How do I install the Crusty Content Automator skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add modbender/crusty-content-automator in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

Is Crusty Content Automator safe to use?

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Which AI agents work with Crusty Content Automator?

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Is Crusty Content Automator free to use?

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Who published Crusty Content Automator?

modbender (@modbender) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Crusty Content Automator by modbender

Name: Crusty Content Automator
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: modbender

Crusty Content Automator

Faceless YouTube content automation pipeline. Generates scripts, converts to speech via ElevenLabs TTS, assembles videos with ffmpeg. Supports daily trading updates, news summaries, and educational content. Run: python3 scripts/content_automator.py --help

modbender Updated Sep 9, 2026 12 repo stars

File contents

Content Automator — Faceless YouTube Pipeline

Automated content creation for faceless YouTube channels. Generates scripts, converts to speech, assembles videos.

Usage

# Generate a trading update video
python3 scripts/content_automator.py trading --portfolio ~/.openclaw/workspace/ECONOMIC_DASHBOARD.md --output ~/Videos/

# Generate from custom script
python3 scripts/content_automator.py script --file my_script.txt --title "My Video" --output ~/Videos/

# List available templates
python3 scripts/content_automator.py templates

# Generate news summary
python3 scripts/content_automator.py news --topic "AI agents" --sources "twitter,colony" --output ~/Videos/

Features

Script Generation — Templates for trading updates, news summaries, educational content
TTS Integration — ElevenLabs API with voice selection
Video Assembly — ffmpeg-based composition with background visuals
Metadata Generation — YouTube titles, descriptions, tags
Batch Processing — Create multiple videos from data sources

Templates

trading-update — Daily P&L, positions, market commentary
news-roundup — AI/agent industry news summary
tutorial — Educational content with code examples
story — Narrative content with scene breaks

Output

Each run produces:

{title}.mp4 — Final video file
{title}.txt — Script/lyrics
{title}_meta.json — YouTube metadata (title, desc, tags)
{title}_assets/ — Audio segments, temp files

Security Notes

This skill intentionally accesses:

ELEVENLABS_API_KEY from environment (for TTS API calls)
External HTTPS requests to api.elevenlabs.io (text-to-speech service)
Subprocess execution of ffmpeg (video assembly)

These behaviors are required for core functionality and are declared in SKILL.md metadata.

---name: crusty-content-automatordescription: Faceless YouTube content automation pipeline. Generates scripts, converts to speech via ElevenLabs TTS, assembles videos with ffmpeg. Supports daily trading updates, news summaries, and educational content. Run: python3 scripts/content_automator.py --help--- # Content Automator — Faceless YouTube Pipeline Automated content creation for faceless YouTube channels. Generates scripts, converts to speech, assembles videos. ## Usage ```bash # Generate a trading update video python3 scripts/content_automator.py trading --portfolio ~/.openclaw/workspace/ECONOMIC_DASHBOARD.md --output ~/Videos/ # Generate from custom script python3 scripts/content_automator.py script --file my_script.txt --title "My Video" --output ~/Videos/ # List available templates python3 scripts/content_automator.py templates # Generate news summary python3 scripts/content_automator.py news --topic "AI agents" --sources "twitter,colony" --output ~/Videos/ ``` ## Features 1. **Script Generation** — Templates for trading updates, news summaries, educational content 2. **TTS Integration** — ElevenLabs API with voice selection 3. **Video Assembly** — ffmpeg-based composition with background visuals 4. **Metadata Generation** — YouTube titles, descriptions, tags 5. **Batch Processing** — Create multiple videos from data sources ## Templates - `trading-update` — Daily P&L, positions, market commentary - `news-roundup` — AI/agent industry news summary - `tutorial` — Educational content with code examples - `story` — Narrative content with scene breaks ## Output Each run produces: - `{title}.mp4` — Final video file - `{title}.txt` — Script/lyrics - `{title}_meta.json` — YouTube metadata (title, desc, tags) - `{title}_assets/` — Audio segments, temp files ## Security Notes This skill intentionally accesses: - `ELEVENLABS_API_KEY` from environment (for TTS API calls) - External HTTPS requests to `api.elevenlabs.io` (text-to-speech service) - Subprocess execution of `ffmpeg` (video assembly) These behaviors are required for core functionality and are declared in SKILL.md metadata.

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