pyCapCut — guide skill for editing & clips

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International CapCut version of pyJianYingDraft: generate CapCut drafts in Python for automated edits.

• Type: Guide · Editing & clips
• Slug: pycapcut
• Status: live
• Publisher: GuanYixuan (community)
• License: none stated
• Source: https://github.com/GuanYixuan/pyCapCut
• Works in: Claude Code, Codex, Cursor
• Cost: Free/open source
• Adoption: 725 GitHub stars (GitHub, 2026-10-27)

What it does

The CapCut (international) counterpart of pyJianYingDraft by the same author. It creates CapCut desktop drafts with tracks, segments, text and effects so an agent can assemble an edit and a person can open and finish it in CapCut.

Use when

• assemble a CapCut project from code
• batch caption or remix videos in CapCut
• give a human an editable draft

Install

• Claude Code: pip install pycapcut

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