sora
Generates and edits short video clips using OpenAI's Sora API. It's useful for creating cinematic shots, b-roll, and rapidly iterating on video concepts.
What it does
This tool creates, edits, and organizes short videos using OpenAI's Sora technology. It's great for making movie scenes, background videos, or quickly testing video ideas.
When to use it
- ✓Need a short video for a presentation.
- ✓Want to create a quick clip for social media.
- ✓Testing different visual ideas for a project.
Example of what to ask your AI
“Create a video of a cat walking on a beach at sunset.”
Want more? Open the sections below.
How to use
The easiest way: copy the message below and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any AI. It reads the skill and follows the instructions.
Skill link
Ready-to-paste message
How it works
You describe the video you want, and the tool uses OpenAI's technology to generate or modify short clips.
Installation
Easiest way: copy the skill link and paste it into Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor asking it to follow the instructions.
In the terminal (Claude Code, Codex, Cursor), in your project folder:
npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill soraOr download just the file:
curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/nexu-io/open-design/main/skills/sora/SKILL.md -o SKILL.mdTechnical content (original SKILL.md)
Original text by the author, straight from GitHub.
sora
Curated from OpenAI's skills repository.
What it does
Generate, remix, and manage short video clips via OpenAI's Sora API. Useful for cinematic shots, b-roll, and rapid concept video iteration.
Source
- Upstream: https://github.com/openai/skills
- Category:
video-generation
How to use
This catalogue entry advertises the skill in OpenDesign so the agent discovers it during planning. To run the full upstream workflow with its original assets, scripts, and references, install the upstream bundle into your active agent's skills directory:
# Inspect the upstream README for exact paths
open https://github.com/openai/skills
Then ask the agent to invoke this skill by name (sora) or with
one of the trigger phrases listed in this skill's frontmatter.
FAQ
What is Sora?
Sora is an OpenAI technology that creates videos from text descriptions.
Can I edit existing videos?
Yes, the tool allows remixing and managing short videos.
Do I need to install anything?
To use all original features, you might need to install an additional package, but the basic tool might work directly.
Details
Original description by the author
Generate, remix, and manage short video clips via OpenAI's Sora API. Useful for cinematic shots, b-roll, and rapid concept video iteration.
repo: nexu-io/open-design
Popularity
- GitHub stars
- 101k
- Ranking position
- #770
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Updated
- 10/16/2026
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