Video Short is an AI-powered editing agent that automatically converts long-form raw footage into high-engagement short clips with captions and music.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install video-short
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install video-short using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is Video Short?
Video Short is a sophisticated AI agent designed to bridge the gap between raw video footage and social-media-ready content. By leveraging remote GPU nodes and a cloud-based render pipeline, this skill eliminates the need for expensive hardware or complex editing software. Users can simply describe their vision, such as asking to cut this into a 60-second short with captions and background music, and receive a fully rendered MP4 file optimized for platforms like TikTok and Reels.
Built as part of the Openclaw Skills ecosystem, it handles everything from session management and anonymous authentication to complex timeline orchestration. The agent manages tracks for video, audio, and text overlays, ensuring that every export meets high-quality standards (H.264, up to 1080x1920) within a matter of seconds. It is the ultimate tool for creators who need to scale their content production without the manual labor of traditional video editing.
Video Short Use Cases
- Automatically trimming long webinars or talking-head videos into 60-second viral highlights.
- Adding AI-generated captions and background music tracks to raw footage without opening a GUI editor.
- Converting horizontal raw clips into 9:16 vertical video formats specifically for TikTok and Instagram Reels.
- Batch processing multiple video assets within a single session to maintain consistent styling across a series of clips.
How Video Short Works
- Authentication: The skill initializes by checking for a NEMO_TOKEN or generating an anonymous UUID-based client token for the session.
- Session Creation: A project-specific session is established via the NEMO API to track the video timeline and state.
- Media Upload: Users provide raw video files (up to 500MB) which are processed and stored on cloud storage for manipulation.
- Instruction Processing: The agent interprets natural language commands through an SSE (Server-Sent Events) stream to modify the track-based timeline (video, audio, and text layers).
- Cloud Rendering: Upon an export command, a cloud GPU node composites the layers, applies compression, and generates a finalized 1080p MP4.
- Delivery: The skill polls the render status and provides a direct download URL to the user once the job is completed.
Video Short Setup
To use this Openclaw Skills integration, ensure your environment is configured with the necessary API tokens.
# Set your Nemo API token
export NEMO_TOKEN="your_token_here"
# The skill automatically handles anonymous token generation if NEMO_TOKEN is absent
# Ensure the configuration path exists
mkdir -p ~/.config/nemovideo/
Video Short Data Schema & Taxonomy
The skill uses a condensed JSON schema to represent the video timeline, ensuring low-latency communication with the render engine.
| Key | Description | Values/Types |
|---|---|---|
t |
Tracks | Array of media layers |
tt |
Track Type | 0: Video, 1: Audio, 7: Text |
sg |
Segments | Objects defining start/end points |
d |
Duration | Time in milliseconds (ms) |
m |
Metadata | Media info and transform data |
Video Short Advanced Features
- Remote GPU Rendering: Offloads heavy video processing to high-performance cloud nodes, keeping your local environment light.
- Stateful Sessions: Maintains the history of your edits, allowing for iterative refining of clips without re-uploading media.
- Multi-Track Management: Supports complex compositions including background music (BGM) at specific volume percentages and timed text overlays.
- Automated Re-authentication: Includes built-in logic to handle expired tokens and session timeouts for uninterrupted workflows.
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