baocut
Open-source Agent Skill that drives the BaoCut macOS app CLI (transcribe · subtitle · translate · cut) from Claude Code, Codex, and other agents
Install with your AI
Paste into Claude Code, Cursor, or any agent — it reads the repo and wires the tool into your project.
Install and set up baocut (release-binary project) into my current project. Found on https://claudeers.com/baocut Repo: https://github.com/JimLiu/baocut Homepage/docs: https://baocut.app Detected install method: release-binary → inspect the README Category: skills. Platforms: cli. Read the repo's README for exact setup and env vars, then install it and wire it into my project. Claudeers Health Verdict: active; community-verified: false. Confirm the source before running anything.
Grab the latest release asset from GitHub.
# download a build from https://github.com/JimLiu/baocut/releases
git clone https://github.com/JimLiu/baocut
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| Platforms | cli |
|---|---|
| Operating systems | — |
| AI compatibility | claude |
| License | MIT |
| Pricing | open-source |
| Language | Shell |
BaoCut agent skill
Give your AI coding agent the power to drive BaoCut —
transcribe, add & translate subtitles, review speakers, clean up talking-head
video, and export — all from natural language. This is the open-source
Agent Skill that wraps the baocut command-line tool.
Works with Claude Code, Codex, and any skills.sh-compatible agent.
Requirements
- macOS — BaoCut is a Mac app.
- The BaoCut app — install it from baocut.app. The
skill drives the CLI bundled inside
BaoCut.app; it does not ship the engines. - Node.js — only for the one-command install below (download). The manual steps need no Node.
Install
Recommended — skills.sh
npx skills add JimLiu/baocut -g -a claude-code codex -y
This installs the skill globally to ~/.agents/skills/baocut and links it for
Claude Code and Codex.
Manual (no Node.js)
git clone https://github.com/JimLiu/baocut.git ~/.agents/skills/baocut-src
ln -sfn ~/.agents/skills/baocut-src/skills/baocut ~/.agents/skills/baocut
# link it for each agent you use, e.g. Claude Code:
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills
ln -sfn ~/.agents/skills/baocut ~/.claude/skills/baocut
Use it
Once installed, just ask your agent — for example:
- Claude Code — "Transcribe and translate the subtitles of
talk.mp4to Chinese," or the Chinese equivalent 转写并翻译字幕. You can also type/baocut. - Codex — reference the baocut skill in your prompt; it drives the
baocutCLI.
Under the hood the agent runs commands like:
baocut --json auto talk.mp4 --lang zh # transcribe -> polish -> translate
baocut export <projectId> --srt --translated --lang zh
If baocut is not on your PATH, use the bundled resolver
skills/baocut/bin/baocut (it points at /Applications/BaoCut.app/Contents/MacOS/baocut-cli
and tells you to install the app if it is missing).
Layout
skills/baocut/
SKILL.md # agent entry point (router)
references/ # per-task guides (orchestration, editing, export, …)
bin/baocut # resolves the CLI inside the installed BaoCut.app
Links
- App & docs — baocut.app
- skills.sh — skills.sh
License
MIT.
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What is baocut?
Open-source Agent Skill that drives the BaoCut macOS app CLI (transcribe · subtitle · translate · cut) from Claude Code, Codex, and other agents. It is open-source on GitHub.
Is baocut free to use?
baocut is open-source under the MIT license, so it is free to use.
What category does baocut belong to?
baocut is listed under skills in the Claudeers registry of Claude-compatible tools.
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