Chengfeng-videocut-skills is a plugin system that provides Claude Code Skills for video editing agents. The project serves as the public installation entry point for plugins that extend a video editing agent's capabilities, with the core runtime and studio source code maintained separately.
The tool solves the problem of enabling agents to perform video editing operations by providing methods and confirmation tools through a plugin architecture. The approach separates concerns into three distinct components: the plugin that exposes methods to agents, the runtime that executes project operations and provides a workbench interface, and the video completion workflow. The current release introduces workbench operation skills including locating phrases, overlaying or removing visuals, deleting segments, splitting and moving existing clips, and canvas adaptation with readback functionality.
Developers adopting this tool need to understand that it requires Node.js 18 or higher, Git, and a Codex CLI that supports the codex plugin command. The plugin operates with fixed version identities to ensure reproducible installations without automatic upgrades or modifications to projects. Compatibility matters: the new workbench skills require Runtime version 0.5.9 or later, though publicly available downloads may still be at an earlier version. When required capabilities are missing, the tool reports the issue and stops rather than attempting automatic installation or upgrades. The project provides seven default entry points for various editing functions, with workbench operations available as an additional selection.
The project maintains strict version pinning through installer manifests and release receipts, deliberately avoiding drift from main or stable branches during installation. Installation procedures require reviewing source code before execution and verifying commit hashes against release documentation. The tool does not hot-load new plugins into existing desktop sessions automatically, and installation and task discovery validation occur separately.
