yt-shorts

Q: How do I install yt-shorts?

Run npx skills add https://github.com/jakeschincariol/youtube-agent-skill --skill yt-shorts 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-shorts/ (personal) or .claude/skills/yt-shorts/ (project).

by jakeschincariolMedia & Creative

Find the Shorts hiding inside a long video and write them, using the transcript to pick self-contained moments. Use for "cut this into shorts", "clip this", "repurpose this video", "what should I clip".

Installs: 457
Last 24h: +43
Trending rank: #3662
Security: Not audited

Install

Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.

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

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-shorts 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-shorts

A Short cut out of a long video is not a clip of the best moment. It is a moment that survives without the video around it, which is a much smaller set.

Picking

Read the transcript and find spans of 20-55 seconds where all three are true:

It opens on a complete thought. If the first sentence needs the previous minute, it is not a Short.
There is a turn in it - a claim, then something that complicates or proves it.
It ends on a line, not a trail-off.

Rank the candidates and show the user the top five with their timecodes and first line, so they can reject one without reading the whole transcript.

Writing each one

A NEW first line. The long video's line assumes context this viewer does not have. Write the replacement and run it through ../yt-script/hookscore.py.
On-screen text for the first two seconds, different words from the spoken line.
A loop point: what the last line sets up so the first line answers it.
Vertical framing note - what gets cropped out of a 16:9 frame and whether that matters.

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-shorts skill do?

How do I install yt-shorts?

Run npx skills add https://github.com/jakeschincariol/youtube-agent-skill --skill yt-shorts 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-shorts/ (personal) or .claude/skills/yt-shorts/ (project).

Which AI agents can use yt-shorts?

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-shorts 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-shorts?

It is published by jakeschincariol in jakeschincariol/youtube-agent-skill. It has 457 recorded installs.