automation

capcut-mate: Automate Video Editing

Generate and download draft files with capcut-mate, a toolkit for startup founders, backed by 1.3k+ GitHub stars

From the repo · “开源剪映小助手|剪映API | 扣子插件 | Open-source CapCut automation toolkit to generate & download draft files. | skills”

intermediate⏱ 30 minutes💵 Free
2,004 stars+35★ this week297 forksPythonGuide quality 9/10 · reviewed Jun 30Updated 10/20/2026100% free · open source
What it is

Use a library of prewritten scripts to automate tasks on the CapCut video editing app.

Real use case example

"A solo developer, working on a social media campaign, wants to automate the creation of weekly video highlights. They use capcut-mate to set up scripts that combine relevant images into drafts for 8 videos. After setup, it takes less than a minute to generate each video. The developer spends no time on video editing, freeing up hours for campaign strategy and content creation."

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When to use it
  • •When you need to automate video editing for social media content
  • •When creating consistent video formats for your startup's marketing campaigns
  • •When you want to use CapCut's features programmatically
Ready-to-paste prompt
python capcut.py --template template.json --output output.mp4
Heads up: You need to have a CapCut API key and Python 3.7+ installed to use capcut-mate
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🔑 Needs an API key

Works after you add credentials — the setup agent will ask you for them.

Try it instantly — no install
Claude Code
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/capcut-mate && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/capcut-mate/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/capcut-mate/SKILL.md
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Details
Creator
Hommy-master
Language
Python
Category
automation
Published
8/31/2025

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