Agent skill

Video Compose

by Utopai-Research in Utopai-Research/pai-code

Generates and prompts video clips on the filmmaking canvas. An agent skill from Utopai-Research/pai-code.

Custom licenceAuto-check passedMedia & Creative

Install Video Compose

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Utopai-Research/pai-code --skill video-compose -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Utopai-Research/pai-code video-compose --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/Utopai-Research/pai-code.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/video-compose .claude/skills/video-compose && 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
video-compose
GitHub stars
357
Token cost
~4.1k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,857 words
Files
5 (incl. references)
Skills in repo
6
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
Custom licence

At a glance

Generates and prompts video clips on the filmmaking canvas. An agent skill from Utopai-Research/pai-code.

  • Works in 7 steps: Standalone T2V → Animate a canvas image (I2V) → Compose with canvas characters / locations → …
  • The user asks to generate
  • SKILL.md covers Hard defaults, First-use video mode, CLI shape and Model version (--version), plus 8 more sections
  • Calls node

What it does

Video Compose is an agent skill from Utopai-Research/pai-code. Generates and prompts video clips on the filmmaking canvas. Use when the user asks to generate, render, animate, continue, restyle, edit, shoot, or compose a video clip; render script or shot notes as video; animate a storyboard, starting frame, image, character, location, or reference; use image, video, audio, storyboard, starting-frame, or voice refs; compose an ad, brand film, product promo, music-video shot, or video sequence; or before calling generatevideo.js. Owns video CLI flags, refs, prompt…

Its SKILL.md is about 4.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 5 other files, including reference files (for example `references/video-editing.md`, `references/video-extension.md` and `references/video-multi-shot.md`).

It sits in Media & Creative, covering Video production, Comics and storyboards and AI video generation. The repository describes itself as: Local AI filmmaking studio — skills, canvas, timeline — driven from your coding agent.

When your agent uses it

  • The user asks to generate
  • Compose a video clip
  • Shot notes as video
  • Animate a storyboard

Example prompts

  • “Use the video-compose skill to generate and prompts video clips on the filmmaking canvas. An agent skill from Utopai-Research/pai-code”
  • “/video-compose”

Workflow steps

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

  1. Standalone T2V
  2. Animate a canvas image (I2V)
  3. Compose with canvas characters / locations
  4. Extend a canvas clip
  5. Edit a canvas clip
  6. Voice-driven clip
  7. Multi-shot / brand / ad / MV

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 825bca2. 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

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • node

    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

Video Compose loads about 4.1k tokens when it runs, and up to ~10k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 147 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,857 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~147
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~4.1k
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~10k

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

Its licence (Custom licence) doesn't allow us to republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 1,857 words (~4,063 tokens).

“Intent dispatcher. Patterns name trigger, call, edges, and prompt reference.”

— opening of SKILL.md by Utopai-Research, Custom licence
name
video-compose

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 4 other files (references) in skills/video-compose of Utopai-Research/pai-code.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/video-editing.md
  • references/video-extension.md
  • references/video-multi-shot.md
  • references/video-single-shot.md

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 825bca2

Compare with similar skills

Video Compose 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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Video Compose this skillUtopai-Research/pai-code357—~4.1kAutomated safety check: PassCustom licence
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Scripting And Storyboardingsocial-media-skills/skills134—~2.1kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
MiniMax H3 Video DirectorTFboy1/oh-my-minimaxh3-director143—~2.4kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Higgsfield Motion DesignOSideMedia/higgsfield-ai-prompt-skill713—~2.3kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Questions about Video Compose

What does Video Compose do?

Generates and prompts video clips on the filmmaking canvas. An agent skill from Utopai-Research/pai-code. Video Compose is an agent skill from Utopai-Research/pai-code. Generates and prompts video clips on the filmmaking canvas.

When should I use Video Compose?

Video Compose fits situations like: the user asks to generate; compose a video clip; shot notes as video; animate a storyboard.

How do I install Video Compose in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Video Compose in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Utopai-Research/pai-code --skill video-compose -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/video-compose in Utopai-Research/pai-code) into .agents/skills/video-compose in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Video Compose 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 Utopai-Research/pai-code --skill video-compose -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-compose, .gemini/skills/video-compose, .github/skills/video-compose and .opencode/skills/video-compose in your project.

What does Video Compose need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Video Compose needs the command-line tools its instructions call (node).

Does Video Compose 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 Video Compose 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 Video Compose use?

Video Compose has a licence file (the repository's licence) that doesn't match a standard licence. Read it on GitHub before reusing the skill.

How many tokens does Video Compose use?

About 4.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 16k 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 5.9k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Video Compose?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Video Compose: Scroll Promo Site Builder (kangarooking/kangarooking-skills, 662 stars), Video Director (Jamailar/Beav, 1.8k stars), Scripting And Storyboarding (social-media-skills/skills, 134 stars) and MiniMax H3 Video Director (TFboy1/oh-my-minimaxh3-director, 143 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Video Compose?

Utopai-Research (a GitHub organization) maintains it in Utopai-Research/pai-code, which has 357 GitHub stars. The repository holds 6 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 29, 2026.

Source: Utopai-Research/pai-code on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.