watch · diffusionstudio — Claude Code skill: read video and audio footage
Answers questions about a video or audio file, summarizes it, locates scenes and pulls quotes with timestamps.
npx skills add diffusionstudio/skills --skill watch -a claude-codeWhat watch does
The watch skill wires your agent into Diffusion Studio so it can work through footage: find a moment from a description, recap a recording, pull lines, check a claim about what a file contains. Video and audio both.
The guidance ships inside the Diffusion Studio app, so it matches the version you have installed. Docs sit in the app bundle — Diffusion Studio.app/Contents/Resources/docs on macOS, %LOCALAPPDATA%\DiffusionStudio\app-<version>\resources\docs on Windows. Start at skills/watch.md and follow it for the session; it links to the tool reference and prompt guides in the same folder.
Tools run through the diffusion CLI (alias dapi). Doc names are MCP tool names, and each maps to a command: grab is diffusion grab, while diffusion <command> --help lists the options. Connected MCP tools behave the same way. Keep the app in the background with diffusion open --background and surface the result with diffusion window show. If diffusion or the app is missing, the skill points you at references/installation.md — worth checking before you start.
What it helps with
- find a scene by description in a long recording
- summarize a webinar or interview
- pull quotes with their timestamps
- verify what a file actually says
- describe what happens in footage and when
Example prompts for the agent
- Watch this video and find the moment where the settings panel appears
- Give me a short recap of the meeting recording
- Pull every line about the budget with timestamps
How to install watch
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add diffusionstudio/skills --skill watch -a claude-code2Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/watch/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/watch/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add diffusionstudio/skills --skill watch -a codex2Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/watch/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add diffusionstudio/skills --skill watch -a cursor2Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/watch/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install diffusionstudio/skills watch2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/watch/SKILL.md1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add diffusionstudio/skills --skill watch -a gemini-cli2Platform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/diffusionstudio/skills --path skills/watchManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/watch/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add diffusionstudio/skills --skill watch -a opencodeClaude.ai
Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways
Questions about watch
How do I install watch in Claude?
Run npx skills add diffusionstudio/skills --skill watch -a claude-code. The skill file then lands at ~/.claude/skills/watch/SKILL.md.
What does the watch skill do?
It works through video and audio: answers questions about the content, summarizes it, finds scenes and moments, pulls quotes, and describes what happens and when.
What do I need for it to work?
The Diffusion Studio app and the diffusion CLI (alias dapi), since tools are called through it. If either is missing, the skill points to references/installation.md.
Source text
SKILL.md · MIT
---
name: watch
description: >-
Watch and understand footage with Diffusion Studio: answer questions about a
video or audio file, summarize it, find scenes and moments, pull quotes, and
describe what happens and when. Use whenever the user asks what's in a piece
of footage, wants a summary or recap, wants to locate a moment ("where does X
happen", "find the scene where..."), or needs a claim about a video or audio
file checked.
---
The guidance for this skill ships with the Diffusion Studio app, so it always matches the installed version. Read it from there and trust it over memory; it belongs to the app, so never edit it.
The docs live inside the app bundle at `Diffusion Studio.app/Contents/Resources/docs` (usually under `/Applications`); on Windows, at `%LOCALAPPDATA%\DiffusionStudio\app-<version>\resources\docs`. Start with `skills/watch.md` and follow it for the rest of the session. It links to the tool reference and prompt guides in the same folder.
Use the tools through the `diffusion` CLI (alias `dapi`). The docs use MCP tool names, and each one is a command: `grab` is `diffusion grab`, and `diffusion <command> --help` lists its options. If the MCP tools are connected, they work the same.
Work with the app in the background (`diffusion open --background`), then show the result with `diffusion window show`.
If `diffusion` or the app is missing, read [installation.md](references/installation.md).
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