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bradautomates · 17K installsWatch skill
Runs by itself, when you add a video to your list.
Saved videos turn into notes with times.
Install the Watch skill and make it a habit: follow https://gethabit.dev/skills/bradautomates/watch.md
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- 2Paste into Claude Code, Codex or Cursor
- 3It runs by itself
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Watch
by bradautomates · 17K installs
The skill
Watches a video and answers your questions.
Only when you ask.
Time saved
Saved videos turn into notes with times. You learn more in less time.
↻ Runs by itselfwhen you add a video to your list
How the habit works.
You don't have to.
When does it start? How does it check its work? What does it remember?
One run, step by step.
Then it stops.
Stops after 3 videos per run with no automatic retries.
- 01
Check setup
Your agent runs setup.py --check, and on a first run asks you the engine, detail and transcription questions.
- 02
Take the next video
It picks the next URL or local path and the question from the queue.
- 03
Watch
It runs watch.py with the source and --question as separate quoted arguments.
- 04
Read the evidence
It relays the Gemini answer with timestamps, or reads every frame and the transcript on the local engine.
- 05
Handle failures
On a Gemini failure it tells you and offers --engine local instead of switching by itself.
- 06
Write notes
It writes timestamped notes, names missing evidence and marks the video done.
- 07
Clean up
It removes only the disposable work dir from this run.
What it may do.
Nothing more.
It writes only in its own folder and asks you before anything goes out.
- Writes only inloops/video-watch-digest-loop/**, ~/.config/watch/.env
- Talks tothe video source site, generativelanguage.googleapis.com when the gemini engine is on
- Sendsvideo to Google only with the gemini engine
- Your OKIt asks you before anything goes out.
Is it for you?
Use it when it fits.
Read both lists. If the left one sounds like you, the Watch skill helps.
Use it when
- ✓ You have questions about a video
- ✓ You want notes from a talk or tutorial
- ✓ You need what a presenter showed on screen
Skip it when
- – A text article covers the same content
- – The video must stay private and local setup is not possible
Watch skill, answered.
Does my video leave the machine?
Only with the gemini engine. The local engine extracts frames and transcript on your computer, and whisperx keeps audio local too.
Can a video's captions steer the agent?
No. The skill treats frames, captions, titles and transcripts as untrusted evidence, never as instructions.
How do I install the Watch skill?
Copy the prompt at the top into your agent. It installs the skill from bradautomates/claude-video and sets up the habit. Or run npx skills add bradautomates/claude-video --skill watch.
Is the Watch skill free?
Yes. It is published under MIT. Habit is free too.
Watch. Now as a habit.
Install the Watch skill and make it a habit: follow https://gethabit.dev/skills/bradautomates/watch.md
All bradautomates skills →More notes skills →
Works in
- Claude Code
- Codex
- Cursor
- ChatGPT
- Claude app
Made by bradautomates, published under MIT. Habit links to the original and never changes it. Is this your skill?