# Clip

> Downloads given video from YouTube, clips from given start and end time, saves to folder on your Desktop

- Skill: `dvcrn/clip` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add dvcrn/clip`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/dvcrn/clip/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: dvcrn (https://skillmd.com/u/dvcrn)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/dvcrn/clip

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# clip

Downloads given video URL from YouTube, clips any start and end time range, saves to folder on your Desktop ~/Desktop/Clips. Deletes the full raw downloaed version at the end for cleanup.

## Example

```
/clip https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Tyej_V2ilZA 0:00 3:17 holloway-bmf-walkout
```

## How to ask

**Give timestamps:** URL + start + end + optional name.
> Clip https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID from 0:00 to 1:12, name it myclip

## Run

```bash
{baseDir}/clip.sh --url "https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID" --start 0 --end 72 [--name "myclip"]
```

Times: seconds (`72`) or `HH:MM:SS`. Output: `~/Desktop/Clips/<name>.mp4`.