sora — Claude Code skill: video and installation
This skill creates, remixes, and manages short clips through OpenAI’s Sora API. Use it for cinematic shots, b-roll, and concept iteration.
npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill sora -a claude-codeWhat sora does
The skill lets an agent create, remix, and manage short video clips through OpenAI’s Sora API. Its listed use cases are cinematic shots, b-roll, and rapid iteration on video concepts. The agent can discover it by the name sora or phrases such as “openai video” and “cinematic clip”.
The catalogue entry exposes the skill during planning. To run the full upstream workflow with its original assets, scripts, and references, install the upstream bundle into the active agent’s skills directory. Check the selected platform’s installation path before using it, since the location of SKILL.md differs between agents.
What it helps with
- create a short video clip through OpenAI’s Sora API
- remix an existing clip for a new concept
- build a cinematic shot for a project
- prepare b-roll for a video
Example prompts for the agent
- Use the `sora` skill to create a short cinematic clip from this brief.
- Run `sora` and remix this video into a b-roll version.
- Use `sora` to iterate on several short video concepts.
How to install sora
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill sora -a claude-code2Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/sora/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/sora/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill sora -a codex2Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/sora/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill sora -a cursor2Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/sora/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install nexu-io/open-design sora2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/sora/SKILL.md1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill sora -a gemini-cli2Platform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/nexu-io/open-design --path skills/soraManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/sora/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill sora -a opencodeClaude.ai
Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
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Questions about sora
How do I install `sora` in Claude Code?
Run npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill sora -a claude-code, run the same command again, then check ~/.claude/skills/sora/SKILL.md.
What does the `sora` skill do?
It creates, remixes, and manages short video clips through OpenAI’s Sora API. The documented use cases include cinematic shots, b-roll, and video concept iteration.
Which platforms support `sora`?
The skill supports Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, and OpenCode.
Source text
SKILL.md · Apache-2.0
--- name: sora description: | Generate, remix, and manage short video clips via OpenAI's Sora API. Useful for cinematic shots, b-roll, and rapid concept video iteration. triggers: - "sora" - "openai video" - "short video" - "b roll" - "cinematic clip" od: mode: video category: video-generation upstream: "https://github.com/openai/skills" --- # sora > Curated from OpenAI's skills repository. ## What it does Generate, remix, and manage short video clips via OpenAI's Sora API. Useful for cinematic shots, b-roll, and rapid concept video iteration. ## Source - Upstream: https://github.com/openai/skills - Category: `video-generation` ## How to use This catalogue entry advertises the skill in OpenDesign so the agent discovers it during planning. To run the full upstream workflow with its original assets, scripts, and references, install the upstream bundle into your active agent's skills directory: ```bash # Inspect the upstream README for exact paths open https://github.com/openai/skills ``` Then ask the agent to invoke this skill by name (`sora`) or with one of the trigger phrases listed in this skill's frontmatter.
© nexu-io · Apache-2.0 · nexu-io/open-design