop, annotations, and polished exports. Built on the Openscreen JSON project format with ffmpeg as the rendering backend. Designed for AI agents and power users who need programmatic video editing.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.6k 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. It works with FFmpeg. The repository describes itself as: "CLI-Anything: Making ALL Software Agent-Native" -- CLI-Hub: https://clianything.cc/. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

Tasks that involve Video production

Example prompts

“/cli-anything-openscreen”

Requirements

Python 3

Workflow steps

10 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

Always use --json for parseable output
Check return codes — 0 = success, non-zero = error
Parse stderr for error messages in non-JSON mode
Use absolute file paths
After export render, verify the output exists and probe it
Times are in milliseconds for all region commands
Coordinates (focus, crop, position) are normalized 0-1
Use preview capture --json to validate zoom, trim, annotation, and timing visually
Read returned bundle artifact paths from the JSON payload; images and clips live on disk
Use cli-hub previews ... only to inspect/open existing bundles

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 34f5195. 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:
- pip
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use pip, 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 no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

CLI Anything Openscreen loads about 1.6k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 91 tokens; SKILL.md has 680 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~91
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1.6k

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 HKUDS/CLI-Anything at commit 34f5195, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© HKUDS). 680 words, ~1,606 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/cli-anything-openscreen/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: cli-anything-openscreen
description: Command-line interface for Openscreen — a screen recording editor. A stateful CLI for editing screen recordings with zoom, speed ramps, trim, crop, annotations, and polished exports. Built on the Openscreen JSON project format with ffmpeg as the rendering backend. Designed for AI agents and power users who need programmatic video editing.

cli-anything-openscreen

A stateful command-line interface for editing screen recordings. Transform raw captures into polished demo videos with zoom effects, speed adjustments, trimming, annotations, and beautiful backgrounds.

Installation

bash

pip install cli-anything-openscreen

Prerequisites:

Python 3.10+
ffmpeg must be installed on your system

Usage

Basic Commands

bash

cli-anything-openscreen --help
cli-anything-openscreen                     # REPL mode
cli-anything-openscreen project new -v recording.mp4 -o project.openscreen
cli-anything-openscreen --json project info

REPL Mode

Run cli-anything-openscreen without arguments to enter interactive mode. Type help for available commands, quit to exit.

Command Groups

project

Create, open, save, and configure projects.

Command	Description
`project new [-v VIDEO] [-o PATH]`	Create new project with optional video
`project open <path>`	Open existing .openscreen project
`project save [-o PATH]`	Save project to file
`project info`	Show project metadata and region counts
`project set-video <path>`	Set source video file
`project set <key> <value>`	Set editor setting (padding, wallpaper, etc.)

zoom

Manage zoom regions — smooth zoom effects on specific timeline areas.

Command	Description
`zoom list`	List all zoom regions
`zoom add --start MS --end MS [--depth 1-6] [--focus-x 0-1] [--focus-y 0-1]`	Add zoom
`zoom remove <id>`	Remove zoom region

Zoom depths: 1=1.25x, 2=1.5x, 3=1.8x, 4=2.2x, 5=3.5x, 6=5.0x

speed

Manage speed regions — speed up idle time, slow down important moments.

Command	Description
`speed list`	List all speed regions
`speed add --start MS --end MS [--speed 0.25-2.0]`	Add speed change
`speed remove <id>`	Remove speed region

Valid speeds: 0.25, 0.5, 0.75, 1.25, 1.5, 1.75, 2.0

trim

Manage trim regions — cut out sections of the recording.

Command	Description
`trim list`	List all trim regions
`trim add --start MS --end MS`	Cut out a section
`trim remove <id>`	Remove trim region

crop

Set the visible area of the recording.

Command	Description
`crop get`	Show current crop region
`crop set --x 0-1 --y 0-1 --width 0-1 --height 0-1`	Set crop (normalized)

annotation

Add text overlays to the recording.

Command	Description
`annotation list`	List all annotations
`annotation add-text --start MS --end MS --text "..." [--x 0-1] [--y 0-1]`	Add text
`annotation remove <id>`	Remove annotation

media

Inspect and validate media files.

Command	Description
`media probe <path>`	Show video metadata (resolution, duration, codec)
`media check <path>`	Validate a video file
`media thumbnail <input> <output> [-t TIME]`	Extract a frame

export

Render the final polished video.

Command	Description
`export presets`	List available export presets
`export render <output_path>`	Render project to video file

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preview

Capture truthful review bundles from the current Openscreen project.

