Claude Video Editing God Mode

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01 · What it does

Claude Video Editing God Mode turns Claude Code into a video editor. Hand it raw footage and it cuts the dead air and fumbled lines, adds captions and motion graphics, checks every frame and renders a finished reel, Short or long-form video, all on your own computer.

34 editing skills	Reels, Shorts, long-form, silence and mistake cutting, zooms, lower thirds, list and tier-list videos, motion-graphics films, real sound design, YouTube packaging. Mirrored for Codex.
406 motion-graphics cards	Two ready-made style packs with editable text slots, plus whole-scene templates
Free local pipeline	Transcription, cutting and rendering run on your machine. No paid API needed.
Hands-off editing	Drop clips in an inbox folder; Claude returns 1 to 6 options and learns from your Yes / Maybe / No ratings
Trend copying	Measure a reel you like (cuts, pacing, captions, zooms) and apply the same style to your footage
Your taste, locked in	A brand profile holds your caption look, reference reels and ratings, so every edit matches

Quick start

git clone https://github.com/F0rger123/claude-video-editing-god-mode.git
cd claude-video-editing-god-mode
npm install
npm run setup        # checks Node 22+, FFmpeg, Chrome and the renderer
npm run demo         # renders a starter video, no footage or API key needed

Then open the folder in Claude Code and say: "Edit raw/my-clip.mp4 into a 30-second Instagram reel with captions."

02 · Screenshots

03 · How an edit happens

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flowchart LR
    A["You drop in<br/>raw footage"] --> B["Speech is turned<br/>into text"]
    B --> C["Silences and<br/>fumbles are cut"]
    C --> D["Captions and motion<br/>graphics are added"]
    D --> E{"Every frame<br/>checked"}
    E -->|problem found| D
    E -->|looks right| F["Finished video<br/>is rendered"]
    F --> G["You rate it<br/>Yes, Maybe or No"]
    G -.->|next edit learns| C

04 · Which skill runs

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flowchart LR
    A["You say what<br/>you want"] --> B{"What kind<br/>of video?"}
    B -->|talking head| C["Short reel or<br/>long-form edit"]
    B -->|list or ranking| D["Top 10 or<br/>tier list"]
    B -->|brand or product| E["Motion-graphics<br/>film"]
    B -->|copy a trend| F["Measure the reel,<br/>match its style"]
    C --> G["Captions, zooms,<br/>sound added"]
    D --> G
    E --> G
    F --> G
    G --> H["Checked and<br/>rendered"]

05 · Part of Claude Business God Mode

06 · What it's written in

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Field manual

⚡ Quick start

git clone https://github.com/F0rger123/claude-video-editing-god-mode.git
cd claude-video-editing-god-mode
npm install
npm run setup        # checks Node 22+, FFmpeg, Chrome and the HyperFrames toolchain
npm run demo         # renders a synthetic starter video, no footage or API key needed

Then open the folder in Claude Code and say:

Edit raw/my-clip.mp4 into a 30-second Instagram reel. Hook in the first second, captions, motion-graphics B-roll for every point.

Install as a Claude Code plugin instead (skills only, no workspace):

/plugin marketplace add F0rger123/claude-video-editing-god-mode
/plugin install video-editing-god-mode@claude-video-editing-god-mode

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