# short-video-production

A skill that walks the agent through shooting and cutting short vertical video for Xiaohongshu: structure, timing, formats, gear.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 773 installs · ★ 504
- Author: vivy-yi
- License: not stated · policy=link-only · description only; the file stays with the author
- Source: https://github.com/vivy-yi/xiaohongshu-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/01-内容创作/short-video-production/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-01-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/short-video-production

## What it does

The skill covers the whole path from concept to finished clip: picking a video type, breaking the timeline into seconds, filming, editing, and tuning for mobile viewing. It ships tables for optimal length per genre — tutorial, review, vlog, tips list, before-after — plus format specs and a gear comparison by budget.

Retention is the point. The first three seconds decide the video, so the hook gets its own treatment and every frame has to earn its place. A 15-second clip gets one structure, a 30-second clip another, a 60-second clip a third, each with exact block boundaries.

This is not for static image posts or horizontal cinematic work — those need different tools. Shoot on a phone with no mic and no light and your expectations should drop; the gear table marks that basic tier plainly.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add vivy-yi/xiaohongshu-skills --skill short-video-production -a claude-code
```

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

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add vivy-yi/xiaohongshu-skills --skill short-video-production -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/short-video-production/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add vivy-yi/xiaohongshu-skills --skill short-video-production -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/short-video-production/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install vivy-yi/xiaohongshu-skills short-video-production
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/short-video-production/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add vivy-yi/xiaohongshu-skills --skill short-video-production -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/vivy-yi/xiaohongshu-skills --path skills/01-内容创作/short-video-production
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/short-video-production/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add vivy-yi/xiaohongshu-skills --skill short-video-production -a opencode
```

### 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/vivy-yi/xiaohongshu-skills/tree/HEAD/skills/01-内容创作/short-video-production/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- split a clip into hook, main section and call to action
- pick a length that fits the genre: tutorial, review, vlog or tips list
- turn horizontal footage into a 9:16 vertical cut
- assemble a gear kit for a given budget
- rework a long video into a short clip

## Example prompts
- help me plan a 30-second tutorial video for Xiaohongshu
- check my script: is the hook in the first three seconds strong enough?
- what gear do I need to shoot a vlog on a phone

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