Command	Description
`preview recipes`	List available preview recipes
`preview capture --recipe quick`	Render a low-res preview bundle
`preview latest [--recipe quick]`	Return the latest existing bundle

Current preview support is static rather than live. A quick bundle typically contains:

a low-res preview clip
sampled frames
a hero frame for quick inspection
summary.json with trim/zoom/speed facts

Bundle capture also writes or updates a stable recipe-level trajectory.json beside the preview root so agents can reconstruct preview history over time.

Viewer commands:

bash

cli-hub previews inspect /path/to/bundle
cli-hub previews html /path/to/bundle -o page.html
cli-hub previews open /path/to/bundle

session

Manage session state with undo/redo.

Command	Description
`session status`	Show session info
`session undo`	Undo last operation
`session redo`	Redo last undone operation
`session save`	Save session state to disk
`session list`	List all saved sessions

State Management

Undo/Redo: Up to 50 levels of undo history
Project persistence: JSON .openscreen files
Session tracking: auto-tracks modifications

Output Formats

Human-readable (default): Formatted key-value pairs
Machine-readable (--json): Structured JSON output

Editor Settings

Setting	Type	Default	Description
`aspectRatio`	string	"16:9"	16:9, 9:16, 1:1, 4:3, 4:5
`wallpaper`	string	"gradient_dark"	Background preset
`padding`	int	50	0-100, padding around video
`borderRadius`	int	12	Corner radius in pixels
`shadowIntensity`	float	0	0-1, drop shadow strength
`motionBlurAmount`	float	0	0-1, motion blur during zoom
`exportQuality`	string	"good"	medium, good, source
`exportFormat`	string	"mp4"	mp4, gif

For AI Agents

Always use --json for parseable output
Check return codes — 0 = success, non-zero = error
Parse stderr for error messages in non-JSON mode
Use absolute file paths
After export render, verify the output exists and probe it
Times are in milliseconds for all region commands
Coordinates (focus, crop, position) are normalized 0-1
Use preview capture --json to validate zoom, trim, annotation, and timing visually
Read returned bundle artifact paths from the JSON payload; images and clips live on disk
Use cli-hub previews ... only to inspect/open existing bundles

Version

1.0.0

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/cli-anything-openscreen of HKUDS/CLI-Anything.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 34f5195

Compare with similar skills

CLI Anything Openscreen 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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Mobile Demo Film Editorsuperset-sh/superset	15k	—	~1.8k	Automated safety check: Pass	Custom licence	today
Video Editcalesthio/OpenMontage	65k	—	~855	Automated safety check: Notes	AGPL-3.0	4 days ago

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Questions about CLI Anything Openscreen

What does CLI Anything Openscreen do?

Command-line interface for Openscreen — a screen recording editor. CLI Anything Openscreen is an agent skill from HKUDS/CLI-Anything. Command-line interface for Openscreen — a screen recording editor.

When should I use CLI Anything Openscreen?

CLI Anything Openscreen fits situations like: tasks that involve Video production.

How do I install CLI Anything Openscreen in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-openscreen -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/cli-anything-openscreen in HKUDS/CLI-Anything) into .claude/skills/cli-anything-openscreen in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install CLI Anything Openscreen in Codex?

Run `npx skills add HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-openscreen -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/cli-anything-openscreen in HKUDS/CLI-Anything) into .agents/skills/cli-anything-openscreen in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use CLI Anything Openscreen 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 HKUDS/CLI-Anything --skill cli-anything-openscreen -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/cli-anything-openscreen, .gemini/skills/cli-anything-openscreen, .github/skills/cli-anything-openscreen and .opencode/skills/cli-anything-openscreen in your project.

What does CLI Anything Openscreen need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, CLI Anything Openscreen needs the command-line tools its instructions call (pip). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does CLI Anything Openscreen access the network?

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

Is CLI Anything Openscreen 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 CLI Anything Openscreen use?

CLI Anything Openscreen is published under the Apache-2.0 licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does CLI Anything Openscreen 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.

What are the alternatives to CLI Anything Openscreen?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with CLI Anything Openscreen: Video Understand (calesthio/OpenMontage, 65k stars), HyperFrames Video Entry Point (heygen-com/hyperframes, 58k stars), Video Shots (eternityspring/reelbench-skills, 867 stars) and Mobile Demo Film Editor (superset-sh/superset, 15k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains CLI Anything Openscreen?

HKUDS (a GitHub organization) maintains it in HKUDS/CLI-Anything, which has 51,644 GitHub stars. The repository holds 78 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 22, 2026.

Source: HKUDS/CLI-Anything on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install CLI Anything Openscreen

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

cli-anything-openscreen

Installation

Usage

Basic Commands

REPL Mode

Command Groups

project

zoom

speed

trim

crop

annotation

media

export

preview

session

State Management

Output Formats

Editor Settings

For AI Agents

Version

Files

Compare with similar skills

Similar skills

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