kinocut

Name: kinocut Review
Item: kinocut
Rating: 3.0
Author: Aaron Matthews

Skill Development Usable

Works inClaude Code

Usable Scanned — metadata only

Enables AI agents to programmatically edit and repurpose video content without manual intervention, reducing production bottlenecks and enabling scalable con…

Guardrailed video editing MCP server for AI agents. FFmpeg, Hyperframes, repurposing tools, Python client, and CLI. Local, fast, free.

Automate video clip extraction from long recordings for presentation highlights
Generate multiple social media formats from a single source video file
Ask Claude to trim and edit videos programmatically without manual software

114 starsApache-2.0 (commercial OK)FreeQuick setup

Usable rating — This tool is functional but has notable gaps. Review the evaluation notes below before deploying.

Why it matters

Enables AI agents to programmatically edit and repurpose video content without manual intervention, reducing production bottlenecks and enabling scalable content workflows for teams managing high-volume video assets.

Best for

Content operations teams and developers building AI automation pipelines for video production and multi-platform repurposing.

Works in

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Source

https://github.com/KyaniteLabs/kinocut

By KyaniteLabs

How to Get It

Option 1: Claude Desktop App (Code Mode)Click the + button next to the prompt box → Plugins → Add plugin. Search and click Install. Skills work in Claude Code only.

Option 2: Paste into Claude CodeCopy the command below and paste it into your conversation. Claude will install it.

Command

claude plugins install KyaniteLabs/kinocut

Tip: Paste this into a Claude Code conversation. Verify command matches your Claude Code version.

Auto-generated from the tool's public listing — not hands-on verified. Cross-check against the source repo's README before running.

First thing to try

After installing, paste this into Claude:

Help me automate video clip extraction from long recordings for presentation highlights

CostFree

Trust Signals Auto-scanned

Stars114Contributors24Last updated2026-08-15LicenseApache-2.0 (OK for commercial use)Known CVEsNone foundSources: GitHub Advisory Database + OSV.dev · Scanned 2026-08-16 · scanner v1

Community Pulse New

No community discussions found yet. This doesn't mean the tool isn't good — it may be new or serve a niche use case.

Reviewer notes

Auto-scanned review. These are observations, not a security certification.

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 104 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license Apache-2.0.

Things to check

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Evaluation Scores

Evaluation

Ease of Use

3/5

Versatility

3/5

Reliability

3/5

Security

3/5

Overall score3.00 / 5.00 UsableEvaluatedAug 2026

Scored from trust signals (evidence-eval-v1): 104 GitHub stars; contributors unknown; last commit 0d ago; license Apache-2.0.

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