yt-edit

Q: How do I install yt-edit?

Run npx skills add https://github.com/jakeschincariol/youtube-agent-skill --skill yt-edit in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/yt-edit/ (personal) or .claude/skills/yt-edit/ (project).

by jakeschincariolMedia & Creative

Turn a raw recording's transcript into an edit decision list - dead air, filler cues and retakes, with timecodes. Use for "edit this", "cut the dead space", "tighten this video", "I rambled", or any request to shorten footage from a transcript.

Installs: 452
Last 24h: +43
Trending rank: #3667
Security: Not audited

Install

Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.

npx skills add https://github.com/jakeschincariol/youtube-agent-skill --skill yt-edit

01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
02
Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads yt-edit automatically when relevant.
03
Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.

SKILL.md

The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.

yt-edit

An edit decision list from a timestamped transcript. It prints the cuts. You apply them.

python3 deadair.py transcript.srt              # srt, vtt or whisper json
python3 deadair.py transcript.srt --floor 0.35 --json

No transcript yet? Ask for one, or produce one first - whisper, faster-whisper, or the caption track YouTube generates on an unlisted upload all work. Do not guess at timings.

What it finds

DEAD - gaps longer than the floor, trimmed from the MIDDLE so both sides keep a breath. Cutting flush against speech is what makes a tightened take sound gasping.
FILLER - cues that are nothing but "um", "so yeah", "basically".
REPEAT - a sentence restarted. Compared against the last cue that was actually speech, not the literal previous cue, because most retakes have an "um" between the two attempts.

What it will not do

It does not touch media. It has no opinion about your B-roll. A 40% cut on the report is a 40% cut of SPEECH, and if the video has a long silent demo in it that number is wrong - check the report against the footage before you trust the runtime at the bottom.

The gate

Nothing here publishes. This skill writes and you publish. Every output ends in a block the user copies, and the last line of every run is the question: ship it, or change it?

FAQ

What does the yt-edit skill do?

How do I install yt-edit?

Run npx skills add https://github.com/jakeschincariol/youtube-agent-skill --skill yt-edit in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/yt-edit/ (personal) or .claude/skills/yt-edit/ (project).

Which AI agents can use yt-edit?

Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.

Is yt-edit safe to install?

No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.

Who maintains yt-edit?

It is published by jakeschincariol in jakeschincariol/youtube-agent-skill. It has 452 recorded installs.