Watch
mathiaschu/watch
Watch a video from YouTube, Instagram, X/Twitter, Vimeo, TikTok or any of ~1800 yt-dlp sites (or a local path).
The user shared a video URL, a YouTube/TikTok/stream link, a local video file, a screen recording, a meeting recording, or a playlist/folder of videos — "watch this", "summarize this video", "what's…
Install Watching Videos
$ npx skills add oxbshw/watch-skill --skill watching-videos -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install oxbshw/watch-skill watching-videos --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/watching-videos .claude/skills/watching-videos && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "watching-videos" agent skill from https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill/tree/main/skills/watching-videos into .claude/skills/watching-videos/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "watching-videos", 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 install https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill/tree/main/skills/watching-videosType 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.
$ npx skills add oxbshw/watch-skill --skill watching-videos -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install oxbshw/watch-skill watching-videos --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/watching-videos .agents/skills/watching-videos && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "watching-videos" agent skill from https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill/tree/main/skills/watching-videos into .agents/skills/watching-videos/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "watching-videos", 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.
$ npx skills add oxbshw/watch-skill --skill watching-videos -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install oxbshw/watch-skill watching-videos --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/watching-videos .cursor/skills/watching-videos && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "watching-videos" agent skill from https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill/tree/main/skills/watching-videos into .cursor/skills/watching-videos/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "watching-videos", 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 https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill.git --path skills/watching-videos--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add oxbshw/watch-skill --skill watching-videos -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install oxbshw/watch-skill watching-videos --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/watching-videos .gemini/skills/watching-videos && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "watching-videos" agent skill from https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill/tree/main/skills/watching-videos into .gemini/skills/watching-videos/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "watching-videos", 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.
$ gh skill install oxbshw/watch-skill watching-videosInstalls 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).
$ npx skills add oxbshw/watch-skill --skill watching-videos -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/watching-videos .github/skills/watching-videos && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "watching-videos" agent skill from https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill/tree/main/skills/watching-videos into .github/skills/watching-videos/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "watching-videos", 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.
$ npx skills add oxbshw/watch-skill --skill watching-videos -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install oxbshw/watch-skill watching-videos --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/watching-videos .opencode/skills/watching-videos && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "watching-videos" agent skill from https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill/tree/main/skills/watching-videos into .opencode/skills/watching-videos/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "watching-videos", 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
watching-videos- GitHub stars
- 470
- Token cost
- ~599 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 245 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 10
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
The user shared a video URL, a YouTube/TikTok/stream link, a local video file, a screen recording, a meeting recording, or a playlist/folder of videos — "watch this", "summarize this video", "what's…
- Tasks that involve Transcription
- SKILL.md covers Before watching: check the index, One video, Many videos (playlist,… and First run on a machine
- Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md
What it does
Watching Videos is an agent skill from oxbshw/watch-skill. The user shared a video URL, a YouTube/TikTok/stream link, a local video file, a screen recording, a meeting recording, or a playlist/folder of videos — "watch this", "summarize this video", "what's in this recording". Use this to actually watch the video — download, extract frames, OCR, transcribe, and index it — instead of guessing from the title or asking the user to describe it.
Its SKILL.md is about 600 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. It works with TikTok, YouTube and DeepSeek. The repository describes itself as: Give AI agents eyes, ears, and verifiable results. Watch Skill turns video, audio and screen activity into searchable, timestamped evidence and proves work with deterministic… The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Transcription
Example prompts
- “watch this”
- “summarize this video”
- “s in this recording”
- “/watching-videos”
Requirements
- Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash, Read
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit f1317c8. 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:
BashRead
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 bash).
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
Watching Videos loads about 599 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 100 tokens; SKILL.md has 245 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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.
- NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
allowed-tools: Bash, Read
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 oxbshw/watch-skill at commit f1317c8, republished under its MIT licence (© oxbshw). 245 words, ~599 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/watching-videos/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- watching-videos
- description
- The user shared a video URL, a YouTube/TikTok/stream link, a local video file, a screen recording, a meeting recording, or a playlist/folder of videos — "watch this", "summarize this video", "what's in this recording". Use this to actually watch the video — download, extract frames, OCR, transcribe, and index it — instead of guessing from the title or asking the user to describe it.
