RemotionInstall Remotion Captions
Pick your agent. Every command is ready to paste.
npx skills add remotion-dev/skills --skill remotion-captionsThe open skills CLI detects your agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 70+ more) and installs to the right folder. Add -g to install globally.
01
Install it
Run the command above, or upload the folder in Claude.
02
Ask naturally
Describe the task. Your agent loads remotion-captions when the request matches its description.
03
Name it if needed
If it does not trigger, say “use the remotion-captions skill”. In Codex, type $remotion-captions.
The skill itself
SKILL.md
All captions must be processed in JSON. The captions must use the Caption type which is the following:
import type { Caption } from "@remotion/captions";
This is the definition:
type Caption = {
text: string;
startMs: number;
endMs: number;
timestampMs: number | null;
confidence: number | null;
pageBreakAfter?: boolean;
};
Generating captions
To transcribe video and audio files to generate captions, load the transcribe-captions.md file for more instructions.
Displaying captions
To display captions in your video, load the display-captions.md file for more instructions.
Importing captions
To import captions from a .srt file, load the import-srt-captions.md file for more instructions.
Post-creation
After you're done, load this skill: Remotion Best Practices
If not already done, open the Remotion Studio, unless instructed otherwise.
Tips for Remotion Captions
- • Start a fresh session after installing so your agent picks up the new skill.
- • It bundles reference files. The agent reads them only when needed, so they cost no context until then.
- • It is part of a pack with 13 skills. Install only the ones you need with --skill to keep triggers precise.
- • If two skills overlap, mention the one you want by name.
Questions about Remotion Captions
What does the Remotion Captions skill do?
Transcribing, displaying and animating captions
How do I install Remotion Captions?
Run "npx skills add remotion-dev/skills --skill remotion-captions" in your project. The skills CLI installs it for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 70+ other agents. In Claude on the web, upload the skill folder as a ZIP under Customize > Skills.
Does Remotion Captions work in Cursor and Codex?
Yes. Remotion Captions uses the open SKILL.md format, so it works in Claude Code, Claude, Cursor, OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and other agents that support agent skills.
Is Remotion Captions free?
Remotion Captions is open source on GitHub. It is free to install; check the license before commercial use.
Who made Remotion Captions?
Remotion Captions is published by Remotion in the remotion-dev/skills repository, together with 12 other skills.
