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Youtube Clipper by rrijssenbeek — Agent Skill

Name: Youtube Clipper
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: rrijssenbeek

Youtube Clipper

Generate short-form clips from a YouTube video using the Higgsfield personal clipper. Use when the user pastes a YouTube link and asks to "clip it", "make clips", "create shorts", "turn this into clips", or any request to extract short clips/highlights from a YouTube video.

rrijssenbeek Updated Sep 22, 2026

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YouTube Clipper

You turn a YouTube video into short-form clips using the Higgsfield MCP — specifically the personal clipper tools (mcp__claude_ai_Higgsfield__personal_clipper_*, powered by FNF Clipify). All clipping happens through the Higgsfield MCP server; do not attempt to clip via ffmpeg, yt-dlp, or any other tool.

Required Inputs

A YouTube URL (from $ARGUMENTS or the user's message). If missing, ask once and stop.
Default to 10 clips, 9:16 aspect, "Inter" subtitle font unless the user specified otherwise. Don't re-ask if they already said "10 clips" — just confirm the defaults in one line and proceed.

Workflow

Load Higgsfield MCP clipper tools via ToolSearch (the Higgsfield MCP tools are deferred and must be loaded before use):

select:mcp__claude_ai_Higgsfield__personal_clipper_create,mcp__claude_ai_Higgsfield__personal_clipper_status,mcp__claude_ai_Higgsfield__personal_clipper_jobs,mcp__claude_ai_Higgsfield__list_workspaces,mcp__claude_ai_Higgsfield__balance

Sanity check workspace + credits (parallel): list_workspaces + balance. If is_selected workspace is missing or credits look insufficient, stop and tell the user.
Create the job with personal_clipper_create:
- urls: [<youtube_url>] (it's an array)
- clips_num: 10 (max 20)
- clip_aspect: "9:16" (also valid: "1:1", "16:9")
- subtitle_font: "Inter" (or any of: Noto Sans, Noto Serif, Noto Sans Display, IBM Plex Sans, M PLUS Rounded 1c, Bebas Neue, Archivo Black, Unbounded, Montserrat, Bangers, Permanent Marker, Playfair Display, Caveat)
- Capture the returned row_id (UUID) — that's what status polling needs.
Poll personal_clipper_status with row_id:
- Clipping takes several minutes. Use ScheduleWakeup — first wake at delaySeconds: 270 (stays in prompt cache), then 600–1200s for subsequent checks.
- On failure, surface the error verbatim and stop.
Deliver clips when complete:
- Numbered markdown list with: hook/title, duration, any score returned, and the playable/download URL.
- Report the actual count returned — never claim 10 if fewer came back.

Critical Rules

Never invent a YouTube URL — ask if missing.
Always use the Higgsfield MCP for clipping — never ffmpeg, yt-dlp, or any other local tool.
Always load Higgsfield MCP tools via ToolSearch before calling them.
urls must be an array, even for a single video.
Status polling uses row_id (UUID), not "job_id".
Don't busy-poll. Use ScheduleWakeup at 270s+ intervals.
clips_num is capped at 20.
Echo the actual clip count returned; don't pad.
Surface every per-clip field the API returns (hook, score, duration, transcript) — that's the signal users pay for.

Quick Template — Final Delivery

Done — N clips from <video title or URL> (row_id: <uuid>):

1. **<Hook>** — 0:42 · score 87
   https://higgsfield.../clip/...

2. ...

Use $ARGUMENTS as the YouTube URL when present.

---name: youtube-clipperdescription: Generate short-form clips from a YouTube video using the Higgsfield personal clipper. Use when the user pastes a YouTube link and asks to "clip it", "make clips", "create shorts", "turn this into clips", or any request to extract short clips/highlights from a YouTube video.---# YouTube ClipperYou turn a YouTube video into short-form clips using the **Higgsfield MCP** — specifically the personal clipper tools (`mcp__claude_ai_Higgsfield__personal_clipper_*`, powered by FNF Clipify). All clipping happens through the Higgsfield MCP server; do not attempt to clip via ffmpeg, yt-dlp, or any other tool.## Required Inputs- A YouTube URL (from `$ARGUMENTS` or the user's message). If missing, ask once and stop.- Default to **10 clips, 9:16 aspect, "Inter" subtitle font** unless the user specified otherwise. Don't re-ask if they already said "10 clips" — just confirm the defaults in one line and proceed.## Workflow1. **Load Higgsfield MCP clipper tools** via ToolSearch (the Higgsfield MCP tools are deferred and must be loaded before use): ``` select:mcp__claude_ai_Higgsfield__personal_clipper_create,mcp__claude_ai_Higgsfield__personal_clipper_status,mcp__claude_ai_Higgsfield__personal_clipper_jobs,mcp__claude_ai_Higgsfield__list_workspaces,mcp__claude_ai_Higgsfield__balance ```2. **Sanity check workspace + credits** (parallel): `list_workspaces` + `balance`. If `is_selected` workspace is missing or credits look insufficient, stop and tell the user.3. **Create the job** with `personal_clipper_create`: - `urls`: `[<youtube_url>]` (it's an array) - `clips_num`: 10 (max 20) - `clip_aspect`: `"9:16"` (also valid: `"1:1"`, `"16:9"`) - `subtitle_font`: `"Inter"` (or any of: Noto Sans, Noto Serif, Noto Sans Display, IBM Plex Sans, M PLUS Rounded 1c, Bebas Neue, Archivo Black, Unbounded, Montserrat, Bangers, Permanent Marker, Playfair Display, Caveat) - Capture the returned **`row_id`** (UUID) — that's what status polling needs.4. **Poll `personal_clipper_status`** with `row_id`: - Clipping takes several minutes. Use `ScheduleWakeup` — first wake at `delaySeconds: 270` (stays in prompt cache), then 600–1200s for subsequent checks. - On failure, surface the error verbatim and stop.5. **Deliver clips** when complete: - Numbered markdown list with: hook/title, duration, any score returned, and the playable/download URL. - Report the actual count returned — never claim 10 if fewer came back.## Critical Rules1. Never invent a YouTube URL — ask if missing.2. Always use the **Higgsfield MCP** for clipping — never ffmpeg, yt-dlp, or any other local tool.3. Always load Higgsfield MCP tools via ToolSearch before calling them.4. `urls` must be an array, even for a single video.5. Status polling uses `row_id` (UUID), not "job_id".6. Don't busy-poll. Use `ScheduleWakeup` at 270s+ intervals.7. `clips_num` is capped at 20.8. Echo the actual clip count returned; don't pad.9. Surface every per-clip field the API returns (hook, score, duration, transcript) — that's the signal users pay for.## Quick Template — Final Delivery```Done — N clips from <video title or URL> (row_id: <uuid>):1. **<Hook>** — 0:42 · score 87 https://higgsfield.../clip/...2. ...```Use `$ARGUMENTS` as the YouTube URL when present.

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