Video-Watch
PassAudited by ClawScan on May 1, 2026.
Overview
This skill does what it claims—extracts video frames locally with ffmpeg—but users should notice that it relies on an undeclared external dependency and writes/overwrites frame files.
This appears safe for its stated purpose. Before installing or using it, make sure ffmpeg comes from a trusted source, run it only on videos you intend the agent to inspect, and write extracted frames to a dedicated folder because the script can generate many files and overwrite matching frame images.
Findings (2)
Artifact-based informational review of SKILL.md, metadata, install specs, static scan signals, and capability signals. ClawScan does not execute the skill or run runtime probes.
The skill may not work unless ffmpeg is installed, and installing it changes the local environment.
The skill depends on an external ffmpeg installation even though the registry requirements list no required binaries. The dependency is disclosed and directly related to video frame extraction.
Requires `ffmpeg` installed on the system. Install if missing: ```bash sudo apt-get install -y ffmpeg ... brew install ffmpeg ```
Install ffmpeg only from a trusted package manager or already-trusted system source, and consider updating the skill metadata to declare ffmpeg as a required binary.
Running the skill can create many image files and may overwrite existing matching frame files in the chosen output directory.
The script creates a user-selected output directory and uses ffmpeg with `-y`, which can overwrite existing frame_*.jpg files in that directory. This is expected for frame extraction but should be used with an appropriate output path.
mkdir -p "$OUTPUT_DIR" ... ffmpeg -i "$VIDEO_PATH" -vf "fps=$FPS" "$OUTPUT_DIR/frame_%03d.jpg" -y -loglevel warning
Use a dedicated empty output directory and avoid pointing the skill at important folders.