Video Search

Q: What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Video Search 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 Search 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: 2026-05-25

Search video archives using natural language — find events, objects, actions, and people across recorded video using fusion search (Cosmos Embed1 semantic search + CV attribute search). Use when asked to search for something in video, find actions and events, locate objects and people, or query video archives. For these types of questions, default to this top-level fusion search unless user specifies otherwise. Requires the search profile to be deployed.

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From the source SKILL.md

Search video archives by natural language using Cosmos Embed1 embeddings. Requires the search profile — deploy with the deploy skill (-p search). These videos sources can be ingested files or RTSP streams.

What this skill does

Video Search 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-search/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.

When to invoke it: Use when asked to search for something in video, find actions and events, locate objects and people, or query video archives. For these types of questions, default to this top-level fusion search unless user specifies otherwise.

Who uses this skill

The Video Search 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 147,000+ 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-search
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/video-search/SKILL.md \
  -o ~/.claude/skills/video-search/SKILL.md

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

Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/video-search/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\video-search\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 Search Claude Code skill?

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

What does the Video Search 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 Search skill?

Use Video Search 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 Search" 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 Search 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 Search 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/NVIDIA/skills/blob/HEAD/skills/video-search-and-summarization/video-search/SKILL.md
Author: NVIDIA
Website: https://docs.nvidia.com/skills

Cite this skill

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

APA

NVIDIA. (2026). Video Search [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/video-search/

BibTeX

@misc{video-search-2026,
  author    = {NVIDIA},
  title     = {Video Search [Claude Code skill]},
  year      = {2026},
  publisher = {ClaudSkills},
  url       = {https://claudskills.com/skills/video-search/}
}

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Security scan

Grade A · scanned 2026-07-10 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.

The scan flagged 1 of 10 categories (network), including lower-severity patterns. Patterns shown inside code fences are weighted as examples rather than instructions — read the grading methodology for what this does and does not guarantee.

✓ Prompt injection
✓ Data exfiltration
✓ Supply chain
✓ Reverse shell
✓ Credentials
✓ Execution
✓ Filesystem
✓ Persistence
✓ Obfuscation
⚠ Network

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