vid-sizzle-reel SKILL.md skillF

vid-sizzle-reel from varnan-tech/opendirectory is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.

Install it, pinned
mdr add varnan-tech/opendirectory/vid-sizzle-reel@v1.0.0

Pins v1.0.0 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.

Audit grade
F, 15 of 17 checks passed
Kind
SKILL.md skill
Repository
varnan-tech/opendirectory
Path
skills/vid-sizzle-reel/SKILL.md
Versions recorded
4
Latest version
v1.0.0, committed Sep 16, 2026
First version recorded
May 8, 2026
Size
16,785 bytes
Repository stars
699
License
MIT

Generates a high-energy sizzle reel or hype video (MP4) from brand assets and key messages. Fast-paced montage format with dynamic cuts, bold text overlays, and optional music. 4-section structure: Cold Open, Build, Peak, Land. 4 tone presets. Beat-sync cuts when music is provided. Built on HyperFrames (GSAP + headless Chromium + FFmpeg). Trigger when user says "sizzle reel", "hype video", "highlight reel", "launch hype", "conference opener", "event promo video", "investor pitch video", or…

Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.

What the file says

# vid-sizzle-reel

Generates a high-energy sizzle reel or hype video from brand assets and key messages.
Pipeline: HyperFrames HTML composition (GSAP timelines) → headless Chromium → FFmpeg H.264 MP4.
No Runway. No Pika. No AI video APIs. Zero runtime cost beyond Node.js + FFmpeg.

**Differentiation from `vid-product-launch`:**
- `vid-product-launch` tells a narrative story — one earned reveal, five sections, tension arc
- `vid-sizzle-reel` creates energy and excitement — fast cuts, music-first, no single story beat

---

## Critical Rules (read before every generation)

1. **Write the key messages yourself — or ask the user to write them.** These are the exact phrases that appear on screen. "AI will figure it out" produces filler. 3-5 sharp lines is the entire content of a sizzle reel.

2. **Brand name appears ONLY in the Land section.** Cold Open and Build create tension without naming the brand. The Land section is the payoff.
…

Read the whole file at its exact version.

How to install

The exact contents, by fingerprint
mdr add varnan-tech/opendirectory/vid-sizzle-reel@sha256:e60729d375f56863

The line at the top of this page pins the label v1.0.0, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.

Badge

mdr badge

[![mdr](https://markdownregistry.com/badge/art_ib2rpfhi425zq2pt.svg)](https://markdownregistry.com/a/art_ib2rpfhi425zq2pt)

5 badge image fetches in 30 days. What the badge shows.

Versions

The registry has recorded 4 versions of this file, between May 8, 2026 and Sep 16, 2026, about one every 44 days.

versioncommittedcommitsizeaudit
v1.0.0 latest2026-09-16 a03d635 16,785 BF view · diff
v1.0.02026-05-09 e2b0686 16,842 BF view · diff
v1.0.02026-05-08 eaea44b 16,788 BF view · diff
v1.0.02026-05-08 78f6268 16,786 BF view

Audit of the latest version

F  15 of 17 checks passed. Fixed automatic checks with no AI involved, so the same checks give the same answer every run.
  • FAIL, critical: No text hidden with inline styles (matched: style="position:absolute;inset:0;background:var(--cut-flash-bg);opacity:0)
  • fail: No script tag (matched: <script)
  • pass: Frontmatter block present
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a name
  • pass: Frontmatter declares a description
  • pass: Size between 200 bytes and 200 KB (16785 bytes)
  • pass: No zero-width or bidi control characters
  • pass: No instruction hidden inside an HTML comment
  • pass: No link to an exfiltration or paste host
  • pass: No credential-shaped string
  • pass: No instruction to send local credentials anywhere
  • pass: No prompt-injection phrasing
  • pass: No curl or wget piped into a shell
  • pass: No recursive delete of root, home or parent
  • pass: No instruction to read or print local credentials
  • pass: No base64 blob over 200 characters
  • pass: No link to a raw IP address

Starting a new one? Use a template for SKILL.md on mdpantry, which passes every one of these checks and says what to change in it.

Source

GitHub

varnan-tech/opendirectory · 699 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-10-17 · branch main

API

GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/artifacts/art_ib2rpfhi425zq2pt
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/resolve?ref=varnan-tech/opendirectory/vid-sizzle-reel
GET https://markdownregistry.com/api/v1/blob/e60729d375f56863dd85dae4945e3dd6c00b7bed3bd1f8f9828e105fa4d0c34a

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