Pelican Explains a Shell Command

Riley Goodside's Opus 5.5 video, with the exact prompt they used. Free to copy.

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by Riley Goodside (@goodside)FreeOpus 5.5 videos

Animated pelican explains a shell command. @goodside made this with Claude Opus 5.5 and shared the prompt; it is quoted below word for word. The video runs 30s and had 64.8K views on X. Copy the prompt or download it as a SKILL.md, then swap in your own product, brand or topic.

The prompt

Create a 30s animated video with sythesized voice where an animated pelican on a unicycle explains the shell command `w | tail -n +3 | cut -d ' ' -f1 | sort -u` with visuals while juggling several fish.

Prompt by Riley Goodside (@goodside), quoted word for word from the original post. Model as stated by the creator; your result will differ.

What’s inside

  1. Copy the prompt below, or download it as a SKILL.md
  2. Paste it into Claude Opus 5.5, ideally in Claude Code so it can write and render the video
  3. Swap in your own product, brand or topic where the prompt names theirs
  4. Let it render, then ask for changes in plain words

What you’ll bring

  • Claude Opus 5.5 (Claude Code or another agent that can write and run code)
  • Tools the creator mentioned: Kokoro TTS
  • Your own topic, product or brand to swap in

What you’ll get

  • A video in the same style as the one above, made by Claude
  • The code or project files Claude wrote to render it

Perfect for

  • Founders making a launch or product video
  • Creators who want a proven starting prompt
  • Anyone testing what Opus 5.5 can make

Also found as

opus 5.5 prompt · claude video prompt · opus 5.5 video · animated pelican explains a shell command

Questions

What is Pelican Explains a Shell Command?

Animated pelican explains a shell command. Riley Goodside (@goodside) made it with Claude Opus 5.5 and shared the prompt, which this page quotes word for word.

Who made it, and where was the prompt shared?

Riley Goodside (@goodside) made it and shared the prompt on X: https://x.com/goodside/status/2103149526244618682. You can find more from them at https://x.com/goodside.

How do I use the prompt?

1. Copy the prompt below, or download it as a SKILL.md. 2. Paste it into Claude Opus 5.5, ideally in Claude Code so it can write and render the video. 3. Swap in your own product, brand or topic where the prompt names theirs. 4. Let it render, then ask for changes in plain words.

Is it free?

Yes. Copying the prompt and downloading the SKILL.md costs nothing on Omo. You run it with your own access to Claude Opus 5.5.

The video and the prompt belong to Riley Goodside. Omo lists them free, with credit and a link to the original post. Creators can ask us to remove a listing at omo.space/support.