Watching Videos

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watching-videos

The user shared a video URL, a YouTube/TikTok/stream link, a local video file, a screen recording, a meeting recording, or a playlist/folder of videos — "watch this", "summarize this video", "what's in this recording". Use this to actually watch the video — download, extract frames, OCR, transcribe, and index it — instead of guessing from the title or asking the user to describe it.

Overview

Publisher	oxbshw
Repository	`watch-skill`
Skill name	`watching-videos`
Stars	518
Forks	72
Bundled files	Instructions only
License	MIT
Links	Skill source Repository Homepage

Markdown instructions
A SKILL.md file the model loads on demand, so it only costs tokens when a request actually matches.
Works with any LLM
AI skills are plain Markdown, not provider-specific code, so this works with GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model.
Self-contained
Everything the model needs lives in the instructions — no extra files to sync.
Open source
Published by oxbshw on GitHub. Read the source before you install it.

Installation

Install the Watching Videos AI skill in TypingMind to use it with any LLM, or drop it into another agent that reads SKILL.md.

Install in TypingMind

TypingMind installs a skill straight from its GitHub folder — it reads SKILL.md, bundles the resource files, and stores the result locally.

Open the app and go to Plugins → Skills.
Choose "Install from GitHub".
Paste the skill folder URL below and confirm.
https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill/tree/main/skills/watching-videos
Enable the skill in any chat where you want it available.

Plugins → Skills → Add skill → From GitHub URL, then paste the folder URL and press Continue.

Install in another agent

Any agent that reads the Agent Skills format can use this skill — copy the folder into that agent's skills directory.

Claude Code — .claude/skills

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill.git /tmp/watch-skill
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -r /tmp/watch-skill/skills/watching-videos .claude/skills/watching-videos

Restart Claude Code after copying so it picks up the new skill.

Use it in TypingMind

Enable Watching Videos in any TypingMind chat and the model takes it from there. Its name and description sit in the system prompt, and the moment a request matches, the model loads the full instructions itself — you never invoke it by hand, and it costs no tokens until it is actually used.

The model loads Watching Videos on its own as soon as a request matches it.

Works with any AI model

AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so Watching Videos is not tied to the model it was written for. Install it once in TypingMind and use it with GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama, or a local model you run yourself — all on your own API keys.

Loaded only when it is needed
The system prompt carries just the name and description. The instructions are fetched on the first matching request, so an idle skill costs nothing.
Switch models mid-chat
Because the skill is instructions rather than code, changing model does not break it — the next model reads the same SKILL.md.

Skill instructions

This is the SKILL.md content the model loads. Read it before installing — a skill is instructions your model will follow.

Watching videos

You don't have a video input; this skill gives you one. Anything a user hands you — a YouTube link, a TikTok, a lecture, a meeting recording, a screen capture, an .mp4 on disk — goes through the same pipeline: frames (scene-aware, deduplicated), OCR, transcript (captions first, local Whisper offline fallback), all persisted into one index.

Before watching: check the index

bash
watch-skill list

If the video was already analyzed — this session or any earlier one — do NOT watch it again. Ask it directly (see the asking-with-evidence skill):

bash
watch-skill ask <video_id> "<question>"

One video

bash
watch-skill watch "<url-or-path>" [--start T --end T] [--max-frames N] [--transcript-only]

Works on any yt-dlp-supported site (1800+), direct media URLs, HLS/DASH manifests (--duration 60 bounds live streams), and local files.
Video over ~10 minutes and the user cares about one part → use --start/--end for dense sampling of that window.
User only needs what was said → --transcript-only (fastest, often no video download at all).

The report prints Indexed: <video_id>, frames with t=MM:SS timestamps, OCR text, and the transcript. Read every frame path listed — in a single message, parallel Read calls — then answer from frames + OCR

transcript, citing timestamps.

Many videos (playlist, channel, folder)

bash
watch-skill batch "<playlist-url-or-folder>" [--limit N]

Everything lands in the same index; one broken video never stops the rest. Afterwards a single watch-skill search "<phrase>" spans the whole batch.

First run on a machine

If any command fails with a dependency error, run watch-skill doctor once — it installs missing ffmpeg/yt-dlp itself. No API key is required for any of this; transcription is local by default and the video file never leaves the machine.

Frequently asked questions

What does the Watching Videos AI skill do?

Why use Watching Videos on TypingMind?

Because you install it once and use it with any model. Watching Videos is plain Markdown rather than provider-specific code, so the same skill runs on GPT-5, Claude, Gemini, Grok, or a local model — and you can switch model mid-chat without it breaking. TypingMind runs on your own API keys, so you pay providers directly instead of a per-seat subscription, and your skills and chats stay in your own storage.

How do I install Watching Videos in TypingMind?

Open Plugins → Skills → Install from GitHub in TypingMind and paste https://github.com/oxbshw/watch-skill/tree/main/skills/watching-videos. TypingMind reads its SKILL.md and installs it as a skill you can enable per chat.

Which AI models can use Watching Videos?

Any model you connect in TypingMind. AI skills are plain Markdown instructions rather than provider-specific code, so GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, and local models can all load this skill when a request matches it.

How many AI models can I use with Watching Videos?

As many as you like. As long as a model supports skills, you can use Watching Videos with it — GPT, Claude, Gemini, Grok, DeepSeek, Mistral, Llama and more — all on TypingMind with your own API keys.

Is the Watching Videos AI skill free?

Yes. It is published on GitHub by oxbshw under the MIT license. You only pay your own AI provider for the tokens you use.

What are AI skills?

An AI skill is a reusable instruction bundle that teaches an AI model how to do one specific task. It follows the open Agent Skills format: a SKILL.md file with a name and description, plus any scripts, templates or reference files the model may need. The model reads the instructions only when your request matches the skill, so an installed skill costs nothing until it is used.

How are AI skills different from plugins or MCP servers?

A plugin or MCP server gives a model new tools to call — code that runs somewhere and returns a result. An AI skill gives the model knowledge and process instead: how to approach a task, which steps to follow, what good output looks like. Skills are plain Markdown, so they need no server, no API key and no runtime, and they work with any model.

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Overview

Installation

Install in TypingMind

Install in another agent

Use it in TypingMind

Works with any AI model

Skill instructions

Watching videos

Before watching: check the index

One video

Many videos (playlist, channel, folder)

First run on a machine

Frequently asked questions

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