Video Script: Write a Retention-Built Script for Your Next Video
One SKILL.md file that turns a topic into a ready-to-record video script, hook to outro.
It turns any video topic into a full, retention-structured video script (hook, context, step-by-step body, mid-roll call to action, recap, outro) that you can read on screen while you record.
Any AI assistant that reads a SKILL.md file: Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex. No separate app, no subscription, and no API key. You drop the file in and run it.
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Video Script is an AI skill that writes the script for your next video the way retention-focused creators actually structure them. Instead of a generic wall of text, it builds a proper YouTube script arc: a clear opening that sets context, a step-by-step body broken into micro-loops that keep people watching, a call to action placed where it converts, and a recap that closes the loop. It is a single SKILL.md file you drop into Claude, Cursor, Codex, or Claude Code. You give it a topic, it asks what it needs, and you get a clean script you can read straight off the screen while you record. No app to install, no subscription, no API key.
- Turn a bare topic into a complete, ready-to-record video script in minutes
- Keep viewers watching with a built-in retention structure: hook, micro-loops, re-hooks, recap
- Get a clear opening that sets context instead of a vague intro that loses people
- Place your call to action where it earns the click, not awkwardly at the start
- Read the script straight off the screen while you record, no memorizing
- Reuse the same skill for every video so your channel gets a consistent, proven format
- 1Drop the skill into your AI assistant
Add the SKILL.md file to Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, or Codex. Nothing to install, no account or API key to connect. Once it sees the file, the skill is ready to run.
- 2Give it your topic
Tell it the video you want to make, for example the title or the subject. That is the only thing it needs to start. You can add your audience and goal if you want it dialed in.
- 3It proposes hooks and the outline first
Before writing the full script, it drafts several opening hook options and lays out the block structure (opening context, body steps, mid-roll CTA, recap, outro) so you approve the direction. It asks before it commits to anything.
- 4It writes the full script, block by block
Each body step becomes a micro-loop: it opens a question, delivers the concrete point, then re-hooks into the next step. Every line is written to teach something and pull the viewer forward, with the main call to action placed where it converts.
- 5You review and get the finished script
You see the exact wording for every section before it is final, so you can tweak a line, cut a step, or change the tone. The result is a clean, on-screen script you read while you record.
- A complete video script from opening hook to final outro
- Several opening hook options to pick from
- A block-by-block outline (context, body steps, mid-roll CTA, recap, end screen)
- A step-by-step body written as retention micro-loops
- A recap that closes the loop and an outro that points to your next video
- An on-screen, read-while-you-record format with a strong central line per step
Long-form YouTube tutorial
Best for how-to and explainer videos: a full step-by-step body with re-hooks, a mid-roll call to action, and a recap that pays off the opening promise.
Short-form hook script
Focus on the opening seconds and a tight payoff for Shorts, Reels, or TikTok, where the hook and the first re-hook carry the whole video.
Talking-head or channel-style script
A consistent, repeatable format you reuse for every upload so your channel keeps the same clear opening, pacing, and outro.
SKILL.md · README.txt · LICENSE.txt — Single-seat commercial use. Do not resell or redistribute the file. Compatible with Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex.
What is the Video Script skill?
It is a SKILL.md file that teaches your AI assistant how to write a full video script for you. You give it a topic and it returns a retention-structured script (hook, context, step-by-step body, call to action, recap, outro) that you read while you record.
Does it work with Claude, Cursor, and Codex?
Yes. It works with any AI assistant that reads a SKILL.md file, including Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex. The skill is the same file across all of them.
Do I need to install anything or get an API key?
No. There is no separate app, no subscription, and no API key. You drop the SKILL.md file into your AI assistant and run it. Everything happens inside the assistant you already use.
Do I need writing, video, or coding skills to use it?
No. You just describe the video you want. The skill proposes hooks, lays out the structure, and writes each section, asking before it commits. You review the wording and make changes in plain language.
What kind of videos is this for?
It fits YouTube tutorials and explainers, talking-head channel videos, and short-form clips for Shorts, Reels, or TikTok. The structure adapts to the length, so the same skill handles a ten-minute how-to or a thirty-second hook.
Will it actually help retention, or just spit out text?
It is built around a retention arc: an opening that sets context, body steps written as micro-loops with re-hooks before the usual drop points, a call to action placed where it earns the click, and a recap that closes the loop opened in the hook.
An AI skill is a small, reusable instruction file (a SKILL.md) that teaches an AI assistant to do one job well. Video Script is exactly that: a Claude skill / AI agent skill you drop into your own assistant and run on demand, with no app, no subscription and no lock-in. You own the file forever.
It runs in Claude, Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and any assistant that reads a SKILL.md or a system prompt. Because it is just text, it is fully portable, and if it needs something to run, video script asks you for it first instead of inventing.
Creators reach for it as a podcast clips AI and an AI podcast clip generator, to turn a podcast into Shorts and to pull podcast highlights automatically, finding the best podcast moments without scrubbing the whole episode.
- Download the file after checkout you get the SKILL.md plus a short README and your license.
- Add it to your AI drop SKILL.md into your skills folder (for example
.claude/skills/) or paste its contents as a custom instruction. - Run it ask your AI to use Video Script, give it what it asks for, and it does the work.
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Video Script
It turns any video topic into a full, retention-structured video script (hook, context, step-by-step body, mid-roll call to action, recap, outro) that you can read on screen while you record.
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