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Clips AI: Turn Long Videos into Ready‑to‑Use Clips Fast

Name: Clips AI: Turn Long Videos into Ready‑to‑Use Clips Fast
Author: ClipsAI

Clips AI lets founders quickly slice lengthy video content into bite‑size clips using a simple Python library—perfect for automating video assets in product demos or marketing.

From the repo · “Clips AI is an open-source Python library that automatically converts long videos into clips.”

557 stars+5★ this week104 forksPythonGuide quality 9/10 · reviewed Oct 7Updated 1/17/2024100% free · open source

What it does

Clips AI is a Python library that automatically converts long videos into clips, allowing for easier video content management and analysis.

When to use it

•You have a large collection of long videos and want to create shorter, shareable clips for social media.
•You need to analyze specific segments of a long video for research or educational purposes.
•You want to create video summaries or highlights from lengthy recordings.

Ready-to-paste prompt

python clipsai/cli.py --input video.mp4 --output clips --duration 10 --format mp4

Heads up: Make sure you have the necessary video processing dependencies, such as FFmpeg, installed on your system, as Clips AI relies on these to handle video processing tasks.

Saves to your device

Use with Claude

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✅ Light setup

Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/clipsai && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/clipsai/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/clipsai/SKILL.md

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Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

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How Clips AI: Turn Long Videos into Ready‑to‑Use Clips Fast works

Codeflow

Free to inspect

Clips AI: Turn Long Videos into Ready‑to‑Use Clips Fast is a medium Python project (~8.6k lines across 50 code files, plus 7 test files). Setup is light: installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional. Last commit 34 months ago, MIT license, has a test suite.

Size

Medium codebase

~8.6k lines · 50 code files · ~1 h to skim

Setup

One-command install

Installs like a normal app. Reading the code is optional.

Runs on

Python

No API keys detected

Python 91%TeX 9%

Where to start reading

1
README.md
Start here — what it does and how to install it
2
clipsai/__init__.py
Inside clipsai/ — the main logic begins here

What's in each folder

clipsai/Core code — the actual logic48 files

report/Folder27 files

sandbox/Folder3 files

tests/Tests — proof it works7 files

READMEHas testsThin docsNo CIMIT licenseLast update 34 mo ago

Use with Claude

New

Skip the builder — one click puts this in Claude, Cursor, Antigravity and more.

✅ Light setup

Installs with a command or two; your AI agent can do it for you.

Try it instantly — no install

Claude Code

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/clipsai && curl -fsSL https://workflowstacks.com/api/skills/clipsai/claude-skill -o ~/.claude/skills/clipsai/SKILL.md

Open in another AI app

Opens the app with this repo with the prompt ready to go — no copy-paste needed.

Connect the whole catalog (MCP)

claude mcp add --transport http workflowstacks https://workflowstacks.com/api/mcp

Adds a WorkflowStacks connector to Claude Code: search and load any skill here by chatting.

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Details

Creator

ClipsAI

Language

Python

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Outcome guide

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