Short Form Video Brief

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Short Form Video Brief skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Short Form Video Brief is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Content category. Learn more at https://claudskills.com/learn/what-is-skill-md/.

Category: Content · Sub-category: video · Last updated: 2026-06-17

Writes a brief for a 15–60 second short-form video for TikTok, Instagram Reels, or YouTube Shorts — including hook, body structure, visual direction, and call to action, ready to hand to a creator or editor.

About this skill (catalog notes)

Short Form Video Brief includes worked examples; pricing or quota commentary. The SKILL.md runs to about 1,084 words, in the catalog's typical mid-range.

Source: autopunk.io
License: MIT
Original author: ur-grue
Indexed lastmod: 2026-06-17
Catalog position: Content · video
Indexed related skills: 10

How Short Form Video Brief fits the catalog

Short Form Video Brief sits in the Content category under the video sub-topic in the ClaudSkills catalog. There are 10 related skills indexed alongside it; comparing a few before installing usually reveals which fits your workflow best.

These notes are auto-generated from features detected in the SKILL.md file and from this catalog's structure — they aren't part of the source repository.

What this skill does

Short Form Video Brief is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the video sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/short-form-video-brief/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Short Form Video Brief Claude Code skill is built for content creators, marketers, copywriters, SEO professionals, and editorial teams. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 118,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).

How to install

Free

Manual install (2 steps)

mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/short-form-video-brief
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/short-form-video-brief/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/short-form-video-brief/SKILL.md

Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/short-form-video-brief/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/short-form-video-brief/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\short-form-video-brief\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.

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Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Short Form Video Brief Claude Code skill?

Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy SKILL.md from the source repository to ~/.claude/skills/short-form-video-brief/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at claudskills.com/install/.

What does the Short Form Video Brief skill do?

Is this skill free to install?

Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.

When should I use the Short Form Video Brief skill?

Use Short Form Video Brief when your Claude Code task falls under the Content category — specifically in the video area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Short Form Video Brief" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/content/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Short Form Video Brief skill fit in?

A Claude Code skill is a SKILL.md file that lives under ~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Short Form Video Brief is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Content category. Learn more at /learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.

Attribution & license

Source: https://github.com/ur-grue/autopunk-media-skills/blob/HEAD/skills/social-media/content/short-form-video-brief/SKILL.md
License: MIT
Author: ur-grue
Website: https://autopunk.io

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APA

ur-grue. (2026). Short Form Video Brief [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/short-form-video-brief/

BibTeX

@misc{short-form-video-brief-2026,
  author    = {ur-grue},
  title     = {Short Form Video Brief [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/short-form-video-brief/}
}

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