VideoDB Skills: video editing, subtitles and search for agents
VideoDB Skills
VideoDB skills and an MCP server teach an agent to upload video, cut clips, add subtitles and find moments by meaning
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Extended access
Why this level
- Video and requests go to VideoDB servers and the API key sits in the project's `.env`
- Work consumes service credits and the agent can spend them on large uploads
Install
- Works in
In your terminal, with SkillFoxx CLI
npx skillfoxx add plugins/videodb-skillsDetects the agents on your machine, shows the access level and pins the version.
Other ways to install
Access and checks
How we reviewExtended accessThe tool runs code or makes network calls and only reads external data.
- Video and requests go to VideoDB servers and the API key sits in the project's `.env`
- Work consumes service credits and the agent can spend them on large uploads
This is third-party code. Review the repository files before installing.
What it does
The `video-db/skills` package connects an agent to VideoDB, a service that processes video on its own servers. The agent asks in plain words: upload a video from a YouTube link, find where pricing is discussed, cut a clip, make a vertical version for Shorts and burn in subtitles. There are three ways in. In Claude, including web, desktop, mobile and Cowork, the plugin installs in one click along with the VideoDB connector. Any MCP client connects `https://mcp.videodb.io/mcp`: 89 tools over your VideoDB account. A coding agent with a shell installs the skills with `npx skills add video-db/skills` and writes code on the Python SDK, which adds local files, generation, dubbing, sandbox compute and screen capture. The plugin includes the `/videodb:setup`, `clip`, `find` and `subtitles` commands. Each guides the agent through upload, transcription with translation, moment search, questions to a video, clips, highlight reels, thumbnails and MP4.
Who it is for. Developers, marketers and content creators who need clips, subtitles and video search and have no time to edit by hand.
Good fit when
- A YouTube video must become a short clip with exact timecodes
- In an hour-long call recording you need to find the pricing moment and cut it out
- A vertical version for Shorts is needed with white subtitles burned in on a black box
- A video needs a timestamped transcript with a Spanish translation
- The agent should count which objects appear most often in frame or watch a camera RTSP stream
Not a fit when
- You need processing entirely on your own machine: video is processed on VideoDB servers
- You need to upload a local file through the connector: it takes public URLs and YouTube links, while local files go only through the SDK
- You need media generation or dubbing through the connector: it exists only in the SDK with a coding agent
- The budget has no room for paid credits: a free account gives 20 dollars, after which the service is paid
Example request
Upload the video from the link, find the moment where pricing is discussed, cut it into a vertical Shorts clip with white subtitles and give me the link.Limitations
Video and requests are processed on VideoDB servers, so a VideoDB account is required: registration gives 20 dollars of credits with no card, after which the service tariff applies. The MCP connector takes public URLs and YouTube links, while local files, generation, dubbing and desktop capture are available only through the Python SDK.
The SDK needs Python 3.9 and the `videodb` package version 0.5.0 or newer, plus an API key that the skill saves to the project's `.env`. `npx skills add` installs only skills without the MCP tools: the server connects separately.
How to disable. In Claude Code remove the plugin with `/plugin uninstall videodb` and the server with `claude mcp remove videodb`. Delete the `VIDEO_DB_API_KEY` key from `.env`; the account and uploaded videos are deleted separately in the VideoDB console.
FAQ
How do I install VideoDB Skills in Claude Code?
Run `/plugin marketplace add video-db/skills`, then `/plugin install videodb@videodb-skills`, then `/videodb:setup`. The plugin ships together with the MCP server.
How do I connect only the MCP server?
Use the `https://mcp.videodb.io/mcp` address (Streamable HTTP). In Claude Code the command `claude mcp add --transport http videodb https://mcp.videodb.io/mcp` and a VideoDB login through `/mcp` are enough.
How do the connector and SDK skills differ?
The connector works with public URLs and YouTube and generates no media. The skills teach the agent to write SDK code, which opens local files, generation, dubbing, sandbox compute and desktop capture.
Is it free?
The skills are free, and VideoDB gives 20 dollars of credits at registration with no card. After that your plan's credits are spent.
Which agents are supported?
Claude (web, desktop, mobile, Cowork), Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, Copilot and other agents that read `SKILL.md` files. Any MCP client that supports Streamable HTTP and OAuth connects to the server.
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Comparison with similar tools
Cards that share the main search query, and how they differ.
| Tool | Official | Repository stars | Main difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| VideoDB Skills: video editing, subtitles and search for agents (this card) | yes | 143 | |
| video-use | no | 30,994 | local video editing by a skill, without cloud processing or meaning-based search |
| HyperFrames | no | 83,283 | assembles a video from HTML and GSAP animation and does not process uploaded footage |
README in short
The README gives three paths: Claude with a one-click plugin, any MCP client and an agent with a shell. It includes example requests, server setup in Claude Code and Cursor, a capability table by access route and skill install commands. The Python skill sources are in the `python/` folder.