Agent skill

CLI Anything Videocaptioner

AI-powered video captioning — transcribe speech, optimize/translate subtitles, and burn them into video via the stable VideoCaptioner backend.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedMedia & Creative

Install CLI Anything Videocaptioner

skills CLI

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

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

GitHub CLI

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

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-videocaptioner -a codex

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

GitHub CLI

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

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

GitHub CLI

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

--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-videocaptioner -a gemini-cli

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

GitHub CLI

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

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-videocaptioner -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-videocaptioner .github/skills/cli-anything-videocaptioner && 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-videocaptioner" agent skill from https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything/tree/main/skills/cli-anything-videocaptioner into .github/skills/cli-anything-videocaptioner/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cli-anything-videocaptioner", 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-videocaptioner -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-videocaptioner --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-videocaptioner .opencode/skills/cli-anything-videocaptioner && 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-videocaptioner" agent skill from https://github.com/HKUDS/CLI-Anything/tree/main/skills/cli-anything-videocaptioner into .opencode/skills/cli-anything-videocaptioner/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "cli-anything-videocaptioner", 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-videocaptioner
GitHub stars: 52k
Token cost: ~1.2k tokens
SKILL.md length: 265 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 78
Repo updated: Sep 22, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: Apache-2.0

At a glance

AI-powered video captioning — transcribe speech, optimize/translate subtitles, and burn them into video via the stable VideoCaptioner backend.

Tasks that involve Transcription
SKILL.md covers Installation, Usage, Command Groups and JSON Output, plus 2 more sections
Calls pip
Tasks that involve Translation

What it does

CLI Anything Videocaptioner is an agent skill from HKUDS/CLI-Anything. AI-powered video captioning — transcribe speech, optimize/translate subtitles, and burn them into video via the stable VideoCaptioner backend. Free ASR and translation included.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.2k 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 Transcription and Translation. It works with Python. 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 Transcription
Tasks that involve Translation

Example prompts

“/cli-anything-videocaptioner”

Requirements

Python 3

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 Videocaptioner loads about 1.2k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 51 tokens; SKILL.md has 265 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~51
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1.2k

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 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). 265 words, ~1,160 tokens.

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

name: cli-anything-videocaptioner
description: AI-powered video captioning — transcribe speech, optimize/translate subtitles, and burn them into video via the stable VideoCaptioner backend. Free ASR and translation included.

cli-anything-videocaptioner

AI-powered video captioning tool. Transcribe speech → optimize subtitles → translate → burn into video.

Installation

bash

pip install cli-anything-videocaptioner

Prerequisites:

Python 3.10-3.12 (videocaptioner 1.4.1 requires >=3.10,<3.13)
videocaptioner must be installed (pip install videocaptioner)
FFmpeg required for video synthesis

Usage

Basic Commands

bash

# Show help
cli-anything-videocaptioner --help

# Start interactive REPL mode
cli-anything-videocaptioner

# Transcribe a video (free, no setup)
cli-anything-videocaptioner transcribe video.mp4 --asr bijian

# Translate subtitles (free Bing translator)
cli-anything-videocaptioner subtitle input.srt --translator bing --target-language en

# Full pipeline: transcribe → translate → burn subtitles
cli-anything-videocaptioner process video.mp4 --asr bijian --translator bing --target-language en --subtitle-mode hard

# Review subtitle/script consistency before a final hard-burn
cli-anything-videocaptioner synthesize video.mp4 -s subtitles.srt \
  --subtitle-mode hard \
  --review-script approved_script.txt

# Render a one-frame subtitle preview for review
cli-anything-videocaptioner review subtitles.srt \
  --script approved_script.txt \
  --preview-video video.mp4 \
  --preview-output review_5s.png

# JSON output (for agent consumption)
cli-anything-videocaptioner --json transcribe video.mp4 --asr bijian

REPL Mode

When invoked without a subcommand, the CLI enters an interactive REPL session:

bash

cli-anything-videocaptioner
# Enter commands interactively with tab-completion and history

Command Groups

transcribe — Speech to subtitles

transcribe <input> [--asr bijian|jianying|whisper-api|whisper-cpp] [--language CODE] [--format srt|ass|txt|json] [-o PATH]

bijian (default): Free, Chinese & English, no setup
whisper-api: All languages, requires --whisper-api-key

subtitle — Optimize and translate

subtitle <input.srt> [--translator llm|bing|google] [--target-language CODE] [--layout target-above|source-above|target-only|source-only] [--no-optimize] [--no-translate] [-o PATH]

