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sora

Generate, remix, and manage short video clips via OpenAI's Sora API. Useful for cinematic shots, b-roll, and rapid concept video iteration.

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About sora

sora is an Open Design catalogue entry for a skill that generates, remixes, and manages short video clips via OpenAI's Sora API. It targets fast, iterative video creation, cinematic shots, b-roll, and rapid concept videos, where an agent can produce and refine clips from prompts. The problem it addresses is turning text or existing clips into short video assets and managing them without a manual video-production pipeline.

As presented, the entry is a thin catalogue advertisement rather than a full implementation. The SKILL.md summarizes the capability, lists trigger phrases such as "sora", "openai video", "short video", "b roll", and "cinematic clip", and points to the upstream source in OpenAI's skills repository. To run the actual workflow with its original assets, scripts, and references, users install the upstream bundle from github.com/openai/skills into their active agent's skills directory. Real generation requires access to OpenAI's Sora API; the catalogue entry itself holds no code or credentials.

Intended users are video creators, marketers, and product teams that need quick concept video iteration or filler footage. Typical use cases include generating cinematic shots and b-roll, remixing existing clips, and iterating rapidly on concept videos, once the upstream bundle and Sora API access are in place.

FAQ

What can this skill do?

Generate, remix, and manage short video clips via OpenAI's Sora API, useful for cinematic shots, b-roll, and rapid concept iteration.

Is this a full skill or a catalogue pointer?

It is a catalogue entry advertising the skill in Open Design. The full workflow lives in OpenAI's upstream skills repository.

What do I need to run it?

Access to OpenAI's Sora API and the upstream bundle from github.com/openai/skills installed in your agent's skills directory.

What are typical use cases?

Cinematic shots, b-roll footage, and rapid concept video iteration.

How is it triggered?

By name (sora) or with phrases such as "openai video", "short video", "b roll", or "cinematic clip".

Install sora

Download and extract the skill files to your .claude/skills/ directory.

Quick Setup:

  1. Copy the skill folder to .claude/skills/
  2. Claude will automatically detect and use the skill