vss-ask-video
Use this skill to ask the VSS agent's video_understanding tool a fresh visual question about a recorded clip. Not for prior tool output, search hits, or metadata-answerable questions.
npx skills add NVIDIA-AI-Blueprints/video-search-and-summarization --skill vss-ask-video --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
# Video QnA using VLM through VSS Agent Use this skill when you need details about the video which requires VLM to look at the video frames — for example the agent has **no** usable prior answer and needs a **fresh look at the pixels** for a specific clip. --- ## When to Use - The user asks **what happens in the video**, what **objects / people / actions** appear, **colors**, **timing**, **safety*
What does the vss-ask-video skill do?
Use this skill to ask the VSS agent's video_understanding tool a fresh visual question about a recorded clip. Not for prior tool output, search hits, or metadata-answerable questions.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add NVIDIA-AI-Blueprints/video-search-and-summarization --skill vss-ask-video --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From NVIDIA-AI-Blueprints/video-search-and-summarization, a repository with 1,773 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.