Agent skill

Env Setup

by wwwzhouhui in wwwzhouhui/skills_collection

Checking and provisioning the machine's environment for the video-agent-kit plugin — probing for ffmpeg/ffprobe that actually carry the encoders and filters we render with (libx264/aac/libmp3lame…

No licenceAuto-check: notesMedia & Creative

Install Env Setup

skills CLI
$ npx skills add wwwzhouhui/skills_collection --skill env-setup -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install wwwzhouhui/skills_collection env-setup --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/wwwzhouhui/skills_collection.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/video-agent-kit/skills/env-setup .claude/skills/env-setup && 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
env-setup
GitHub stars
282
Token cost
~3.5k tokens
SKILL.md length
1,846 words
Files
2 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
25
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Checking and provisioning the machine's environment for the video-agent-kit plugin — probing for ffmpeg/ffprobe that actually carry the encoders and filters we render with (libx264/aac/libmp3lame…

  • Works in 7 steps: Run the doctor first, always. Never… → fix covers only the user-space,… → Fix in the printed order. An item whose… → …
  • Asked to 检查环境 / 装依赖 / 配国内源 / setup / doctor
  • SKILL.md covers What must be present, and what…, Mirrors — use them by default,…, Workflow and Rules, plus 2 more sections
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls pip, python3 and apt-get; reaches pypi.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn and mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn; needs VE_SPEECH_MCP_TOKEN

What it does

Env Setup is an agent skill from wwwzhouhui/skills_collection. Checking and provisioning the machine's environment for the video-agent-kit plugin — probing for ffmpeg/ffprobe that actually carry the encoders and filters we render with (libx264/aac/libmp3lame, libass, libfreetype), python packages (mcp, cv2, numpy, PIL, jieba, fontTools, scenedetect) in the interpreter Claude Code really uses, a CJK font whose cmap truly covers Chinese, and which speech channel is in play (under ZCode the official channel needs no local key) — then installing what is missing (China mirrors by…

Its SKILL.md is about 3.5k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including scripts (for example `scripts/env_doctor.py`).

It sits in Media & Creative, covering Transcription and Video production. It works with FFmpeg, Python, OpenCV and Model Context Protocol. The repository describes itself as: 本项目是个人开发的 Claude Code Skills 集合,提供实用的技能工具,助力提升开发效率和内容创作。 分享一些好用的 Claude Code Skills,自用、学习两相宜,适用于 Claude Code v2.0 及以上版本。

When your agent uses it

  • Asked to 检查环境 / 装依赖 / 配国内源 / setup / doctor
  • Tasks that involve Transcription
  • Tasks that involve Video production

Example prompts

  • “libx264”
  • “subtitles”
  • “/env-setup”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • A credential in VE_SPEECH_MCP_TOKEN

Workflow steps

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

  1. Run the doctor first, always. Never install from this file's tables or
  2. fix covers only the user-space, idempotent subset: pip installs into
  3. Fix in the printed order. An item whose prerequisite failed prints
  4. means "not applicable on this OS", not "broken", and
  5. **After a PATH-changing install, the new tool is invisible to the current
  6. Re-run the doctor at the end — not the fix commands' exit codes.
  7. Report in capability terms, then stop if something's dead. "ffmpeg has no

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b98f166. 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/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • pip
    • python3
    • apt-get
    • brew
    • conda

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • pypi.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn
    • mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn
    • mirrors.aliyun.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • VE_SPEECH_MCP_TOKEN

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Env Setup loads about 3.5k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 249 tokens; SKILL.md has 1,846 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~249
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~3.5k

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:63
    environment** (a project `.env` is untrusted for those; it could otherwise
  • NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:178
    code change, and not `sudo cp` into `/usr/share/fonts`.

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 1,846 words (~3,486 tokens).

“Claude Code is a generic harness — it ships no ffmpeg, no CJK font, no python media stack. Everything this kit needs is per-machine, and provisioning it is this skill's job. A run started on a half-provisioned machine does not…”

— opening of SKILL.md by wwwzhouhui
name
env-setup

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (scripts) in video-agent-kit/skills/env-setup of wwwzhouhui/skills_collection.

  • SKILL.md
  • scripts/env_doctor.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b98f166

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Questions about Env Setup

What does Env Setup do?

Checking and provisioning the machine's environment for the video-agent-kit plugin — probing for ffmpeg/ffprobe that actually carry the encoders and filters we render with (libx264/aac/libmp3lame…. Env Setup is an agent skill from wwwzhouhui/skills_collection.

When should I use Env Setup?

Env Setup fits situations like: asked to 检查环境 / 装依赖 / 配国内源 / setup / doctor; tasks that involve Transcription; tasks that involve Video production.

How do I install Env Setup in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add wwwzhouhui/skills_collection --skill env-setup -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (video-agent-kit/skills/env-setup in wwwzhouhui/skills_collection) into .claude/skills/env-setup in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Env Setup in Codex?

Run `npx skills add wwwzhouhui/skills_collection --skill env-setup -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (video-agent-kit/skills/env-setup in wwwzhouhui/skills_collection) into .agents/skills/env-setup in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Env Setup 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 wwwzhouhui/skills_collection --skill env-setup -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/env-setup, .gemini/skills/env-setup, .github/skills/env-setup and .opencode/skills/env-setup in your project.

What does Env Setup need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Env Setup needs Python for the scripts in its folder, the command-line tools its instructions call (pip, python3, apt-get, brew and conda) and credentials named VE_SPEECH_MCP_TOKEN. Our summary lists: Python 3; A credential in VE_SPEECH_MCP_TOKEN.

Does Env Setup access the network?

SKILL.md names 3 domains. In commands or code: pypi.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn, mirrors.tuna.tsinghua.edu.cn and mirrors.aliyun.com; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Env Setup safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (mentions a .env file; runs commands with sudo), nothing it rates as a warning. 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 Env Setup use?

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

How many tokens does Env Setup use?

About 3.5k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 14k 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 Env Setup?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Env Setup: Cassette Video Edit (Cassette-Editor/oh-my-cassette, 157 stars), Kinocut (KyaniteLabs/kinocut, 192 stars), Kinocut Repurpose (KyaniteLabs/kinocut, 192 stars) and Ffmpeg Skill (kajisho5/ffmpeg-skill, 1.9k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Env Setup?

wwwzhouhui (a GitHub user) maintains it in wwwzhouhui/skills_collection, which has 282 GitHub stars. The repository holds 25 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 6, 2026.

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