Capture frames or clips from RTSP/ONVIF cameras. Grabs snapshots, video clips, and motion events from IP cameras, security cameras, and video streams. Use when the user wants to take a snapshot from a camera, record a clip from an RTSP stream, monitor motion on a security camera, discover ONVIF devices on the network, or configure camera access for automated surveillance capture.
Install with the open skills CLI (global, non-interactive — available in every Claude Code session):
npx skills add elizaOS/eliza --skill "camsnap" -g -a claude-code -yOr manually — copy the SKILL.md below into:
~/.claude/skills/camsnap-elizaos/SKILL.md---
name: camsnap
description: Capture frames or clips from RTSP/ONVIF cameras. Grabs snapshots, video clips, and motion events from IP cameras, security cameras, and video streams. Use when the user wants to take a snapshot from a camera, record a clip from an RTSP stream, monitor motion on a security camera, discover ONVIF devices on the network, or configure camera access for automated surveillance capture.
homepage: https://camsnap.ai
metadata:
{
"otto":
{
"emoji": "📸",
"requires": { "bins": ["camsnap"] },
"install":
[
{
"id": "brew",
"kind": "brew",
"formula": "steipete/tap/camsnap",
"bins": ["camsnap"],
"label": "Install camsnap (brew)",
},
],
},
}
---
# camsnap
Use `camsnap` to grab snapshots, clips, or motion events from configured cameras.
Setup
- Config file: `~/.config/camsnap/config.yaml`
- Add camera: `camsnap add --name kitchen --host 192.168.0.10 --user user --pass pass`
Common commands
- Discover: `camsnap discover --info`
- Snapshot: `camsnap snap kitchen --out shot.jpg`
- Clip: `camsnap clip kitchen --dur 5s --out clip.mp4`
- Motion watch: `camsnap watch kitchen --threshold 0.2 --action '...'`
- Doctor: `camsnap doctor --probe`
Notes
- Requires `ffmpeg` on PATH.
- Prefer a short test capture before longer clips.
Use when facing 2+ independent tasks that can be worked on without shared state or sequential dependencies
Use when you have a written implementation plan to execute in a separate session with review checkpoints
Use when executing implementation plans with independent tasks in the current session