A collection of AI skills for Descript users — interactive sessions you can run with your AI assistant to get real work done, powered by Descript and the Descript API.
| Skill | Description | Templates |
|---|---|---|
| Podcast Edit | Turn a Zoom interview recording into a polished audio podcast | 1 workflow |
| Blog Post Social Video | Turn any article into a 9:16 social video (30-60s) | 1 workflow |
| ASCII Video | Generate ASCII art video and finish in Descript | 5 templates |
| Ramdy Creator Bootcamp | Launch a YouTube channel from scratch, following Ramdy's Creator Bootcamp curriculum | 7 episodes |
Each skill folder contains a SKILL.md with frontmatter that Claude Code can discover and trigger automatically when placed in your commands directory.
Install the full repo (recommended):
git clone https://github.com/descriptinc/skills.git ~/.claude/commands/descript-skillsThis keeps the shared references/ folder alongside every skill so all relative paths resolve correctly.
Install a single skill: if you only want one skill, copy its folder and the shared references/ folder together:
cp -r podcast-edit ~/.claude/commands/descript-skills/podcast-edit
cp -r references ~/.claude/commands/descript-skills/referencesOpen the SKILL.md file and paste its contents as a system prompt. Include the contents of references/descript-api.md for any Descript API-integrated skill. Then work through the session with your AI assistant.
Skills that integrate with the Descript API share a common reference file:
references/descript-api.md— Auth setup, job polling, known limitations, and workarounds. Loaded by each Descript-integrated skill so the API knowledge stays in one place.
Skills in this repo that connect to Descript use the Descript API — currently in early access.
- API documentation (source of truth): docs.descriptapi.com
- Auth: Bearer token from Descript Settings → API tokens
- Pattern: Skills describe what to do and when; your MCP connection (or API client) handles the actual calls
All API-enabled steps offer a manual fallback — you can always do the same thing through the Descript app instead.
New skill series welcome. Each series should live in its own subfolder with a SKILL.md (including YAML frontmatter with name and description) and its own README.md. Shared Descript API knowledge belongs in references/descript-api.md rather than duplicated per skill.