Shorts clip finder
Give it a long video transcript. Get the best five moments to clip, each with a new first line.
Shorts clip finder is a free AI skill for the job "Grow on social". Give the instructions to an AI assistant that supports the required files and tools, then review its output.
Free · No account · MIT licence · Made by Jake Schincariol · Level: beginner
Made by Jake Schincariol. See the original on GitHub; we copied it as it is, with its licence.
What it does
The five best moments in a long video to cut into Shorts, each with a new first line, on-screen text and a loop point. A good clip stands alone without the video around it. Paste your transcript. It looks for 20 to 55 second spans that open on a complete thought, contain a turn (a claim, then proof or a twist) and end on a strong line. It ranks them and shows five with timecodes so you can reject one fast. For each, it writes a fresh opening line for viewers with no context, different words for the first two seconds of on-screen text, and an ending that loops back. Nothing is posted for you.
You give it
- The long video transcript with timecodes
- The audience or channel topic (optional)
- Preferred clip length (optional)
You get
- Five ranked clip moments with timecodes
- A new first line for each
- On-screen text for the first two seconds
- A loop point and a crop note for vertical video
Use it when
- You recorded a one-hour podcast and want Shorts from it.
- Your clips keep flopping because they need earlier context.
- You want hook lines that work for cold viewers.
- You edit for a client and need timecodes to hand over.
How to use it
- Add it to your AI once: download it and add the folder to Claude, ChatGPT or Codex as a skill.
- Ask for the job in your own words. Your AI opens the skill when it fits.
Workflows that use it
- Cut a raw recording and get chapters and short clips
- Cut, chapter and clip a long video into five shorts