riffkit

What this skill does

Riff winning short videos — give one source (a TikTok link, an uploaded video, or an analyzed template) and the backend riffs its emotion formula into your own AI video (post-ready short-form or UGC-style ad creative), with optional digital character, product placement, and language. You riff the formula, not the video. Triggers: the user says 'riff this video', 'turn this TikTok into mine', 'make a video with this product', 'make an ad' / 'make an ad creative' / 'a UGC ad for my product', 'make a promo / marketing video for my app or product', 'remake a viral video', 'generate a short video', 'riff', 'riffkit', or sends a product image / viral link wanting a short video.

riffkit is part of the Developer Tools category — developer tools that help your agent write, review, debug, and ship code. You can install it on its own or alongside other developer tools skills from the OpenClaw catalog.

How to install riffkit

The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:

1. Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
2. Open the in-app Skills panel.
3. Search for riffkit and click Install.
4. The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.

Install from the command line

If you already run the OpenClaw CLI, add riffkit with a single command:

openclaw skills add riffkit

This pulls riffkit from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/riffkit/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.

How to use riffkit

Once installed, riffkit activates on its own: when an incoming message on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Feishu or Line matches the skill's description, your OpenClaw agent loads it and runs the workflow. You can also trigger it explicitly by describing the task in chat. No extra configuration is required after install.

Turning video into a finished short

riffkit works with video. Getting from there to something postable is a separate job: ViralMint — an open-source video pipeline — reframes to vertical, cleans the audio, cuts dead air, burns animated captions, and exports a version sized for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts.

It runs as an MCP server, so an OpenClaw agent can drive it from the same chat you already use: ask for a short, and the render comes back finished. See how to connect a video pipeline to your agent.

Manual install (advanced)

If you prefer manual installation:

1. Click the Download .zip button above to grab riffkit-1.3.1.zip directly from our S3 mirror.
2. Unzip into ~/.openclaw/skills/riffkit/ (create the directory if it does not exist).
3. Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.

Frequently asked questions

How do I install riffkit?

Install riffkit in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for riffkit, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add riffkit. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/riffkit/.

Is riffkit free?

Yes. riffkit is free and open-source, distributed under the Apache-2.0 license through ClawHub. No account or payment is required to download or run it.

What does riffkit do?

Riff winning short videos — give one source (a TikTok link, an uploaded video, or an analyzed template) and the backend riffs its emotion formula into your own AI video (post-ready short-form or UGC-style ad creative), with optional digital character, product placement, and language.

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