VidAI

Record, understand and improve your videos — by talking to Claude.

VidAI is a video plugin for Claude Code. Say vidai, answer a few questions, and record. While you record, VidAI measures small, useful statistics ("anchors") and applies live effects; you can talk to it ("VidAI, zoom in", "VidAI, add a title that says Hello"). Afterwards Claude uses the anchors to edit the video and exports a YouTube-ready file. Everything runs locally and for free.

How it works

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What it can do now

Quick start

pip install vidai-rec

Working on VidAI itself (tests, Claude Code skill and MCP config included):

git clone https://github.com/AlsammanAlsamman/VidAI && cd VidAI
python3 -m venv .venv && .venv/bin/pip install -e ".[all]"
.venv/bin/python -m pytest -q        # optional: run the tests

Then open Claude Code inside the folder and say vidai:

claude
> vidai

Claude interviews you, opens the VidAI Recorder, and edits the video when you are done. Prefer the terminal? vidai studio · vidai analyze video.mkv · vidai plan video.mkv remove_gaps · vidai render video.mkv

Requirements: Linux (X11), a webcam and mic (PipeWire/PulseAudio), gcc for the C speed-ups (optional). ffmpeg is bundled; the speech model downloads on first use.

Coming next

• Speech-based editing: remove filler words, keep the best take automatically
• Built-in tracking: hands, face, objects — effects that follow them
• Arabic voice commands and on-screen text
• More layouts, transitions and music