| name | video-project |
| description | Scaffold a new YouTube video project on disk from Dan's 2026 template — copy /Users/vega/youtube/2026Template into a new PascalCase project folder and rename the Premiere project file to match. Use when Dan says "new video project", "scaffold a project", "set up a project for <video name>", "create the folders for <video>", or gives a video title and asks to start the project. Do NOT use for deciding what to film (video-ideation), titles/thumbnails (video-packaging), or editing footage (rough-cut). |
video-project
Scaffold a new video project folder from the standard template. Input: the video's
name in plain English (e.g. "Spring AI 2.0 Crash Course"). Output: a ready-to-edit
project directory under /Users/vega/youtube/.
Paths
- Template:
/Users/vega/youtube/2026Template
- Projects root:
/Users/vega/youtube/
Naming convention
Derive the folder name from the video name: PascalCase, strip spaces and all
punctuation (periods, hyphens, apostrophes, colons). Keep digits.
| Video name | Folder |
|---|
| Spring AI 2.0 Crash Course | SpringAI20CrashCourse |
| ChatClient vs ChatModel | ChatClientVsChatModel |
| Claude Code: Plan Mode | ClaudeCodePlanMode |
Acronyms already capitalized stay as-is (AI, MCP, API).
Steps
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Derive the folder name from the given video name (convention above). If the
name is ambiguous, pick the obvious PascalCase form and state it — don't ask.
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Guard: if /Users/vega/youtube/<Folder> already exists, stop and tell Dan.
Never overwrite an existing project.
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Copy the template:
cp -R /Users/vega/youtube/2026Template /Users/vega/youtube/<Folder>
find /Users/vega/youtube/<Folder> -name .DS_Store -delete
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Rename the Premiere project file in 00_Project to the folder name:
mv /Users/vega/youtube/<Folder>/00_Project/NewProjectTemplate.prproj \
/Users/vega/youtube/<Folder>/00_Project/<Folder>.prproj
If 00_Project holds a different single file than expected, rename whatever
is there — the rule is "the one file in 00_Project takes the project name",
keeping its original extension.
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Verify and report: list the new directory tree (folders 00_Project through
07_raw, endcard.mp4 in 01_Footage, the renamed .prproj) and give Dan
the full path.
Template layout (for reference)
00_Project/ NewProjectTemplate.prproj → renamed to <Folder>.prproj
01_Footage/ endcard.mp4 ships with the template
02_Audio/
03_Graphics/
04_Exports/
05_Transcripts/
06_Thumbnails/
07_raw/
If the template itself changes (new folders, different project file), copy it
verbatim — this skill copies whatever the template contains and only ever renames
the file in 00_Project.
