Agent skill

Video Translator

Dub a video into another language and generate subtitles using the default Together + Cartesia stack.

Install Video Translator

skills CLI

$ npx skills add shang-zhu/violin --skill video-translator -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install shang-zhu/violin video-translator --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/shang-zhu/violin.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/video-translator .claude/skills/video-translator && 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 "video-translator" agent skill from https://github.com/shang-zhu/violin/tree/main/.claude/skills/video-translator into .claude/skills/video-translator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "video-translator", 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/shang-zhu/violin/tree/main/.claude/skills/video-translator

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 shang-zhu/violin --skill video-translator -a codex

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install shang-zhu/violin video-translator --agent codex

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/shang-zhu/violin.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/video-translator .agents/skills/video-translator && 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 "video-translator" agent skill from https://github.com/shang-zhu/violin/tree/main/.claude/skills/video-translator into .agents/skills/video-translator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "video-translator", 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 shang-zhu/violin --skill video-translator -a cursor

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install shang-zhu/violin video-translator --agent cursor

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/shang-zhu/violin.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/video-translator .cursor/skills/video-translator && 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 "video-translator" agent skill from https://github.com/shang-zhu/violin/tree/main/.claude/skills/video-translator into .cursor/skills/video-translator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "video-translator", 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/shang-zhu/violin.git --path .claude/skills/video-translator

--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 shang-zhu/violin --skill video-translator -a gemini-cli

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install shang-zhu/violin video-translator --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/shang-zhu/violin.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/video-translator .gemini/skills/video-translator && 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 "video-translator" agent skill from https://github.com/shang-zhu/violin/tree/main/.claude/skills/video-translator into .gemini/skills/video-translator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "video-translator", 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 shang-zhu/violin video-translator

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 shang-zhu/violin --skill video-translator -a github-copilot

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/shang-zhu/violin.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/video-translator .github/skills/video-translator && 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 "video-translator" agent skill from https://github.com/shang-zhu/violin/tree/main/.claude/skills/video-translator into .github/skills/video-translator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "video-translator", 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 shang-zhu/violin --skill video-translator -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 shang-zhu/violin video-translator --agent opencode

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/shang-zhu/violin.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/video-translator .opencode/skills/video-translator && 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 "video-translator" agent skill from https://github.com/shang-zhu/violin/tree/main/.claude/skills/video-translator into .opencode/skills/video-translator/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "video-translator", 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: video-translator
GitHub stars: 1.1k
Token cost: ~1k tokens
SKILL.md length: 451 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 1
Repo updated: Sep 4, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Dub a video into another language and generate subtitles using the default Together + Cartesia stack.

The user wants to translate / dub / voice-over a video file
SKILL.md covers Pre-flight, Decisions, Run and Flags, plus 3 more sections
Calls uv; needs TOGETHER_API_KEY
Generate subtitles for it

What it does

Video Translator is an agent skill from shang-zhu/violin. Dub a video into another language and generate subtitles using the default Together + Cartesia stack. Trigger when the user wants to translate / dub / voice-over a video file, or generate subtitles for it. Handles .mp4 / .mkv / .webm. Installs as the violin CLI (and violin-api for the FastAPI server) via uv tool install. For alternative models (OpenAI / ElevenLabs) or custom configs, point the user to the repo: https://github.com/shang-zhu/violin.

Its SKILL.md is about 1k 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 Text to speech and voice, Translation and Transcription. It works with ElevenLabs, OpenAI, GitHub and FastAPI. The repository describes itself as: Open-source Video Translation Skill. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

The user wants to translate / dub / voice-over a video file
Generate subtitles for it

Example prompts

“/video-translator”

Requirements

A credential in TOGETHER_API_KEY
Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash, Read

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 7a86852. 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:
- Bash
- Read
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- uv
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md. Its commands use uv, 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 these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
- TOGETHER_API_KEY
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Video Translator loads about 1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 120 tokens; SKILL.md has 451 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~120
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1k

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.

NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:24

- Inside the Violin repo → populate `.env` (auto-loaded)

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 shang-zhu/violin at commit 7a86852, republished under its MIT licence (© shang-zhu). 451 words, ~1,036 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/video-translator/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: video-translator
description: Dub a video into another language and generate subtitles using the default Together + Cartesia stack. Trigger when the user wants to translate / dub / voice-over a video file, or generate subtitles for it. Handles `.mp4` / `.mkv` / `.webm`. Installs as the `violin` CLI (and `violin-api` for the FastAPI server) via `uv tool install`. For alternative models (OpenAI / ElevenLabs) or custom configs, point the user to the repo: https://github.com/shang-zhu/violin.
allowed-tools: Bash, Read

Violin — operating skill

Always uses the default config (Together for translation, cartesia/sonic-3 for TTS). If the user asks for OpenAI, ElevenLabs, or custom configs, stop and point them to the Violin repo — those flows aren't supported through the global CLI.

