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From: Rohit Garg <rohit@spext.co>
Date: Fri, 27 Feb 2026 22:13:59 +0530
Subject: [PATCH] Add VideoDB Skills to Individual Skills

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+name: videodb-skills
+description: The only video skill your agent needs — upload any video, connect real-time streams, search inside by what was said or shown, build complex editing workflows with overlays, generate AI media, add subtitles, and get instant streaming links.
+origin: ECC
+---
+
+# VideoDB Skills
+
+The only video skill your agent needs. Upload any video, connect real-time streams, search inside by what was said or shown, build complex editing workflows with overlays, generate AI media, add subtitles, and get instant streaming links — all via the VideoDB Python SDK.
+
+## When to Activate
+
+- Uploading or ingesting videos from YouTube URLs, web URLs, or local files
+- Searching spoken words or visual scenes across video content
+- Generating transcripts or auto-styling subtitles
+- Editing clips — trim, combine, multi-timeline composition
+- Adding overlays — text, images, audio, music
+- Generating AI media — images, video, music, sound effects, voiceovers
+- Transcoding — resolution, codec, bitrate, FPS changes
+- Reframing video for social platforms (vertical, square, etc.)
+- Real-time screen or audio capture with AI transcription
+- Getting playable HLS streaming links for any output
+
+## Setup
+
+```bash
+# Install the skill
+npx skills add video-db/skills
+
+# Or setup manually
+pip install "videodb[capture]" python-dotenv
+export VIDEO_DB_API_KEY=sk-xxx
+```
+
+Run `/videodb setup` inside your agent for guided setup ($20 free credits, no credit card).
+
+## Core Patterns
+
+### Upload and Process
+
+```python
+import videodb
+
+conn = videodb.connect()
+video = conn.upload(url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID")
+
+transcript = video.get_transcript()
+for entry in transcript:
+    print(f"[{entry['start']:.1f}s] {entry['text']}")
+```
+
+### Search Across Videos
+
+```python
+# Index for semantic search
+video.index_spoken_words()
+
+# Search by what was said
+results = video.search("product demo")
+for r in results:
+    print(f"{r.start:.1f}s - {r.end:.1f}s: {r.text}")
+```
+
+### Timeline Editing
+
+```python
+from videodb import Timeline, VideoAsset, AudioAsset
+
+timeline = Timeline(conn)
+asset = VideoAsset(asset_id=video.id, start=10, end=30)
+timeline.add_inline(asset)
+
+stream = timeline.generate_stream()
+print(stream)  # Playable HLS link
+```
+
+### AI Media Generation
+
+```python
+audio = conn.generate_audio(text="Upbeat background music", duration=30)
+image = conn.generate_image(prompt="Title card: Welcome to the Demo")
+```
+
+## Capabilities
+
+| Capability | What It Does |
+|---|---|
+| Upload | YouTube, URLs, local files |
+| Search | Speech-based and scene-based |
+| Transcripts | Timestamped, multi-language |
+| Edit | Trim, combine, multi-timeline |
+| Subtitles | Auto-generate, custom styling |
+| AI Generate | Images, video, music, SFX, voiceover |
+| Capture | Screen + audio, real-time |
+| Transcode | Resolution, codec, aspect ratio |
+| Stream | HLS playable links |
+
+## Best Practices
+
+- Always verify SDK connection before operations: `conn.get_collection()`
+- Use `video.index_spoken_words()` before searching — indexing is required once per video
+- For scene search, use `video.index_scenes()` — this processes visual frames
+- Timeline edits produce new streams; the original video is never modified
+- AI generation is async — poll status or use callbacks for long operations
+- Store `VIDEO_DB_API_KEY` in `.env`, not hardcoded
+
+## Repository
+
+https://github.com/video-db/skills