# adobe-edit-quick-cut

Generates three short video sizzle reel variations from raw footage using Adobe Quick Cut. Useful for trimming clips into highlights before detailed editing.

- skill · `type=skill` · Codex, ChatGPT · ★ 7604
- Author: Adobe Inc · official OpenAI repository
- License: Apache-2.0 · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/openai/plugins/tree/HEAD/plugins/adobe/skills/adobe-edit-quick-cut/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-10-08
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/adobe-edit-quick-cut

## What it does

The skill processes source footage and produces three edited highlight variations with matching lengths and styles. Users pick between three duration tiers: a short cut for social feeds (~15 seconds), a medium narrative cut (~45 seconds), and an extended showcase (~90 seconds). Available vibe options cover action, dialogue focus, and cinematic presentation.

Under the hood, the workflow orchestrates Adobe cloud endpoints. It starts by running `adobe_mandatory_init` to verify the connector. On environments without visual UI widgets, the skill stages local media via `asset_initialize_file_upload` and `asset_finalize_file_upload` to retrieve an `assetId`. Then, three parallel `video_create_quick_cut` jobs run while `quickCutPoll` tracks their execution.

Raw local file paths are never accepted. If outbound network egress is disabled in your environment, staging footage will fail immediately.

## Install

### Codex (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add openai/plugins --skill adobe-edit-quick-cut -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/adobe-edit-quick-cut/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Claude Code

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add openai/plugins --skill adobe-edit-quick-cut -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/adobe-edit-quick-cut/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/adobe-edit-quick-cut/

### Cursor

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/adobe-edit-quick-cut/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install openai/plugins adobe-edit-quick-cut
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/adobe-edit-quick-cut/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

**Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/openai/plugins --path plugins/adobe/skills/adobe-edit-quick-cut
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/adobe-edit-quick-cut/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/openai/plugins/tree/HEAD/plugins/adobe/skills/adobe-edit-quick-cut/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- Create three sizzle reel cuts from a single video file
- Trim raw footage into a 15-second social clip
- Pull highlight moments automatically before manual Premiere edits
- Stage local video files to Creative Cloud headlessly

## Example prompts
- Make a 15-second sizzle reel from `event-recording.mp4`
- Cut the best parts of this footage with high energy
- Summarize this interview video visually into three highlight options

## Source text · SKILL.md · Apache-2.0

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---
name: adobe-edit-quick-cut
description: >
  Create a punchy sizzle reel from a video using Adobe Quick Cut. Use this skill whenever a user
  wants to cut, trim, or shorten a video into highlights — including phrases like "make a sizzle
  reel", "make a highlight reel", "quick cut this", "cut the best parts", "shorten this video",
  "make a highlight clip", "summarize this video visually", or any request to produce a shorter
  edited version of a video. Use this skill for Quick Cut requests before suggesting manual
  editing in Premiere. Requires the user to upload a video file.
license: Apache-2.0
compatibility: "Runs on both widget-capable surfaces (e.g. Claude Cowork, which supports the asset_add_file picker and asset_preview_file preview widgets) and non-UI agents (e.g. Codex, where those widgets are unavailable). The default flow uses the widgets; each widget step has a text-only fallback. Raw local paths are never passed to video tools."
allowed-tools: adobe_mandatory_init asset_add_file asset_initialize_file_upload asset_finalize_file_upload video_create_quick_cut quickCutPoll asset_preview_file video_resize
metadata:
  version: 2.1.0
  visibility: public
  surface: [claude, codex]
---

# Adobe Edit Quick Cut

Produces 3 AI-edited sizzle reel variations from a source video, all at the same duration and
style — giving the user options to pick from.

> **Surface note:** The default flow below uses Adobe's MCP App widgets — the `asset_add_file` file picker (Step 2) and the side-by-side `asset_preview_file` preview (Step 7). Follow it as written. Only if a widget tool is **not available on this surface** (e.g. Codex), use the *No-widget fallback* attached to that step.

---

## Tool Reference

| Step | Tool | Notes |
|------|------|-------|
| Upload source video | `asset_add_file` | File picker; returns the CC asset ID required by Quick Cut |
| Stage source video *(no-widget fallback)* | `asset_initialize_file_upload` + `asset_finalize_file_upload` | Only when `asset_add_file` is unavailable — stage a local video to CC; extract `assetId` from the finalize response |
| Run Quick Cut variations | `video_create_quick_cut` | Fire 3 in parallel; same duration and style prompt |
| Poll job status | `quickCutPoll` | Repeat until all 3 return `completed` |
| Preview variations | `asset_preview_file` | Renders all 3 side-by-side for selection *(no-widget fallback: present the 3 URLs directly)* |
| Resize re-uploaded output | `video_resize` | Workaround only — Quick Cut output must be re-uploaded first |

---

## Workflow

### Step 0 — Initialize Adobe Tools

Call `adobe_mandatory_init` first. This returns file handling rules and tool routing guidance required for the rest of the workflow.

```json
{ "skill_name": "adobe-edit-quick-cut", "skill_version": "2.1.0" }
```

---

### Step 1 — Entitlement Check

Now that `adobe_mandatory_init` confirmed that the "Adobe for creativity" connector is live, check which tools are available through the "Adobe for creativity" connector by cross checking against the Tool Reference table above.
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