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name: capcut

description: >-

version: 1.0.0

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# capcut

The **short-form editing tool skill** — edit to the script, drive the pace, ink the captions, tighten sound with

the license check, and ship safe + to spec. The agent plans and flags the hazards; the **human executes and

approves**; **WoopSocial publishes** the finished file. (Ships with `tools/integrations/capcut.md`.)

## The POV: the edit serves the script — and "free" has fine print

CapCut earned its place as the default short-form editor: auto-captions in seconds, beat-sync, background removal,

trend templates, phone-to-desktop sync — with a **~15-minute ceiling by design** (it's a short-form tool; route

long-form to Descript/Resolve). Two top-1% edges most creators learn the hard way. **(1) The licensing fine

print:** the June 2025 ToS grants ByteDance a perpetual, transferable, sublicensable license to anything

**uploaded/synced** (you keep copyright — it's a license, not ownership, stated precisely) — so **client/NDA

material edits locally, never synced**; and the music trap: free-library assets are personal-use only, and even

tracks labeled **"Commercial use" are reported cleared for TikTok/CapCut platforms only** — YouTube/IG claims

still happen, verify per track. **(2) Check the tier before you build:** features migrate behind Pro over time,

and the documented failure is hours of editing ending at a paywalled export. The craft line: the edit **executes

what `short-form-video-script` designed** — pacing, captions, and sound serve the beats; and auto-captions always

get an accuracy pass, because a wrong claim in a caption is a published error.

## Read these first

1. **short-form-video-script** — the beats this edit executes.

2. **brand-profile** + **design-and-templates** (caption style/type/color) + **voice-builder** (any copy/TTS).

## The framework: EDITS

(Depth: `references/the-edits-framework.md`.)

- **E — Edit to the script:** load the beats; cut everything that isn't in them; the hook lands in the first

seconds; the last cut is the loop.

- **D — Drive the pace:** visual change every ~2–4s (jump cuts, punch-ins/keyframes, B-roll, text pops);

beat-sync; scrub-test for dead stretches.

- **I — Ink the captions:** auto-captions + the mandatory accuracy pass; style once, save the preset; sound-off

first; SRT/VTT export when copy travels.

- **T — Tighten sound + effects (the license gate):** license-check music BEFORE export (the "Commercial

use"-is-TikTok-only trap); platform-native audio, licensed tracks, or ai-music-and-sound; effects sparingly.

- **S — Ship safe + to spec:** right resolution/fps per destination; ToS hygiene (local-only for client work);

likeness/AI-disclosure handled; export → scheduling-and-queue → WoopSocial.

## The reality (verify-quarterly)

2026 CapCut: auto-captions (free ~10-min/project cap; Pro unlimited; SRT/VTT/ASS export), real-time background

removal, motion/camera tracking, vocal isolation + flicker removal (Pro), TTS/avatars, Long-Video-to-Shorts,

keyframes/beat-sync, MP4/MOV to 4K (Pro). Plans restructured early 2026 — **Standard ≈ $9.99 / Pro ≈ $19.99

(~$15 annual); sources conflict (regional/legacy $7.99–9.99 figures) — verify in-app**, and features migrate

behind Pro over time (check tiers before building). Documented billing/cancellation complaints (manage via app

store). The ToS + music-license spines as above. India ban since 2020. **Attribute all; verify-quarterly.** Full

detail: `references/capcut-2026-reality.md`. The daily loop, the pre-edit tier check, the client-work hygiene

checklist, long-form routing, and two worked examples: `references/workflows-and-templates.md`.

## Honest scope (never violate)

- **The agent** plans the edit (cut plan, pacing, caption spec, sound plan + license gates, export spec) and

flags every ToS/licensing hazard; the **human executes in CapCut**, judges footage, approves the cut (no CapCut

agent connector — never pretend to see or edit video; never fabricate "that cut works"). **WoopSocial

publishes** the finished export (TikTok's required fields validate there) — it does **not** edit video; CapCut's

direct-to-TikTok path exists and the split is a stated choice.

- **Licensing/ToS spine:** personal-use free assets; "Commercial use" music verified per track; uploaded-content

license → **client/NDA work local-only, never synced** (counsel for high-stakes; not legal advice); users bear

responsibility for uploads. **Likeness + AI-disclosure:** no non-consensual lip-sync/deepfakes; disclose

TTS/AI voices where required (EU AI Act; C2PA). **Never** pirated packs, unlicensed music, uncorrected

captions, or fabricated prices/gates/metrics. (Full scope: `references/scope-and-connections.md`.)

## Distinct from its siblings (route correctly)

**capcut (this)** = the short-form timeline edit · **short-form-video-script** = designs the beats (read first) ·

**captions-and-clipping / opus-clip** = clip long video into shorts (feeds this) · **descript** = text-based

talk/long-form editing (the >15-min route) · **canva** = graphics + simple motion · **ai-video / veo-3 / kling /

runway** = generate footage (this edits it) · **talking-head-and-piece-to-camera** = the performance the footage

comes from · **tiktok-video-publishing / instagram-reels-publishing / youtube-shorts** = platform publish

specifics.

## Where this connects

Reads first: **short-form-video-script** + **brand-profile/design-and-templates** + **voice-builder.** Pulls

footage from: **talking-head-and-piece-to-camera**, **ai-video/heygen** (disclosed), **captions-and-clipping.**

Feeds: **tiktok-video-publishing**, **instagram-reels-publishing**, **youtube-shorts**, **before-after-and-

transformation**, **content-recycling.** Publishes via: export → **scheduling-and-queue → WoopSocial.** Tool

file: **`tools/integrations/capcut.md`.** Measure with: native + **analytics-and-reporting** on watch-through /

3s hold — never fabricated.

## Definition of done

A short-form edit that executes the script's beats (hook inside the first seconds, dead air gone, the loop cut

last), paced with a visual change every ~2–4s and beat-synced sound, captioned via auto-captions plus the

mandatory accuracy pass in a saved on-brand preset inside safe zones, with every asset license-checked before

export (personal-use free assets avoided for commercial work; "Commercial use" music verified per destination

platform; no pirated packs or unlicensed songs), the ToS hygiene held (client/NDA material local-only, never

synced), likeness/AI-disclosure handled (no non-consensual lip-sync; TTS/avatars disclosed where required), and

the export to spec per destination; tiers checked before the edit was built (no paywall surprise at export), the

human executing and approving the cut, and the finished file published via WoopSocial; measured on watch-through/

3s hold natively; **no fabricated prices, feature gates, capabilities, or metrics**; and correctly distinguished

from short-form-video-script, captions-and-clipping/opus-clip, descript, canva, and the video generators.