Pre-flight

Run these silently first. Abort if any fails:

bash

command -v violin                 # 1. CLI on PATH
test -f "<input>"                 # 2. Input exists
printenv TOGETHER_API_KEY         # 3. Key available

If violin is missing: tell the user to uv tool install violin, then violin --install-skill to refresh this skill file. Do not auto-install.

If TOGETHER_API_KEY is missing:

Inside the Violin repo → populate .env (auto-loaded)
Elsewhere → export TOGETHER_API_KEY=... in ~/.zshrc / ~/.bashrc, then source it

Decisions

CLI vs API: single run-and-wait file → CLI (violin). Multi-job / HTTP / web UI → API server (violin-api); print the command, don't auto-start it.
Style (--style): default standard. Kids content → kids, formal/lecture → academic, casual → casual, dramatic → storyteller, news → news. Run violin --style list if unsure.
Voiceover: keep default (mix dubbed audio over a quiet original). Use --no-voiceover only when the user explicitly says "replace audio entirely".

Run

bash

violin <input> <output> --language <Lang> [flags]

Flags

Flag	Default	When to set
`--language` / `-l`	required	Target language (e.g. `Chinese`, `Spanish`, `Japanese`).
`--voice` / `-v`	auto (native voice picked by `preferences.voice_gender`)	Only when the user names a specific voice from the catalog (e.g. `"warm female narrator"`). Otherwise omit and let the default kick in.
`--source-language`	`auto-detect`	Only if Whisper mis-detects the source language.
`--style` / `-s`	`standard`	See Decisions above.
`--no-subtitles`	off	User says "no SRT" / "video only".
`--no-voiceover`	off	User says "replace original audio entirely".
`--config` / `-c`	`config/default.yaml`	Don't use through this skill — repo-only flow.
`--timings-out`	off	Only when the user wants a per-step timing JSON for debugging / benchmarking.

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Language coverage

33 target languages total. 16 ship with handpicked native-speaker voices: Chinese, Spanish, English, Hindi, Arabic, Portuguese, Russian, Japanese, Turkish, German, Korean, French, Italian, Polish, Dutch, Swedish. The other 17 fall back to the English voice catalog (multilingual under Cartesia Sonic 3) — quality is decent but the voice isn't a native speaker. Mention this caveat only if the user is translating to a fallback language and asks about voice quality.

Report back

Output video path + SRT path (printed by the run).
Total cost (printed at end — surface, don't hide).
If voiceover was on, mention the _original.m4a sidecar.

Don'ts

Don't run on multi-GB videos without first quoting the rough cost (audio length × per-provider rates in pipeline/pricing.py).
Don't fabricate a "subtitles-only" mode — the CLI requires the full pipeline. If the user only wants SRT, run the full pipeline and hand them just the .srt, warning them of the cost first.
Don't try to switch to OpenAI or ElevenLabs from this skill. Point the user to the repo + --config config/other_api.yaml (or their own override).
Don't paraphrase the README. For supported languages (33), voice catalog, and full flag docs, point them at README.md or violin --help.

Files

Just SKILL.md in .claude/skills/video-translator of shang-zhu/violin.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 7a86852

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Questions about Video Translator

What does Video Translator do?

Dub a video into another language and generate subtitles using the default Together + Cartesia stack. Video Translator is an agent skill from shang-zhu/violin. Dub a video into another language and generate subtitles using the default Together + Cartesia stack.

When should I use Video Translator?

Video Translator fits situations like: the user wants to translate / dub / voice-over a video file; generate subtitles for it.

How do I install Video Translator in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add shang-zhu/violin --skill video-translator -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/video-translator in shang-zhu/violin) into .claude/skills/video-translator in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Video Translator in Codex?

Run `npx skills add shang-zhu/violin --skill video-translator -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/video-translator in shang-zhu/violin) into .agents/skills/video-translator in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Video Translator 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 shang-zhu/violin --skill video-translator -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/video-translator, .gemini/skills/video-translator, .github/skills/video-translator and .opencode/skills/video-translator in your project.

What does Video Translator need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Video Translator needs the command-line tools its instructions call (uv) and credentials named TOGETHER_API_KEY. Our summary lists: A credential in TOGETHER_API_KEY. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash, Read.

Does Video Translator access the network?

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

Is Video Translator safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (mentions a .env file; 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 Video Translator use?

Video Translator is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Video Translator use?

About 1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.1k 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 Video Translator?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Video Translator: Local AI Use (amd/skills, 408 stars), AI SDK Development (trypostit/trypost, 692 stars), Speech To Text (tadaspetra/loop, 296 stars) and Edu Math Video (wy51ai/edulab, 1.4k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Video Translator?

shang-zhu (a GitHub user) maintains it in shang-zhu/violin, which has 1,075 GitHub stars. The repository was last updated on September 4, 2026.

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

Install Video Translator

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

Violin — operating skill

Pre-flight

Decisions

Run

Flags

Language coverage

Report back

Don'ts

Files

Compare with similar skills

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AI SDK Development

Speech To Text

Edu Math Video

Hyperframes Media

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Questions about Video Translator