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/install vidiq
Description
AI-powered video intelligence - download, analyze, clip, GIF from any URL. Supports YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X. Uses ffmpeg + yt-dlp.
Usage Guidance
This skill appears to do what it says: it downloads videos via yt-dlp and manipulates them with ffmpeg. Before installing, consider: 1) Privacy/exfiltration — the SKILL.md suggests sending extracted frames to a vision model but doesn't specify which; ensure you trust the agent or model that will receive those images. 2) Local storage — downloads and frames are cached under /tmp/vidiq; remove sensitive files after use. 3) Undeclared dependencies — the script uses python3, md5sum, bc, awk, grep, sed in addition to ffmpeg/yt-dlp; ensure your environment provides these. 4) Copyright and bandwidth — downloading videos may violate terms or consume network/disk. If you want tighter guarantees, request the author add explicit statements about where frame data is sent and list all required binaries in metadata.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: vidiq
Version: 1.0.0
The skill bundle provides legitimate video processing functionality using ffmpeg and yt-dlp, but contains a security vulnerability in `scripts/vidiq.sh`. Specifically, it uses the Python `eval()` function to process the `r_frame_rate` metadata field extracted by `ffprobe` from potentially untrusted video files. While this appears to be an unintentional coding flaw rather than intentional malice, it represents a potential code execution vector if a crafted video file can influence the ffprobe output.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
Name/description match the included script: the shell script uses yt-dlp to download videos and ffmpeg/ffprobe to inspect, extract frames, clip, create GIFs, etc. The requested binaries (ffmpeg, yt-dlp) are the core tools needed. Minor mismatch: the script also invokes common utilities (python3, md5sum, bc, awk, grep, sed) that are not listed in the metadata but are typical on many systems.
Instruction Scope
SKILL.md tells the agent to 'feed frames to a vision model for content understanding' but does not specify which model or endpoint; the script itself only writes frames to /tmp/vidiq and does not transmit them. This leaves it to the agent runtime to decide where frames are sent, which could result in external transmission of image data if the agent forwards frames to a remote service. Also: SKILL.md lists a 'transcript' action in usage comments, but the script has no implemented 'transcript' case.
Install Mechanism
No install spec (instruction-only with an included shell script). This is low-risk from an installation perspective because no external code is fetched during install. Runtime does call yt-dlp which downloads video content (expected behaviour).
Credentials
The skill declares no required environment variables or credentials, which is appropriate for a local video manipulation tool. It does perform network downloads of user-supplied URLs via yt-dlp — expected for the feature, but note that any URL the agent is given will be fetched.
Persistence & Privilege
The skill does not request persistent/always-on privileges. It writes temporary files under /tmp/vidiq for caching and frames, which is normal for this functionality but means downloaded content is stored locally.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install vidiq - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/vidiq - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
Initial release - video download, frames, clips, GIFs, mosaics, AI analysis
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is VidIQ - Video Intelligence?
AI-powered video intelligence - download, analyze, clip, GIF from any URL. Supports YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, X. Uses ffmpeg + yt-dlp. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 346 downloads so far.
How do I install VidIQ - Video Intelligence?
Run "/install vidiq" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is VidIQ - Video Intelligence free?
Yes, VidIQ - Video Intelligence is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does VidIQ - Video Intelligence support?
VidIQ - Video Intelligence is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created VidIQ - Video Intelligence?
It is built and maintained by Cassh (@cassh100k); the current version is v1.0.0.
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