- allowed-tools
- Bash, Read
- version
- 1.4.3
- license
- MIT
- user-invocable
- true
Watching videos
You don't have a video input; this skill gives you one. Anything a user hands you — a YouTube link, a TikTok, a lecture, a meeting recording, a screen capture, an .mp4 on disk — goes through the same pipeline: frames (scene-aware, deduplicated), OCR, transcript (captions first, local Whisper offline fallback), all persisted into one index.
Before watching: check the index
watch-skill listIf the video was already analyzed — this session or any earlier one —
do NOT watch it again. Ask it directly (see the asking-with-evidence
skill):
watch-skill ask <video_id> "<question>"One video
watch-skill watch "<url-or-path>" [--start T --end T] [--max-frames N] [--transcript-only]- Works on any yt-dlp-supported site (1800+), direct media URLs, HLS/DASH
manifests (
--duration 60bounds live streams), and local files. - Video over ~10 minutes and the user cares about one part → use
--start/--endfor dense sampling of that window. - User only needs what was said →
--transcript-only(fastest, often no video download at all).
The report prints Indexed: <video_id>, frames with t=MM:SS
timestamps, OCR text, and the transcript. Read every frame path listed —
in a single message, parallel Read calls — then answer from frames + OCR
- transcript, citing timestamps.
Many videos (playlist, channel, folder)
watch-skill batch "<playlist-url-or-folder>" [--limit N]Everything lands in the same index; one broken video never stops the
rest. Afterwards a single watch-skill search "<phrase>" spans the whole
batch.
First run on a machine
If any command fails with a dependency error, run watch-skill doctor
once — it installs missing ffmpeg/yt-dlp itself. No API key is required
for any of this; transcription is local by default and the video file
never leaves the machine.
© oxbshw, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in skills/watching-videos of oxbshw/watch-skill.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit f1317c8
Compare with similar skills
Watching Videos 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.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Watching Videos this skilloxbshw/watch-skill | 470 | — | ~599 | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Watchmathiaschu/watch | 142 | — | ~4k | Automated safety check: Warn | MIT | |
| Youtube Transcribechubbyguan/chubbyskills | 1.2k | — | ~706 | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| WatchTheCraigHewitt/skills | 159 | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Scenario Caption Studioscenario-labs/skills | 946 | — | ~3.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Video Transcribewendy7756/AI-Video-Transcriber | 3.3k | — | ~937 | Automated safety check: Notes | Apache-2.0 |
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Questions about Watching Videos
What does Watching Videos do?
The user shared a video URL, a YouTube/TikTok/stream link, a local video file, a screen recording, a meeting recording, or a playlist/folder of videos — "watch this", "summarize this video", "what's…. Watching Videos is an agent skill from oxbshw/watch-skill. The user shared a video URL, a YouTube/TikTok/stream link, a local video file, a screen recording, a meeting recording, or a playlist/folder of videos — "watch this", "summarize this video", "what's in this recording".
When should I use Watching Videos?
Watching Videos fits situations like: tasks that involve Transcription.
How do I install Watching Videos in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add oxbshw/watch-skill --skill watching-videos -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/watching-videos in oxbshw/watch-skill) into .claude/skills/watching-videos in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Watching Videos in Codex?
Run `npx skills add oxbshw/watch-skill --skill watching-videos -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/watching-videos in oxbshw/watch-skill) into .agents/skills/watching-videos in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Watching Videos 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 oxbshw/watch-skill --skill watching-videos -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/watching-videos, .gemini/skills/watching-videos, .github/skills/watching-videos and .opencode/skills/watching-videos in your project.
What does Watching Videos need to run?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Watching Videos is instructions for the agent only. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash, Read.
Does Watching Videos 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 Watching Videos safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (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 Watching Videos use?
Watching Videos 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 Watching Videos use?
About 599 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.4k 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 Watching Videos?
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Who maintains Watching Videos?
oxbshw (a GitHub user) maintains it in oxbshw/watch-skill, which has 470 GitHub stars. The repository holds 10 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 14, 2026.
Source: oxbshw/watch-skill on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.