Agent skill

Gstreamer

by streamband in streamband/hydra-srt

A skill your agent uses for GStreamer pipeline development and debugging: graph design, caps negotiation issues, latency, synchronization, and runtime diagnostics.

Apache-2.0Auto-check passedDevelopment

Install Gstreamer

skills CLI
$ npx skills add streamband/hydra-srt --skill gstreamer -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install streamband/hydra-srt gstreamer --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/streamband/hydra-srt.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/gstreamer .claude/skills/gstreamer && 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
gstreamer
GitHub stars
146
Token cost
~499 tokens
SKILL.md length
213 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
7
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Apache-2.0

At a glance

A skill your agent uses for GStreamer pipeline development and debugging: graph design, caps negotiation issues, latency, synchronization, and runtime diagnostics.

  • Works in 5 steps: Define expected media contract first:… → Build minimal pipeline that works… → Add elements incrementally and validate… → …
  • GStreamer pipeline development and debugging: graph design
  • SKILL.md covers When to use, Workflow, Core commands and Debug heuristics, plus 2 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Gstreamer is an agent skill from streamband/hydra-srt. Use this skill for GStreamer pipeline development and debugging: graph design, caps negotiation issues, latency, synchronization, and runtime diagnostics.

Its SKILL.md is about 500 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 Development. The repository describes itself as: An Open Source Alternative to Haivision SRT Gateway. The licence is Apache-2.0.

When your agent uses it

  • GStreamer pipeline development and debugging: graph design
  • Caps negotiation issues
  • Synchronization
  • Runtime diagnostics

Example prompts

  • “/gstreamer”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Define expected media contract first: codec, resolution, framerate, latency budget.
  2. Build minimal pipeline that works end-to-end.
  3. Add elements incrementally and validate after each addition.
  4. Capture logs and DOT graphs when behavior diverges.
  5. Lock in working caps and buffering strategy.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 8d081f2. 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.

    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

Gstreamer loads about 499 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 41 tokens; SKILL.md has 213 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~41
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~499

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 streamband/hydra-srt at commit 8d081f2, republished under its Apache-2.0 licence (© streamband). 213 words, ~499 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/gstreamer/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).
name
gstreamer
description
Use this skill for GStreamer pipeline development and debugging: graph design, caps negotiation issues, latency, synchronization, and runtime diagnostics.

GStreamer Skill

When to use

Use for tasks with gst-launch, pipeline graphs, plugin selection, caps negotiation, timing/sync, encoder/decoder tuning, or stream reliability.

Workflow

  1. Define expected media contract first: codec, resolution, framerate, latency budget.
  2. Build minimal pipeline that works end-to-end.
  3. Add elements incrementally and validate after each addition.
  4. Capture logs and DOT graphs when behavior diverges.
  5. Lock in working caps and buffering strategy.

Core commands

  • Quick run: gst-launch-1.0 ...
  • Inspect plugin: gst-inspect-1.0 <element>
  • Verbose logs: GST_DEBUG=2 gst-launch-1.0 ...
  • Focused logs: GST_DEBUG=GST_CAPS:6,GST_PADS:6,GST_EVENT:5 gst-launch-1.0 ...
  • Dump graphs: GST_DEBUG_DUMP_DOT_DIR=/tmp GST_DEBUG=3 gst-launch-1.0 ... then render with Graphviz (dot -Tpng file.dot -o graph.png).

Debug heuristics

  • If no data flow: verify pad link compatibility and capsfilter placement.
  • If negotiation fails: inspect upstream/downstream caps and force explicit caps near boundaries.
  • If latency spikes: inspect queue sizes, leaky settings, and encoder tune/preset.
  • If A/V drift: inspect timestamps, clock selection, and sync flags.
  • If intermittent drops: check jitter buffer, network burst tolerance, and keyframe interval.

Reliability patterns

  • Use queues between thread domains.
  • Set explicit caps at critical boundaries.
  • Prefer explicit parser/payloader/depayloader elements rather than implicit auto-plugging in production.
  • Add watchdog/health probes for long-running pipelines.

Validation checklist

  • Startup time and steady-state latency measured.
  • Recovery behavior tested (source restart / network jitter).
  • CPU and memory stable under expected load.
  • Logs include enough signal for postmortem.

© streamband, Apache-2.0. 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 .agents/skills/gstreamer of streamband/hydra-srt.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 8d081f2

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Categories

Questions about Gstreamer

What does Gstreamer do?

A skill your agent uses for GStreamer pipeline development and debugging: graph design, caps negotiation issues, latency, synchronization, and runtime diagnostics. Gstreamer is an agent skill from streamband/hydra-srt. Use this skill for GStreamer pipeline development and debugging: graph design, caps negotiation issues, latency, synchronization, and runtime diagnostics.

When should I use Gstreamer?

Gstreamer fits situations like: GStreamer pipeline development and debugging: graph design; caps negotiation issues; synchronization; runtime diagnostics.

How do I install Gstreamer in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add streamband/hydra-srt --skill gstreamer -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/gstreamer in streamband/hydra-srt) into .claude/skills/gstreamer in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Gstreamer in Codex?

Run `npx skills add streamband/hydra-srt --skill gstreamer -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/gstreamer in streamband/hydra-srt) into .agents/skills/gstreamer in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Gstreamer 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 streamband/hydra-srt --skill gstreamer -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/gstreamer, .gemini/skills/gstreamer, .github/skills/gstreamer and .opencode/skills/gstreamer in your project.

What does Gstreamer need to run?

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

Does Gstreamer 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 Gstreamer 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 Gstreamer use?

Gstreamer 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 Gstreamer use?

About 499 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2k 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 Gstreamer?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Gstreamer: Vercel Composition Patterns (supabase/supabase, 111k stars), Finishing a Development Branch (obra/superpowers, 296k stars), Typescript Advanced Types (rolling-scopes/rsschool-app, 10k stars) and PR Babysitter (openinterpreter/openinterpreter, 69k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Gstreamer?

streamband (a GitHub organization) maintains it in streamband/hydra-srt, which has 146 GitHub stars. The repository holds 7 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 16, 2026.

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