Agent skill

Talking-Head Video Editor

by SpaceZephyr in SpaceZephyr/creator-buddy

Cleans up a raw talking-head recording by cutting slips, filler and silences after your review, then assembles the cut into a finished MP4 with subtitles and a timeline preview.

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SKILL.md written in Chinese; this summary is our English description.

Install Talking-Head Video Editor

skills CLI
$ npx skills add SpaceZephyr/creator-buddy --skill space-video-edit -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install SpaceZephyr/creator-buddy space-video-edit --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/SpaceZephyr/creator-buddy.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/video-Skills/space-video-edit .claude/skills/space-video-edit && 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
space-video-edit
GitHub stars
1.6k
Token cost
~484 tokens
SKILL.md length
60 words
Files
5 (incl. scripts, references)
Skills in repo
31
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Cleans up a raw talking-head recording by cutting slips, filler and silences after your review, then assembles the cut into a finished MP4 with subtitles and a timeline preview.

  • Works in 2 steps: 删前保后:后说的通常更完整 →… → 风险分层复核:「删字」安全、「删意思」危险。复核只砸在高风险处(整句删除、开头撞结…
  • Removing slips, filler words and dead air from a recorded talking-head video
  • SKILL.md covers 阶段一:剪口播(出干净素材), 阶段二:口播成片, 交接 and 依赖, plus 1 more section
  • Runs Shell scripts from its folder; calls bash

What it does

The work runs in two stages. First the agent transcribes the recording with word-level timing, scans it for verbal slips, filler words, repeated words, stutters, unfinished sentences and silent gaps, and builds a web page where you review the proposed deletions. When a slip is repeated, the earlier attempt is removed and the later, fuller one kept. After you confirm, a shell script cuts the video from a list of ranges to keep, so errors do not pile up from deleting piece by piece.

The trimmed video is transcribed a second time and the subtitles are proofread by the AI, instead of reusing the original subtitles. The second stage turns the cut video, subtitles and extra footage into a storyboard, an HTML timeline preview aligned to the speech and an exported MP4, reading aspect ratio and animation style from a small user config. It needs ffmpeg, ffprobe, node and a speech-recognition backend, and passes B-roll, subtitle polishing and cover images to sibling skills.

When your agent uses it

  • Removing slips, filler words and dead air from a recorded talking-head video
  • Producing clean, proofread subtitles from an already trimmed recording
  • Turning a trimmed video plus subtitles into a finished vertical MP4
  • Building a timeline preview that lines visuals up with the narration

Example prompts

  • “Cut the mistakes and filler words out of ./raw/product-intro.mp4 and show me a review page before deleting anything.”
  • “Re-transcribe the trimmed video and proofread the subtitles against what is actually said.”
  • “Assemble the cut video, subtitles and screenshots into a timeline preview, then export a vertical MP4.”

Requirements

  • ffmpeg and ffprobe
  • node, to run the review and preview pages
  • A speech-recognition backend for transcription

Workflow steps

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

  1. 删前保后:后说的通常更完整 → 删前面的口误/残句/重复第一次,保后面完整的。详见 references/删前保后.md。
  2. 风险分层复核:「删字」安全、「删意思」危险。复核只砸在高风险处(整句删除、开头撞结尾岔、长重复),低风险交末端人工审核页兜底。详见 references/删除风险分层.md。

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit edf46c5. 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

    Ships 1 file in scripts/ (Shell), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • 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

Talking-Head Video Editor loads about 484 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.8k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 47 tokens; SKILL.md has 60 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~47
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~484
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~1.8k

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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 60 words (~484 tokens).

name
space-video-edit

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 4 other files (scripts, references) in video-Skills/space-video-edit of SpaceZephyr/creator-buddy.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/删前保后.md
  • references/删除检测规则.md
  • references/删除风险分层.md
  • scripts/cut_by_ranges.sh

Open the folder on GitHubat commit edf46c5

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Talking-Head Video Editor this skillSpaceZephyr/creator-buddy1.6k—~484Automated safety check: PassNone
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Video Understandcalesthio/OpenMontage66k—~841Automated safety check: PassAGPL-3.0
VideoCaptioner SubtitlesWEIFENG2333/VideoCaptioner16k—~1.7kAutomated safety check: PassGPL-3.0
Conversational Video Editingbrowser-use/video-use28k2 repos~6.4kAutomated safety check: WarnMIT
Ffmpeg Skillkajisho5/ffmpeg-skill1.9k—~7.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Works with

Questions about Talking-Head Video Editor

What does Talking-Head Video Editor do?

Cleans up a raw talking-head recording by cutting slips, filler and silences after your review, then assembles the cut into a finished MP4 with subtitles and a timeline preview. The work runs in two stages. First the agent transcribes the recording with word-level timing, scans it for verbal slips, filler words, repeated words, stutters, unfinished sentences and silent gaps, and builds a web page where you review the proposed deletions.

When should I use Talking-Head Video Editor?

Talking-Head Video Editor fits situations like: removing slips, filler words and dead air from a recorded talking-head video; producing clean, proofread subtitles from an already trimmed recording; turning a trimmed video plus subtitles into a finished vertical MP4; building a timeline preview that lines visuals up with the narration.

How do I install Talking-Head Video Editor in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add SpaceZephyr/creator-buddy --skill space-video-edit -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (video-Skills/space-video-edit in SpaceZephyr/creator-buddy) into .claude/skills/space-video-edit in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Talking-Head Video Editor in Codex?

Run `npx skills add SpaceZephyr/creator-buddy --skill space-video-edit -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (video-Skills/space-video-edit in SpaceZephyr/creator-buddy) into .agents/skills/space-video-edit in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Talking-Head Video Editor 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 SpaceZephyr/creator-buddy --skill space-video-edit -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/space-video-edit, .gemini/skills/space-video-edit, .github/skills/space-video-edit and .opencode/skills/space-video-edit in your project.

What does Talking-Head Video Editor need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Talking-Head Video Editor needs a shell for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (bash). Our summary lists: ffmpeg and ffprobe; node, to run the review and preview pages; A speech-recognition backend for transcription.

Does Talking-Head Video Editor 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 Talking-Head Video Editor 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Talking-Head Video Editor use?

No licence was found for Talking-Head Video Editor or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Talking-Head Video Editor use?

About 484 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.9k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 1.3k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Talking-Head Video Editor?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Talking-Head Video Editor: Embedded Video Captions (heygen-com/hyperframes, 59k stars), Video Understand (calesthio/OpenMontage, 66k stars), VideoCaptioner Subtitles (WEIFENG2333/VideoCaptioner, 16k stars) and Conversational Video Editing (browser-use/video-use, 28k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Talking-Head Video Editor?

SpaceZephyr (a GitHub user) maintains it in SpaceZephyr/creator-buddy, which has 1,601 GitHub stars. The repository holds 31 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on August 26, 2026.

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