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name: al-692-turn-your-coding-agent-into-a-video-studio-pick-a-pipelin
description: "OpenMontage (github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage, AGPL-3.0, ~77k GitHub stars as of Nov 6, 2026) is an open-source agentic video production system with 12 pipelines, 100+ tools and 700+ skill files. Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Windsurf or Codex reads YAML pipeline manifests and Markdown director skills—there is no separate orchestrator. Work moves research → proposal → script → scene plan → assets → edit → compose, with human approval at creative checkpoints. A zero-key path uses Piper TTS, free/open archives and Remotion/FFmpeg; paid providers are optional. Distinct from still-image slideshow tools: agents can assemble real motion footage from open archives. Use when the user wants help with agentic video production with coding-assistant pipelines (content) for a small business."
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# Turn your coding agent into a video studio: pick a pipeline, research the topic, script and edit real footage or generated clips, then self-review the render before you publish

OpenMontage (github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage, AGPL-3.0, ~77k GitHub stars as of Nov 6, 2026) is an open-source agentic video production system with 12 pipelines, 100+ tools and 700+ skill files. Claude Code, Cursor, Copilot, Windsurf or Codex reads YAML pipeline manifests and Markdown director skills—there is no separate orchestrator. Work moves research → proposal → script → scene plan → assets → edit → compose, with human approval at creative checkpoints. A zero-key path uses Piper TTS, free/open archives and Remotion/FFmpeg; paid providers are optional. Distinct from still-image slideshow tools: agents can assemble real motion footage from open archives.

## Inputs to collect first
Ask the user for anything below that they haven't already given you. Don't guess missing facts.

- Topic / length / format: explainer, trailer, screen demo, podcast
- Claude Code / Cursor / Codex
- Zero-key only / allow paid providers

## Instructions

Do the task below with the user's inputs in place of each [bracket].

Set up an OpenMontage-style agentic video for [topic / length / format: explainer, trailer, screen demo, podcast]. Stack: [Claude Code / Cursor / Codex] plus OpenMontage (git clone https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage && make setup). Budget: [zero-key only / allow paid providers]. Hard rules: use a named pipeline (no ad-hoc scripts); pause for my approval after proposal and script; run post-render self-review (ffprobe, frames, audio) before showing me a final; never invent citations. 1) Confirm install prerequisites (Python 3.10+, Node 18+, FFmpeg). 2) Choose the pipeline and draft the director brief. 3) Run research → proposal and stop for my pick. 4) Continue through compose only after I approve. Output the plan and the first proposal.

## Safety checks (share these with the user)

- Check every figure, price and total against your own records before anything is sent, posted or booked. A person approves refunds, discounts, payments and price changes.
- Read and edit the draft before it reaches a customer or goes public. If you later automate this prompt, start with "draft and notify me", not "send automatically".
- Check names, dates, numbers and any claim against your own source material before you use the answer. AI can misread or invent details.
- Say clearly which parts need a person to review or approve before anything is sent, paid, posted or filed.

## About this skill

- Works with: OpenMontage, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, FFmpeg, Remotion
- Based on this real-world example: https://github.com/calesthio/OpenMontage
- Free prompt from AgentPlaybook Real Estate: https://agentic-library.netlify.app/prompt/al-692-turn-your-coding-agent-into-a-video-studio-pick-a-pipeline-r/
- To install in an agent that supports Agent Skills, save this file as SKILL.md in a folder with the same name as `name` above (for example in your skills directory). Install steps for Claude.ai, Claude Code, Cursor and Codex: https://agentic-library.netlify.app/skills/