Video Prompting Guide

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Video Prompting Guide 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. Video Prompting Guide 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: 2026-05-21

Best practices and techniques for writing effective AI video generation prompts. Covers: Veo, Seedance, Wan, Grok, Kling, Runway, Pika, Sora prompting strategies. Learn: shot types, camera movements, lighting, pacing, style keywords, negative prompts. Use for: improving video quality, getting consistent results, professional video prompts. Triggers: video prompt, how to prompt video, veo prompts, video generation tips, better ai video, video prompt engineering, video prompt guide, video prompt template, ai video tips, video prompt best practices, video prompt examples, cinematography prompts

From the source SKILL.md

Best practices for writing effective AI video generation prompts via [inference.sh](https://inference.sh).

What this skill does

Video Prompting Guide 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/video-prompting-guide/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

Who uses this skill

The Video Prompting Guide 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 116,000+ 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/video-prompting-guide
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/video-prompting-guide/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/video-prompting-guide/SKILL.md

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

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

📱 Install from your phone or desktop Telegram

Open @claudskills_bot on Telegram, tap Open Desktop App, and the desktop app installs this skill for you. Or share the bot link with a colleague — they get the same one-tap install. Learn more →

Pro

One-click install via the desktop app

The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.

Pro

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Frequently asked questions

How do I install the Video Prompting Guide Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Video Prompting Guide 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 Video Prompting Guide skill?

Use Video Prompting Guide 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 Video Prompting Guide" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at /category/content/.

What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Video Prompting Guide 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. Video Prompting Guide 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/inference-sh/skills/blob/HEAD/guides/prompting/video-prompting-guide/SKILL.md
Author: inference-sh

Cite this skill

If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:

APA

inference-sh. (2026). Video Prompting Guide [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/video-prompting-guide/

BibTeX

@misc{video-prompting-guide-2026,
  author    = {inference-sh},
  title     = {Video Prompting Guide [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/video-prompting-guide/}
}

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