Agent skill

Studio Init

by machina-exm in machina-exm/film-studio-skills

Scaffold an AI film studio before production starts. An agent skill from machina-exm/film-studio-skills.

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Install Studio Init

skills CLI
$ npx skills add machina-exm/film-studio-skills --skill studio-init -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install machina-exm/film-studio-skills studio-init --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/machina-exm/film-studio-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/studio-init .claude/skills/studio-init && 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
studio-init
GitHub stars
145
Token cost
~652 tokens
SKILL.md length
294 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
7
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Scaffold an AI film studio before production starts. An agent skill from machina-exm/film-studio-skills.

  • Works in 3 steps: Only /selects/ is visible to the edit. → Nobody but the prompt engineer enters… → Reference files are never renamed; a new…
  • SKILL.md covers Start with one question, Create the studio, Seed the documents and Write the studio laws, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Studio Init is an agent skill from machina-exm/film-studio-skills. Scaffold an AI film studio before production starts.

Its SKILL.md is about 650 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

The repository describes itself as: 7 installable agent skills that run the pipeline behind $2M AI video productions — script to locked, generation-ready shot prompts. Claude Code · Codex · Hermes · OpenCode.

Example prompts

  • “/studio-init”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Only /selects/ is visible to the edit.
  2. Nobody but the prompt engineer enters /generations/.
  3. Reference files are never renamed; a new version is a new file.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 3145173. 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 (its code samples are markdown).

    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

Studio Init loads about 652 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 16 tokens; SKILL.md has 294 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~16
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~652

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

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 294 words (~652 tokens).

“Create the project tree that acts as the film studio.”

— opening of SKILL.md by machina-exm
name
studio-init

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/studio-init of machina-exm/film-studio-skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 3145173

Compare with similar skills

Studio Init 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
Studio Init this skillmachina-exm/film-studio-skills145—~652Automated safety check: PassNone
Studioremotion-dev/remotion62k—~376Automated safety check: PassCustom licence
Scaffold Elementremotion-dev/remotion62k—~202Automated safety check: PassCustom licence
Scaffoldingdotnet/efcore15k—~165Automated safety check: PassMIT
Initasgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks69k—~5.5kAutomated safety check: PassCC0-1.0
Initasgeirtj/system_prompts_leaks69k—~602Automated safety check: PassCC0-1.0

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Questions about Studio Init

What does Studio Init do?

Scaffold an AI film studio before production starts. An agent skill from machina-exm/film-studio-skills. Studio Init is an agent skill from machina-exm/film-studio-skills. Scaffold an AI film studio before production starts.

How do I install Studio Init in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add machina-exm/film-studio-skills --skill studio-init -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/studio-init in machina-exm/film-studio-skills) into .claude/skills/studio-init in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Studio Init in Codex?

Run `npx skills add machina-exm/film-studio-skills --skill studio-init -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/studio-init in machina-exm/film-studio-skills) into .agents/skills/studio-init in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Studio Init 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 machina-exm/film-studio-skills --skill studio-init -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/studio-init, .gemini/skills/studio-init, .github/skills/studio-init and .opencode/skills/studio-init in your project.

What does Studio Init need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Studio Init is instructions for the agent only.

Does Studio Init 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 Studio Init 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 Studio Init use?

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

How many tokens does Studio Init use?

About 652 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.6k 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 Studio Init?

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Who maintains Studio Init?

machina-exm (a GitHub user) maintains it in machina-exm/film-studio-skills, which has 145 GitHub stars. The repository holds 7 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 14, 2026.

Source: machina-exm/film-studio-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.