Retakes, Dead Air, B-roll and Captions Handled: Claude Code as a First-Pass Video Editor in DaVinci Resolve
- Level Advanced
- Setup1–3 hrs (estimated)
- Evidence Some evidence
- CostNot stated in source
- No-codeNo
What they did
A creator packaged the method he uses to have Claude Code do the first edit of YouTube vlogs and classes in DaVinci Resolve Studio as a set of free skills. You drop raw footage in a folder and say "edit the new video". Claude cuts retakes and dead air, keeps the B-roll, adds music, writes clean one-line captions, adds brand motion graphics and helps with the YouTube export, while you make the taste calls. Raw footage is never modified, it only adds new timelines in Resolve, and every piece of feedback you give is saved so the next video starts smarter. The repo passed 240 stars in its first two days.
How it went
GitHub repo (created Oct 23, 2026; 246 stars on Oct 25): 12 skills for Claude Code (rough cut, vlog pacing, B-roll, Resolve scripting, audio, music, captions, motion overlays, YouTube export); needs DaVinci Resolve Studio, ffmpeg, Python and a speech-to-text API. Skills only, no code. CC BY-NC 4.0
Worth knowing
- GitHub repo (created Oct 23, 2026; 246 stars on Oct 25): 12 skills for Claude Code (rough cut, vlog pacing, B-roll, Resolve scripting, audio, music, captions, motion overlays, YouTube export); needs DaVinci Resolve Studio, ffmpeg, Python and a speech-to-text API. Skills only, no code. CC BY-NC 4.0.
Prompt
Cleaned version rewritten from the source — not a direct quote.
Set up my video editor. I edit in DaVinci Resolve Studio. When I drop a new video in [raw video folder], transcribe it, cut retakes, false starts and dead air, keep my B-roll, add music under the B-roll, write clean one-line captions and build a new timeline in my Resolve project. Never modify the raw footage or my template. When I give feedback like "too choppy", save it as a rule for the next video.
Recommended
Try it in Grok Bot
- Copy the prompt (button below).
- Open Grok Bot chat and paste it. Replace any [bracketed] placeholders.
- Connect the listed tools (YouTube) as connectors when Grok Bot asks.
- If the task repeats, ask: "Make this a daily routine."
Alternatives: the same prompt works in Claude Code, Claude, ChatGPT Agent, OpenClaw.
Set it up
Tools: YouTube · Stack: Claude Code
- Read the original source for full context.
- Connect the tools your agent needs.
- Paste the prompt and replace [bracketed] placeholders.
- Run once manually and check the output before scheduling it.
Generic suggested steps, not from the source.
Evidence
GitHub repo (created Oct 23, 2026; 246 stars on Oct 25): 12 skills for Claude Code (rough cut, vlog pacing, B-roll, Resolve scripting, audio, music, captions, motion overlays, YouTube export); needs DaVinci Resolve Studio, ffmpeg, Python and a speech-to-text API. Skills only, no code. CC BY-NC 4.0
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