No. 01
Low Tide
A documentary title sequence. The tide line drowns each credit and surfaces the next.
- Skill
- motion-film
- Runtime
- 0:26
Claude Video Skills
Open-source skills for Claude · v1.0
Claude Video Skills. Direct a film in one prompt.
Eleven skills that turn Claude into a small film studio. Describe the video; Claude writes the concept, designs every frame, scores the music, checks it, and hands you an HTML film and an MP4.
Elevenskills, one per kind of video
HTML + MP4from a single prompt
Claudethe app and Claude Code
Opus 5.5works best with it
01 · How to use
Add a skill to Claude in under a minute.
Each skill is one SKILL.md file. Upload it once, then ask for videos in any chat.
Fig. 1 · Adding the event-promo skill to the Claude app, about 30 seconds
- Download a skill. Open any skill folder on GitHub, open its
SKILL.md, then ••• › Download. - Open your skills. In Claude: + › Skills › Manage skills.
- Upload it. Add › Upload skill, drop the file, check its name and description, then Upload.
- Ask for a video. Type
/and the skill’s name, then what you want./event-promo 20-second promo for our Design Systems Meetup: Thu 12 Nov, 7 pm, Lisbon. Free tickets at meetup.example --motion:high
In Claude Code
Copy a skill into your skills folder, then run it with /skill-name or just ask.
git clone https://github.com/Neelshah1810/Claude-Video-Skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
cp -R Claude-Video-Skills/event-promo ~/.claude/skills/
# then, in Claude Code:
/event-promo make a 20-second promo for …
02 · The programme
Eleven films, one per skill.
Each film was made by Claude with one of these skills, following that skill’s own instructions. The loops are short previews; the links open the full films. All brands, people and numbers are fictional.
No. 02
Tally
A launch film. Overdue invoices pile up, then flip to “Paid”, one feature per beat.
- Skill
- launch-film
- Runtime
- 0:30
No. 03
Harbor
A product walkthrough. One support ticket, from arrival to resolved.
- Skill
- product-walkthrough
- Runtime
- 0:30
No. 04
How a heat pump heats your home
An explainer. Heat you can see, collected outside and set loose indoors.
- Skill
- explainer-video
- Runtime
- 0:32
No. 05
Northbeam
A tutorial. Turn on two-step sign-in, in four clear steps.
- Skill
- tutorial-video
- Runtime
- 0:30
No. 06
Quarry 3.2
A release video. Four new features, four equal slots.
- Skill
- feature-update
- Runtime
- 0:26
No. 07
Halden Bikes
A data story. A city’s year in rides, set like a newspaper.
- Skill
- data-story
- Runtime
- 0:30
No. 08
Morrow & Daughters
A brand manifesto. “We make chairs for the next owner.”
- Skill
- brand-film
- Runtime
- 0:26
No. 09
Fieldwork ’27
An event promo. A design conference in Lisbon, built from tiles.
- Skill
- event-promo
- Runtime
- 0:24
No. 10
Rosa’s Bakery × Crumb
A customer story. “Now I bake for the morning, not for the bin.”
- Skill
- testimonial-video
- Runtime
- 0:26
No. 11
Fernly
A vertical social ad. “Your plant isn’t dramatic. It’s thirsty.”
- Skill
- social-ad
- Runtime
- 0:15
03 · The skills
Pick the one that fits the video.
Every skill works for any brand, product or idea, with eight style presets and four creative dials.
- motion-filmTitle sequences, promos, kinetic typography
- launch-filmProduct, feature and company launches
- product-walkthroughProduct tours, demos and onboarding
- explainer-video“How it works” and concept explainers
- tutorial-videoStep-by-step how-tos and training
- feature-updateWhat’s new and release notes
- data-storyYear-in-review and KPI reports
- brand-filmManifestos, rebrands and logo stings
- event-promoConferences, meetups and countdowns
- testimonial-videoCustomer quotes and case studies
- social-adReels, TikTok and Shorts (9:16)
Tune any film with --creativity, --typography, --animation and --motion (low, medium or high). Your brand guide always wins.
04 · Questions
Good to know.
- What are Claude Video Skills?
- A free, open-source set of 11 Claude skills that turn Claude into a video studio. Describe a video in plain words and Claude makes a finished motion-graphics film as an HTML file and an MP4.
- Do I need to edit video or write code?
- No. Claude writes the code, renders the film and checks every frame. You describe what you want and give feedback by timestamp.
- Do they need an API key or a video tool?
- No. They run on Claude’s code execution with Chrome and FFmpeg, and the music is synthesized in the film. ElevenLabs is only an optional way to add a voiceover.
- Which model works best?
- Any recent Claude model works; they work best with Claude Opus 5.5.
- Can it use my brand?
- Yes. Share your brand guide, logo and site, and Claude designs to them. Your brand always overrides the presets.
- Vertical videos?
- Yes. The social-ad skill makes 1080×1920 films that respect each platform’s safe zones.