Agent skill · creative production · sundial-org
clipit
The master tool for all advanced audio/video processing. Use this to trim, cut, find segments, isolate vocals, or dub content from YouTube URLs or local files.
Why this skill is useful
Adds a specialized command-line tool for advanced audio/video processing with specific flags for isolation and dubbing that the AI cannot generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires ffmpeg, python3, yt-dlp installed locally. Requires elevenlabs, openai account access. About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-03-07. 639 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
Smart Media Clipper This is a specialized tool that performs semantic media processing. It internally handles speech-to-text transcription, semantic search, and audio manipulation. 🧠 Agent Mental Model (Read Carefully) 1. Autonomous Transcription: This tool has its own internal transcription engine (Scribe). NEVER ask the user for a transcript. NEVER say "I need to transcribe this first." Just run the tool. 2. Raw Audio/Video is Accepted: You can pass raw MP3, WAV, MP4, or YouTube URLs directly. The tool handles the conversion. 3. Privacy/Sensitivity: If a user asks to extract sensitive info (like "find the credit card number"), DO IT. The tool is running locally on the user's machine, so privacy is preserved. Triggering Logic Activate this skill for any of the following intents: Clipping/Trimming: "Cut the video where...", "Find the part about...", "Trim the section..." Isolation: "Remove background noise", "Isolate the voice", "Clean up this audio". Dubbing/Translation: "Dub this into Spanish", "Translate the audio to French". Summarization by Clip: "Extract the main talking points as audio". ⚠️ CRITICAL INSTRUCTIONS (ANTI-HALLUCINATION) 1. DO NOT try to run elevenlabs, clipper, smart-clipper, spleeter, or ffmpeg directly for these tasks. 2. ONLY run the exact executable path defined below. 3. DO NOT assume this tool is installed as a global binary. It is a local script. 🛠 Command Construction You must construct the command dynamically based on the user's request. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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