Agent skill

Short Format Video

by TheOrcDev in TheOrcDev/skills

Write short-format video scripts (TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts) as one package with two halves, the spoken script and an editor-ready beat-by-beat shot list (camera angle, captions…

No licenceAuto-check passedMedia & Creative

Install Short Format Video

skills CLI
$ npx skills add TheOrcDev/skills --skill short-format-video -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install TheOrcDev/skills short-format-video --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/TheOrcDev/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/videos/short-format-video .claude/skills/short-format-video && 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
short-format-video
GitHub stars
106
Token cost
~4.3k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,779 words
Files
1
Skills in repo
17
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Write short-format video scripts (TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts) as one package with two halves, the spoken script and an editor-ready beat-by-beat shot list (camera angle, captions…

  • Works in 7 steps: Gather the inputs → The four-beat arc → Attention rules for the shot list → …
  • Writing a Short
  • SKILL.md covers 1. Gather the inputs, 2. The four-beat arc, 3. Attention rules for the… and 4. Package format, plus 3 more sections
  • Instructions only: no scripts, shell commands, URLs or credentials in SKILL.md

What it does

Short Format Video is an agent skill from TheOrcDev/skills. Write short-format video scripts (TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts) as one package with two halves, the spoken script and an editor-ready beat-by-beat shot list (camera angle, captions, on-screen graphics, B-roll, cuts), plus the standing OrcDev packaging (four titles, description, X post, tags). Every Short runs Hook, post-hook bridge, Value, CTA. Use when writing a Short, Reel, TikTok, or any sub-60-second product video script, when the user asks for a spoken script plus shot list, when marketing Videorc…

Its SKILL.md is about 4.3k 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 Video scripts and shorts and Video production. It works with TikTok and Instagram. The repository describes itself as: Skills for True Dev Warriors.

When your agent uses it

  • Writing a Short
  • Any sub-60-second product video script
  • The user asks for a spoken script plus shot list
  • Marketing Videorc

Example prompts

  • “/short-format-video”

Workflow steps

7 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Gather the inputs
  2. The four-beat arc
  3. Attention rules for the shot list
  4. Package format
  5. Honesty rules
  6. Mini example: Videorc multi-stream
  7. Before you hand it off

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit bb7eaa5. 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

Short Format Video loads about 4.3k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 151 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,779 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~151
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~4.3k

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 1,779 words (~4,263 tokens).

“Write a short-format video as one document with two halves:”

— opening of SKILL.md by TheOrcDev
name
short-format-video

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

Just SKILL.md in videos/short-format-video of TheOrcDev/skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit bb7eaa5

Compare with similar skills

Short Format Video 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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Taisly Social Media Postingsickn33/agentic-awesome-skills47k1 repos~768Automated safety check: PassMIT
Seedance Social Hookbeshuaxian/higgsfield-seedance2-jineng928—~21kAutomated safety check: PassNone

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Works with

Questions about Short Format Video

What does Short Format Video do?

Write short-format video scripts (TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts) as one package with two halves, the spoken script and an editor-ready beat-by-beat shot list (camera angle, captions…. Short Format Video is an agent skill from TheOrcDev/skills. Write short-format video scripts (TikTok, Instagram Reels, YouTube Shorts) as one package with two halves, the spoken script and an editor-ready beat-by-beat shot list (camera angle, captions, on-screen graphics, B-roll, cuts), plus the standing OrcDev packaging (four titles, description, X post, tags).

When should I use Short Format Video?

Short Format Video fits situations like: writing a Short; any sub-60-second product video script; the user asks for a spoken script plus shot list; marketing Videorc.

How do I install Short Format Video in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Short Format Video in Codex?

Run `npx skills add TheOrcDev/skills --skill short-format-video -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (videos/short-format-video in TheOrcDev/skills) into .agents/skills/short-format-video in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Short Format Video 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 TheOrcDev/skills --skill short-format-video -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/short-format-video, .gemini/skills/short-format-video, .github/skills/short-format-video and .opencode/skills/short-format-video in your project.

What does Short Format Video need to run?

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

Does Short Format Video 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 Short Format Video 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 Short Format Video use?

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

How many tokens does Short Format Video use?

About 4.3k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 17k 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 Short Format Video?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Short Format Video: Taisly Social Media Posting (taisly/agent, 217 stars), Autoshorts (Upload-Post/skill-autoshorts, 151 stars), Seedance Viral Hook (rediumvex/ai-video-generator-claude, 406 stars) and Taisly Social Media Posting (sickn33/agentic-awesome-skills, 47k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Short Format Video?

TheOrcDev (a GitHub user) maintains it in TheOrcDev/skills, which has 106 GitHub stars. The repository holds 17 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 28, 2026.

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