Summary
Matt Wolfe presents a step-by-step guide to editing short-form video with AI, using Claude with the Opus 5.5 model. The workflow also runs on Codex and ChatGPT models. Given a talking-head recording, a prompt, and links to source material, the setup produces finished edits for Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts, some of which have passed hundreds of thousands or even millions of views.
The tutorial follows a real example, a video about Google DeepMind’s Genie 4. Claude pulls details from the announcement page, uses the vidIQ MCP server to analyze top-performing YouTube videos on the topic, and drafts a script and performance estimate that the creator uses as a guideline. It then edits the raw footage by cutting pauses and repeated takes, adding B-roll, and applying captions.
The setup covers building two reusable Claude skills, one for scripting and one for editing, connecting a working folder, and adding ElevenLabs through an API key. It also shows how to improve the editing skill by giving feedback and having Claude update it after each round. Viewers get a practical template for turning an AI model into a repeatable video-production assistant.
📺 Source: Matt Wolfe · Published November 04, 2026
🏷️ Format: Tutorial Demo
