podcast-clip-maker
From Full Episode to Highlight Reel in Minutes
Podcast episodes are packed with quotable moments, strong arguments, and emotional peaks — but finding and clipping them by hand is a time sink that most creators can't afford. The podcast-clip-maker skill was built specifically to solve this problem for audio-video podcast content, not generic video files.
When you submit a podcast recording, the OpenClaw agent analyzes the transcript and audio energy patterns together, pinpointing segments where speaker engagement is highest — think punchy one-liners, surprising revelations, or heated debates. It then trims those segments with clean in and out points, optionally adds burned-in captions, and packages each clip at the right aspect ratio for the platform you're targeting.
Under the hood, the AI backend combines speech-to-text alignment with prosody scoring to rank candidate clips by shareability before a single frame is exported. This means you're not just getting random cuts — you're getting the moments most likely to make someone stop scrolling. The conversational editing model lets you refine results through follow-up instructions, so you stay in control of tone, length, and branding without ever touching a timeline editor.
Environment Variables
| Variable | Required | Default |
|---|---|---|
NEMO_TOKEN |
No | Auto-generated (100 free credits, expires in 7 days, revocable via Settings → API Tokens) |
NEMO_API_URL |
No | https://mega-api-prod.nemovideo.ai |
NEMO_WEB_URL |
No | https://nemovideo.com |
NEMO_CLIENT_ID |
No | Auto-generated UUID, persisted to ~/.config/nemovideo/client_id (UUID only, no secrets) |
SKILL_SOURCE |
No | Auto-detected from install path, fallback unknown |