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Run 1Step cards into a chapter“In talk.mp4, show the three things we tried as step cards, then open "Written updates" as a chapter.”
Runs in
  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • Cursor
  • Gemini CLI
  • GitHub Copilot
  • OpenCode
Generates with
Your agent's model
Tested with
Claude Code 2.1.322Claude Sonnet 5.51 real run, 9 Nov
Needs
Node 22+Chromeffmpeg
Licence
Recaply licence

Step Cards Into a Chapter

A row of step cards lands, then the current step opens as a full chapter title.

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Adds a row of step cards to a talking-head video, then opens the current step as a full chapter title: the plan first, then the part they are on. Timed to the words they say, on their own footage, with their sound kept; 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 or 4:5. Renders locally with Chrome and ffmpeg: no video model, no key and no cost. Use when someone lays out a plan in steps and then starts on the first one, in a tutorial or a course.

By RecaplyUpdated 11 Nov

Install Step Cards Into a Chapter

After the download, ask your agent to add it, or run the line yourself.

Read https://recaply.co/skills/steps-into-chapter-overlay/install.md and follow it to install the steps-into-chapter-overlay skill from steps-into-chapter-overlay.zip.

Paste it into your agent. It reads our install steps, finds the ZIP you downloaded and adds the skill for you.

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Who Step Cards Into a Chapter is for

What you get

  • Your video with the overlay timed to the words, sound kept
  • The steps of the plan land as a row of cards; then the screen turns to a chapter card for the step they are about to explain
  • 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 or 4:5

Good fit

  • When someone lays out a plan in steps and then starts on the first one, in a tutorial or a course

Not for

  • Footage with nobody speaking
  • Cutting or re-editing the video itself

About this skill

You say

In talk.mp4, show the three things we tried as step cards, then open "Written updates" as a chapter.

It said back

The video is rendered: talk-graphics.mp4 in the working folder. It's 1920x1080 and 24.3 s, and it keeps your original sound unchanged. The check showed no layout warnings, and I looked at the check sheet before rendering.

  • Step cards (10.2–17.6 s): The row opens on "three things" and holds until "something is stuck". Each card lands as you say it:
  • Step 1 is "Written updates", on "Written updates on Friday".
  • Step 2 is "One shared board", on "one shared board".
  • Step 3 is "15-minute call", on "15-minute call".
  • Chapter (18.0–20.6 s): A "Written updates" card with the kicker "Step 1 of 3". It matches the Step 1 card exactly.
  • Look: paper, with no accent colour set.
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What it did in run 1

  1. steps-into-chapter-overlay
  2. ls && S=.claude/skills/steps-into-chapter-overlay/scripts && node $S/check.mjs
  3. ls -a && node .claude/skills/steps-into-chapter-overlay/scripts/check.mjs
  4. echo '{"video":"talk.mp4","transcript":"talk.json","beats":[]}' > overlay.json && node .claude/skills/steps-into-chapter-overlay/scripts/overlay.mjs overlay.json --words
  5. cat > overlay.json <<'E' {"video":"talk.mp4","transcript":"talk.json","look":"paper","face":[50,35], "beats":[ {"beat":"cards","cue":"three things","place":"full","cards":[{"label":"Step 1","value":"Written updates"},{"label":"Step 2","value":"One shared board"},{"label":"Step 3","value":"15-minute call"}],"cues":["Written updates on Friday","one shared board","15-minute call"],"until":"something is stuck"}, {"beat":"chapter","at":18.0,"kicker":"Step 1 of 3","title":"Written updates","for":2.6} ]} E node .claude/skills/steps-into-chapter-overlay/scripts/overlay.mjs overlay.json --check
  6. ./overlay.json
  7. node .claude/skills/steps-into-chapter-overlay/scripts/overlay.mjs overlay.json --check
  8. ./overlay-check.png
  9. node .claude/skills/steps-into-chapter-overlay/scripts/overlay.mjs overlay.json
  10. Done

9 Nov 2026 · Claude Code 2.1.322 with Claude Sonnet 5.5 · 1 min 34 s · $0.10 of API use

Questions

Is Step Cards Into a Chapter free?

No. Step Cards Into a Chapter costs $9.99 once and stays in your Recaply account, or it comes with the Recaply plan ($19.99 a month), which opens every premium skill and prompt.

Which agents can use Step Cards Into a Chapter?

Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode.

What do I get when I buy Step Cards Into a Chapter?

A ZIP of the whole skill folder (106 KB): the SKILL.md your agent follows and its 12 other files, the references, templates and scripts it uses. You download it from this page whenever you need it, and install it in Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode. The Recaply plan opens it too, with every other premium skill and prompt.

How do I install Step Cards Into a Chapter?

Buy it, then download the ZIP from this page. For Claude Code, unzip it into .claude/skills/ in your project. For Codex, Cursor and Gemini CLI, unzip it and run npx skills add ./steps-into-chapter-overlay with your agent's flag.

What do I get from Step Cards Into a Chapter?

Your video with the overlay timed to the words, sound kept. The steps of the plan land as a row of cards; then the screen turns to a chapter card for the step they are about to explain. 16:9, 9:16, 1:1 or 4:5.

What does Step Cards Into a Chapter need?

Node 22+, Chrome and ffmpeg, and no API key. Each use costs nothing beyond your agent.

How big is Step Cards Into a Chapter?

13 files, about 80,207 tokens in all. The SKILL.md is about 2,544 tokens, and your agent reads it only when the job fits.

What does a run cost?

Our 1 runs took 1 min 34 s to 1 min 34 s and $0.10 to $0.10 of API use each, in Claude Code with claude-sonnet-5-5. On a Claude plan, a run counts toward your usage instead.

Do I have to name Step Cards Into a Chapter to use it?

Type /steps-into-chapter-overlay first to make sure it loads. Without it, Claude Code may judge a small job simple enough to do without the skill.