The problem
How it works
Descript edits video and audio through a text transcript, and Underlord is the agent built into it. On Descript’s product page, Underlord reads the script, watches the footage and decides what to change, then applies edits with Descript’s own tools. The example requests include cutting a recording down to two minutes around one topic, making a trailer for a webinar, adding zooms to hide jump cuts, adding camera layouts whenever a feature is mentioned, filling media placeholders with stock footage and copying everything one speaker says into a new composition. It can also write or critique a script.
Results and limitations
Only Descript’s own product claims and example prompts are available, with no measured results, so this case is marked planned.
Before you try it
Every edit lands in an ordinary Descript project, so you can undo or adjust it by hand. The free plan gives only limited Underlord use with watermarked 720p exports; paid plans include it with monthly media hours and AI credits. Make sure you have the rights to any footage and people you edit, and review cuts that change what a speaker appears to say. Results depend on your setup and were not independently reproduced by Top 200 Repos.
Tools and repositories
No ranked repository is involved. This use case still stands on its own source.
- Tools
- Descript · Underlord
- Prerequisites
- A Descript account; full Underlord access needs a paid plan.
Try it yourself: Ask a video agent for a focused edit and clips
Fill the fields to adapt the prompt. Empty fields stay as visible [placeholders].
This project is a recording of [What the recording is]. Make a new composition that cuts it down to about [Target length], keeping only the parts about [Topic to keep]. Remove filler words and long pauses, but do not change the meaning of anything a speaker says. Then make [Number of clips] short clips for [Where clips will be posted] from the strongest moments, with captions. List every cut you made with timestamps so I can review it.Watch the edit before publishing and get speakers’ approval for clips that quote them.
Sources
- Underlord: your AI video and podcast editing assistant (opens in a new tab)
Vendor post · descript.com · Undated · Source checked 12 Nov 2026, 10:08 UTC
What this source supports
- Underlord is described as an all-in-one video agent and agentic video co-editor inside Descript
- It can read a script, watch a video, suggest edits and take feedback
- Example requests include editing down to two minutes on a topic, making a webinar trailer, adding zooms over jump cuts and bulk edits
- The free plan has limited Underlord use with 720p watermarked exports; paid plans include Underlord with monthly media hours and AI credits