UGC Video Editor

Edit raw UGC-style footage into tighter, more usable creator and ad-ready outputs. Use when a team has talking-head, testimonial, or product demo footage tha...

Security Scan

This is an instruction-only skill that produces editing strategies for UGC footage; its requested resources and instructions are consistent with that purpose and contain no surprising installs, credentials, or external endpoints.

Purpose & Capability

The name and description (UGC video editing strategy) match the SKILL.md content. The skill only asks for video inputs and desired tone/duration and outputs an edit plan — nothing requested is unnecessary for that purpose.

Instruction Scope

The runtime instructions are limited to producing an edit strategy, cut/keep guidance, tone and risks. They do not instruct the agent to read unrelated files, access system paths, phone home, or transmit secrets. The skill does not claim to perform binary editing of files.

Install Mechanism

There is no install spec and no code files; this is instruction-only so nothing is written to disk or downloaded. This is the lowest-risk install model.

Credentials

No environment variables, credentials, or config paths are required. The lack of requested secrets is proportionate to a strategy-only editing skill.

Persistence & Privilege

always is false and model invocation is allowed (the platform default). The skill does not request persistent privileges or modify other skills/configurations.

Assessment

This skill is low-risk: it only provides written edit strategies and templates and does not install software or request credentials. Two practical notes before installing: (1) the skill expects you to provide source video and context — it does not itself perform file editing, so you'll need separate tools to apply the edits; (2) consider how you will supply video content to the agent (uploads or links) and whether that aligns with your privacy requirements, because the skill itself does not state how uploaded media is handled by the hosting platform. If you need automated file-level editing rather than guidance, look for a skill that explicitly installs or integrates with editing binaries or services.

Turn rough UGC-style footage into cleaner, more usable outputs.

Problem it solves

Raw UGC footage often has useful authenticity but weak delivery: awkward starts, rambling sections, repeated lines, messy pacing, and rough endings. This skill helps shape UGC into a more usable creator, ad, or product-support asset without losing the casual feel that makes it work.

Use when

• A team has rough UGC footage that needs cleanup
• Talking-head or testimonial clips need tighter pacing
• Product demo clips need a cleaner usable version
• The goal is a more publishable UGC asset without overproducing it

Do not use when

• The user needs a full cinematic or design-heavy edit
• The footage needs motion graphics or complex multi-scene storytelling
• The main issue is only format conversion or resizing

Inputs

• Source UGC video
• Intended use case: ad, creator post, PDP, TikTok Shop, review clip, etc.
• Desired tone: raw, polished-raw, cleaner, storefront-safe
• Optional target duration or key talking points to preserve

Workflow

1. Identify the strongest UGC moments and intended use.
2. Remove filler, repetition, and awkward dead space.
3. Tighten structure while preserving natural voice.
4. Keep the result feeling authentic, not over-edited.
5. Return a cleaner UGC cut strategy matched to the platform.

Output

Return:

1. Edit strategy
2. What to cut vs keep
3. Tone recommendation
4. Best-fit final use case
5. Risks if the footage is too weak or too chaotic

Quality bar

• Preserve authenticity while improving usability
• Avoid over-polishing the point where UGC stops feeling native
• Keep product, proof, or creator energy intact
• Make the output feel publishable, not just shorter

Resource

See references/output-template.md.