Does it only work with Claude Code?
No. It works with Codex or any other agent that can run shell commands and connect to an MCP server. If your agent keeps its skills somewhere else, unzip the skill there instead
Get the EDITS skillHave Claude Code edit your
Have Claude Code edit your
reel live in Meta Edits
Enter your email and the skill comes to your inbox, with the prompt that has your agent set it up and edit your first reel
The short answer
How an AI agent edits a reel inside Edits
The edits-reel skill is free, and it lets an AI agent like Claude Code edit a talking-head reel live inside Meta's Edits app for Mac. The agent connects through the app's Automation Server and cuts the take by line. Then it adds zooms, cards, titles, captions, sound effects and a follow card, keeps all of it out of the Instagram and TikTok red zones and off your eyes, and exports in 4K.
What is the Automation Server in Edits?
It is a switch in Edits for Mac that lets another program drive the app through MCP. You turn it on, Edits gives you a token, and your agent uses that token to connect
What are the red zones?
They are the parts of the screen the Instagram and TikTok apps cover with their own buttons and text. The skill keeps every card, title and caption out of them, then shows you the zones shaded over frames of your export
What is the two-tone style?
Each title has two parts: a cream serif line, then a heavy pale-green word under it. The style adds a handwritten accent word, one-word captions with about one word in five highlighted, and a call to action word tucked behind your head
edits-reel in plain English
What it does, and who it is for
What it is
A free skill for Claude Code, Codex or any agent that can run shell commands and use MCP. It drives Edits for Mac through the app's own Automation Server, so you watch the edit happen inside Edits
What the agent does
It cuts your take by line, adds zooms and punch-ins, and builds a card that shows each point you make, marked with red scribble circles and arrows. Then it adds the titles, captions, sound effects and a follow card, and exports the reel in 4K
Where everything sits
Every card, title and caption stays out of the Instagram Reels and TikTok red zones and off your eyes, which the skill measures on every frame. When a card would cover your eyes, it shrinks the card
Who it is for
It is for anyone who films talking-head reels on a Mac and wants them edited in the two-tone style without placing every title and caption by hand
In the download
What the skill gives you
The skill
A SKILL.md your agent reads, the Python scripts that drive Edits, and the two-tone style pack
Cards that show each point
Cards rendered from HTML, with red scribble circles and arrows on the part you are talking about
The two-tone titles
A cream serif line, then a heavy pale-green word, plus one-word captions with about one word in five highlighted
The eye check
A face check that finds your eyes on every frame, so cards and titles stay clear of them
The red-zone board
The red zones shaded over real frames of your export, with a phone preview, before the agent calls it done
The setup prompt
One prompt for your agent that installs the skill, checks your setup and edits your first reel
Before you start
What you need
A Mac with Edits
Meta's Edits app for Mac, with its Automation Server switched on
An agent that can run commands
Claude Code, Codex or another agent that can run shell commands and use MCP
A few free tools
Python 3 with numpy and Pillow, ffmpeg, Google Chrome, Node 18 or newer, and the Xcode command line tools for the face check
Free, no call
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Fine print
What this page is, and isn't
- Edits is an app made by Meta. This skill is not made, endorsed or supported by Meta.
- The skill drives Edits for Mac through its Automation Server. It does not work with the Edits app on your phone.
- The red zones are the skill's own margins for a 1080 by 1920 frame: the top 288 pixels, the bottom 384 pixels, and the button column on the right below the middle. Instagram and TikTok can change their layouts, so check the board before you post.
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