Claude Code Integration
Use the WayinVideo Skill with Claude Code to run video understanding, AI clipping, summarization, transcription, and social media clip workflows from natural-language prompts.
After installation, you can ask Claude Code to understand videos, find the best short-form moments, generate clip ideas, extract timestamps, summarize long videos, and prepare outputs for platforms such as TikTok, YouTube Shorts, Instagram Reels, and more.
This integration is useful when you want to work conversationally instead of writing API requests by hand. Claude Code handles the skill workflow, while WayinVideo API performs the video processing.
Common workflows include turning YouTube videos into Shorts, finding product demo moments, creating TikTok clip ideas, summarizing webinars, extracting transcript-backed highlights, and preparing publishing metadata for social media automation.
What You Can Do
- Clip the best moments from a long video for social posting.
- Find specific moments in a video using natural-language instructions.
- Generate summaries, transcripts, highlights, titles, descriptions, and tags.
- Use WayinVideo API capabilities inside Claude Code or Claude Desktop.
- Turn public video links into short-form content workflows without manually building API requests.
Best Use Cases
- YouTube to Shorts: Ask Claude Code to find the strongest short-form moments in a long YouTube video and prepare titles, descriptions, and hashtags.
- TikTok and Reels planning: Generate vertical clip ideas with hooks, captions, and social metadata before exporting or publishing.
- Video research: Find exact moments where a speaker mentions a topic, product, objection, feature, or quote.
- Content repurposing: Turn webinars, podcasts, livestreams, demos, and tutorials into summaries, highlight lists, and clip candidates.
- API prototyping: Explore a natural-language workflow first, then build the same flow with the WayinVideo API.
Before You Start
You need:
- Claude Code or Claude Desktop installed.
- A WayinVideo API key from the WayinVideo API Dashboard.
- API Units in your account balance. Before using the API, purchase an API Units Package from the dashboard so your account has API Units available.
Keep your API key private. Do not paste it into public repositories, shared transcripts, or client-side code.
Install the WayinVideo Skill
Step 1: Download the Skill Package
Visit the WayinVideo Skills page:
https://clawhub.ai/wayinvideo/video-understanding-and-ai-clipping
Download the skill package. A ZIP file will be saved to your local machine.
Step 2: Install the Skill in Claude Code
Open Claude Code and enter this prompt:
install the skill from [the path of downloaded zip file]
Replace [the path of downloaded zip file] with the local path to the ZIP file you downloaded.
Example:
install the skill from /Users/example/Downloads/wayinvideo-video-understanding-and-ai-clipping.zip
Step 3: Enter Your WayinVideo API Key
After installation completes, Claude Code will prompt you to enter a WayinVideo API key.
You can get your API key here:
https://wayin.ai/wayinvideo/api-dashboard
Before using the skill, make sure your account has API Units available. If your balance is empty, purchase an API Units Package from the dashboard first.
Step 4: Restart Claude Desktop If Prompted
If you are using Claude Desktop, the application may ask you to restart after installing the skill.
Follow the application instructions and restart the app if prompted. After the restart, the WayinVideo Skill will be ready to use.
Try Your First Prompt
Once the skill is installed, you can start with a prompt like:
Use /wayinvideo to clip the best moments from this video. I want to post them on TikTok: [a youtube video link]
Replace [a youtube video link] with the video URL you want to process.
Claude Code will use the WayinVideo Skill to submit the video, process it, and return clip recommendations or generated clips depending on your request.
More Example Prompts
Clear prompts should include the video URL, the target workflow, and the output format you want Claude Code to return.
Create TikTok Clip Candidates
Use /wayinvideo to find 5 high-energy moments from this YouTube video for TikTok. Include titles, descriptions, and hashtags: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example
Find Product Demo Moments
Use /wayinvideo to find moments where the speaker explains the product features. Return timestamps and short descriptions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example
Summarize a Long Video
Use /wayinvideo to summarize this video and list the most important highlights: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example
Generate Clips for Social Publishing
Use /wayinvideo to create short clips from this video for YouTube Shorts and TikTok. Prefer vertical clips and include captions: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example
Extract Transcript-Backed Highlights
Use /wayinvideo to find the most quotable moments from this webinar. Return timestamps, short summaries, and transcript snippets for each highlight: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=example
Related Documentation
For more examples and full skill documentation, see:
Video Understanding & AI Clipping Skill
You may also find these API docs useful:
| Goal | Documentation |
|---|---|
| Turn long videos into short clips | AI Clipping API |
| Find moments with natural-language instructions | Find Moments API |
| Generate structured video summaries | Video Summarization API |
| Create transcripts with timestamps | Video Transcription API |
| Render or re-export selected clips | Clips Export API |
| Publish clips to social media accounts | Social Media Publishing API |
| Understand billing and API Units | Pricing |
Troubleshooting
Claude Code Does Not Recognize /wayinvideo
Make sure the skill installation completed successfully. If you are using Claude Desktop and were asked to restart, restart the application and try again.
Claude Code Asks for an API Key Again
Enter your WayinVideo API key from the API Dashboard. If you recently rotated your key, use the new key.
The API Request Fails Because of API Units
Check your API Units balance in the WayinVideo API Dashboard. Purchase an API Units Package before using the API if your balance is empty.
FAQ
Can Claude Code create video clips with natural-language prompts?
Yes. Claude Code can trigger WayinVideo workflows through the WayinVideo Skill. WayinVideo API handles the video processing and returns clip ideas, timestamps, summaries, or generated clips depending on your request.
Does this work in Claude Desktop too?
Yes. The same WayinVideo Skill can be used with Claude Code or Claude Desktop when Skills are available in your environment. Restart Claude Desktop if the installer asks you to do so.
When should I use Claude Code instead of direct API requests?
Use Claude Code when you want to explore, prototype, or run a video workflow conversationally. Use the API docs when you want to build the workflow into a production application, backend service, queue, or automation.
Can Claude Code help prepare clips for social publishing?
Yes. Ask it to generate titles, descriptions, hashtags, captions, and publishing notes. To publish clips programmatically, use the Social Media Publishing API.