# Video Podcast Maker

Use when the user gives a topic and wants an automated video podcast created, or asks...

- Repository: https://github.com/dtsola/xiaoyaosearch (1026 stars)
- Category: Design
- License: see repository
- Last updated: 2026-10-02
- Runs scripts: yes, review before use

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add dtsola/xiaoyaosearch --skill video-podcast-maker -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add dtsola/xiaoyaosearch --skill video-podcast-maker -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add dtsola/xiaoyaosearch --skill video-podcast-maker -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add dtsola/xiaoyaosearch --skill video-podcast-maker -g -a gemini-cli -y`

## Description

Use when the user gives a topic and wants an automated video podcast created, or asks to learn visual design patterns from a reference video/image. Produces 4K video via research → script → TTS → Remotion → MP4 + BGM.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

> **REQUIRED: Load Remotion Best Practices First**
>
> This skill depends on `remotion-best-practices`. **You MUST invoke it before proceeding:**
> ```
> Invoke the skill/tool named: remotion-best-practices
> ```

# Video Podcast Maker

## Quick Start

Open your coding agent and say: **"Make a video podcast about $ARGUMENTS"**

Or invoke directly: `/video-podcast-maker AI Agent tutorial`

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## Design Learning (Optional)

Extract visual design patterns from reference videos or images and apply them to new video compositions. **Skip this section unless** the user provides a reference video/image or asks to save/list/delete style profiles.

→ See **[references/design-learning.md](references/design-learning.md)** for commands, reference-library management, style-profile management, and integration with Pre-workflow / Step 9.

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## Auto Update Check

**Agent behavior:** Check for updates at most once per day (throttled by timestamp file).
Before any shell command that reads files from this skill, resolve `SKILL_DIR` to the directory containing `SKILL.md`.
If your agent exposes a built-in skill directory variable such as `${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}`, you may map it to `SKILL_DIR`.

```bash
SKILL_DIR="${SKILL_DIR:-${CLAUDE_SKILL_DIR}}"
STAMP="${SKILL_DIR}/.last_update_check"
NOW=$(date +%s)
LAST=$(cat "$STAMP" 2>/dev/null || echo 0)
if [ ! -d "${SKILL_DIR}/.git" ]; then
  echo "MANUAL_INSTALL"
elif [ $((NOW - LAST)) -gt 86400 ]; then
  timeout 5 git -C "${SKILL_DIR}" fetch --quiet 2>/dev/null || true
  LOCAL=$(git -C "${SKILL_DIR}" rev-parse HEAD 2>/dev/null)
  REMOTE=$(git -C "${SKILL_DIR}" rev-parse origin/main 2>/dev/null)
  echo "$NOW" > "$STAMP"
  if [ -n "$LOCAL" ] && [ -n "$REMOTE" ] && [ "$LOCAL" != "$REMOTE" ]; then
    echo "UPDATE_AVAILABLE"
  else
    echo "UP_TO_DATE"
  fi
else
  echo "SKIPPED_RECENT_CHECK"
fi
```

The rest: https://github.com/dtsola/xiaoyaosearch/blob/HEAD/.claude/skills/video-podcast-maker/SKILL.md