/openchatcut
Connect an MCP-capable coding agent to OpenChatCut and edit local video projects. Use when the user asks to install, connect, or set up OpenChatCut; inspect or edit an OpenChatCut project; work with its timeline, transcript, captions, media, generation, motion graphics, audio,
$ npx -y skills add 0xsline/OpenChatCut --skill openchatcut --agent claude-codeHow it fires
How this skill gets triggered: by you, by Claude, or both.
- Fires itselfAuto-invocation. Claude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.Auto-invocation is when the right skill fires by itself at the right moment, driven by a FLOW.md router and a hook, instead of you invoking it by name. It is the difference between a skill being installed and a skill actually getting used.Read the full definition →
- You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.
- Slash command
/openchatcut
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The summary Claude sees to decide when to auto-load this skill.
Connect an MCP-capable coding agent to OpenChatCut and edit local video projects. Use when the user asks to install, connect, or set up OpenChatCut; inspect or edit an OpenChatCut project; work with its timeline, transcript, captions, media, generation, motion graphics, audio,
SKILL.md
openchatcut.SKILL.mdname: openchatcut
description: Connect an MCP-capable coding agent to OpenChatCut and edit local video projects. Use when the user asks to install, connect, or set up OpenChatCut; inspect or edit an OpenChatCut project; work with its timeline, transcript, captions, media, generation, motion graphics, audio, color, or export tools; or recover from an OpenChatCut MCP error.
OpenChatCut
OpenChatCut is a local-first, agent-native video editor. This skill is the single external entry point; specialized editing guidance remains inside the running editor and is loaded on demand with `load_skill`.
Route the task
- Install, connect, or diagnose the MCP server: read
`references/getting-started.md`.
- Inspect or modify a project: read `references/editing-workflow.md`.
- Recover from a failed tool call, stale session, or missing editor:
read `references/known-errors.md`.
Essentials
1. Start OpenChatCut before connecting. The default MCP endpoint is `http://localhost:5199/api/external-mcp/mcp`. 2. Call `openchatcut_status`, then `list_projects`. Select a project only when the user names it or the current context identifies it. 3. Call `load_skill` before specialized work. It is read-only and requires neither `begin_edit_session` nor `editSessionId`; available names and support files come from the live MCP tool description. With progressive exposure enabled, this call reveals the skill's referenced tools and emits `tools/list_changed`; refresh the list before continuing. 4. Before project reads or edits, call `begin_edit_session`. Keep its `editSessionId` and pass it to every draft-safe editor tool. 5. Use `approvalMode: "manual"` unless the user explicitly asks for unattended application. In manual mode, the user approves the complete proposal in OpenChatCut. In auto mode, `review_edit_session` applies the complete draft. 6. Finish with `review_edit_session`. Report success only after `get_edit_session` returns `applied`.
Skill version
`2026-08-10.1`
The OpenChatCut MCP server announces its required skill baseline. If the server baseline is newer, run:
npx skills update openchatcut
Fallback command:
npx skills add 0xsline/OpenChatCut --skill openchatcut
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name: openchatcut description: Connect an MCP-capable coding agent to OpenChatCut and edit local video projects. Use when the user asks to install, connect, or set up OpenChatCut; inspect or edit an OpenChatCut project; work with its timeline, transcript, captions, media, generation, motion graphics, audio, color, or export tools; or recover from an OpenChatCut MCP error.
OpenChatCut
OpenChatCut is a local-first, agent-native video editor. This skill is the single external entry point; specialized editing guidance remains inside the running editor and is loaded on demand with `load_skill`.
Route the task
- Install, connect, or diagnose the MCP server: read
`references/getting-started.md`.
- Inspect or modify a project: read `references/editing-workflow.md`.
- Recover from a failed tool call, stale session, or missing editor:
read `references/known-errors.md`.
Essentials
1. Start OpenChatCut before connecting. The default MCP endpoint is `http://localhost:5199/api/external-mcp/mcp`. 2. Call `openchatcut_status`, then `list_projects`. Select a project only when the user names it or the current context identifies it. 3. Call `load_skill` before specialized work. It is read-only and requires neither `begin_edit_session` nor `editSessionId`; available names and support files come from the live MCP tool description. With progressive exposure enabled, this call reveals the skill's referenced tools and emits `tools/list_changed`; refresh the list before continuing. 4. Before project reads or edits, call `begin_edit_session`. Keep its `editSessionId` and pass it to every draft-safe editor tool. 5. Use `approvalMode: "manual"` unless the user explicitly asks for unattended application. In manual mode, the user approves the complete proposal in OpenChatCut. In auto mode, `review_edit_session` applies the complete draft. 6. Finish with `review_edit_session`. Report success only after `get_edit_session` returns `applied`.
Skill version
`2026-08-10.1`
The OpenChatCut MCP server announces its required skill baseline. If the server baseline is newer, run:
npx skills update openchatcut
Fallback command:
npx skills add 0xsline/OpenChatCut --skill openchatcut
Open-source, local-first conversational AI video editor with a professional multi-track timeline, Agent Skills, MCP integration, and Remotion rendering.
Repo: 0xsline/OpenChatCut
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Open skill - /asset-import
Use when acquiring or importing media into a OpenChatCut project asset library for video editing or creation, including local/attached videos, user-provided paths, public media URLs, web video/audio/image assets, upload fallback decisions, and deciding between import_media,
Open skill - /create-motion-graphics
Use whenever the agent needs to add, create, hand-author, patch, or place Motion Graphic JSX assets in a OpenChatCut project. This is the direct-authoring path: use create_motion_graphic_from_code / edit_asset / edit_item, not motion-graphic-gen or submit_motion_graphic. Covers
Open skill - /explainer-video
Create finished explainer videos from a topic, script, outline, voiceover, product logic, data, technical concept, course material, or reference assets. Use when the user wants narration, motion graphics, stock footage, generated visuals, or mixed visuals to explain an idea.
Open skill - /export
Use when a OpenChatCut video editing or creation workflow needs export, render, download, share, final delivery, subtitle-file export, render choice, local-only asset handling, or export fallback explanation.
Open skill - /image-gen
AI image generation via gpt-image-2, nano-banana, and MiniMax image-01. Use when the user wants to generate or create an image / picture / still.
Open skill