AI Agent Skill: Reverse-Engineer Videos into Markdown

AI Agent Skill: Reverse-Engineer Videos into Markdown

This AI Agent Skill assists in reverse-engineering online videos into reusable Markdown blueprints, allowing for the creation of new videos in the same format. It processes video links from platforms like YouTube, TikTok, Instagram Reels, X/Twitter, Facebook, Vimeo, Reddit, and other sites supported by yt-dlp, as well as from local files.

What this skill does

• Downloads and analyzes videos to detect every cut and on-screen change.
• Captures key frames and transcribes audio with word timings.
• Profiles voice characteristics, including pace, pauses, pitch, and emphasis.
• Examines background elements like music, sound effects, and audio loudness.
• Reads platform statistics and retrieves YouTube's most-replayed moments.
• Generates a comprehensive Markdown blueprint including a beat sheet, shot list, style guide, script, and AI prompts.

Who it is for

• Developers and teams utilizing AI coding agents such as Claude Code, Cursor, and Codex.
• Content creators who aim to understand or replicate the structure and style of existing videos.
• Analysts studying what makes videos popular or viral on social platforms.

Use cases

• Break down a shared video link into a detailed instructional format for reproduction.
• Analyze a video's structure and elements to understand its effectiveness or virality.
• Replicate the editing style, pacing, or thematic elements of an existing popular video.
• Create a template for a video that mirrors the engagement strategy of a reference video.

Technical details

• Utilizes the dissect.py script for downloading and measuring video metrics.
• Incorporates yt-dlp support for multi-platform video fetching.
• Outputs analytical data and frame labels for manual review and interpretation.
• Generates Markdown and includes ready-to-paste AI prompts for scripted assistance.

This skill targets publicly available information only and requires users to comply with each target site's terms of service. It does not bypass authentication or CAPTCHA measures.

Source & Licence

This package is built on open-source work published by 0xpratzyy (0xpratzyy/dissect) and distributed under MIT. The original licence text and copyright notice are included in your download.

Personal and commercial use, modification and redistribution are permitted, provided the original copyright and licence notice are retained.

Your purchase covers curation, licence verification, packaging, documentation and instant delivery. It does not grant exclusive rights to the underlying open-source code, which remains available under its original licence.

Delivery & Support

• Delivery: instant — a secure download link is emailed to you as soon as payment is confirmed.
• Format: ZIP archive containing the skill files, documentation and the original licence.
• Support: support@mcpcart.com — we aim to reply within 2 business days.
• Updates: updates are included only where stated on this page.

Refunds

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