Three steps: Split → Optimize → Translate
Bing/Google translators are free
38 target languages supported (BCP 47 codes)

synthesize — Burn subtitles into video

synthesize <video> -s <subtitle> [--subtitle-mode soft|hard] [--quality ultra|high|medium|low] [-o PATH] [--review-script PATH] [--max-script-diff-ratio FLOAT]

Mirrors the stable backend synthesize surface
Subtitle look is controlled by the subtitle asset/backend version, not extra harness flags
--review-script checks subtitle/script drift before the final export
Lower --max-script-diff-ratio when copy accuracy matters more than resilience

process — Full pipeline

process <input> [--asr ...] [--translator ...] [--target-language ...] [--subtitle-mode ...] [--layout ...] [--no-optimize] [--no-translate] [--no-synthesize] [-o PATH]

review — Consistency check and preview

review <input.srt|input.ass> [--script PATH] [--max-diff-ratio FLOAT] [--preview-video PATH] [--preview-at TC] [--preview-output PATH]

Detects subtitle/script drift before a hard-burn
Can render a single review frame instead of producing a full final video

styles — List style presets

styles

Reports whether the installed backend exposes preset styling support

config — Manage settings

config show
config set <key> <value>

download — Download online video

download <URL> [-o DIR]

JSON Output

All commands support --json for machine-readable output:

bash

cli-anything-videocaptioner --json transcribe video.mp4 --asr bijian
# {"output_path": "/path/to/output.srt"}

Backend Notes

The upstream backend currently requires Python >=3.10,<3.13; prefer Python 3.12 for matrix runs.
Advanced synthesize-time style flags are backend-version dependent. Use styles to check whether the installed backend exposes them.
Compatibility flags such as layout, render_mode, style, style_override, and font_file should be treated as non-stable unless styles and the installed backend confirm they are supported.

Target Languages

BCP 47 codes: zh-Hans zh-Hant en ja ko fr de es ru pt it ar th vi id and 23 more.

Files

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

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 34f5195

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Questions about CLI Anything Videocaptioner

What does CLI Anything Videocaptioner do?

AI-powered video captioning — transcribe speech, optimize/translate subtitles, and burn them into video via the stable VideoCaptioner backend. CLI Anything Videocaptioner is an agent skill from HKUDS/CLI-Anything. AI-powered video captioning — transcribe speech, optimize/translate subtitles, and burn them into video via the stable VideoCaptioner backend.

When should I use CLI Anything Videocaptioner?

CLI Anything Videocaptioner fits situations like: tasks that involve Transcription; tasks that involve Translation.

How do I install CLI Anything Videocaptioner in Claude Code?

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

How do I install CLI Anything Videocaptioner in Codex?

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

Can I use CLI Anything Videocaptioner 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-videocaptioner -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-videocaptioner, .gemini/skills/cli-anything-videocaptioner, .github/skills/cli-anything-videocaptioner and .opencode/skills/cli-anything-videocaptioner in your project.

What does CLI Anything Videocaptioner need to run?

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

Does CLI Anything Videocaptioner 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 Videocaptioner 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 Videocaptioner use?

CLI Anything Videocaptioner 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 Videocaptioner use?

About 1.2k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.6k 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 Videocaptioner?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with CLI Anything Videocaptioner: Edu Math Video (wy51ai/edulab, 1.4k stars), VideoDB Video and Audio Workflows (video-db/skills, 127 stars), Gemini Live API Dev (google-gemini/gemini-skills, 4.3k stars) and Azure AI Voicelive Py (microsoft/skills, 3.1k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains CLI Anything Videocaptioner?

HKUDS (a GitHub organization) maintains it in HKUDS/CLI-Anything, which has 51,768 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 Videocaptioner

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

cli-anything-videocaptioner

Installation

Usage

Basic Commands

REPL Mode

Command Groups

transcribe — Speech to subtitles

subtitle — Optimize and translate

synthesize — Burn subtitles into video

process — Full pipeline

review — Consistency check and preview

styles — List style presets

config — Manage settings

download — Download online video

JSON Output

Backend Notes

Target Languages

Files

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