Agent skill

yt-dlp

Download YouTube videos, audio, and subtitles/transcripts using yt-dlp.

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Install this agent skill to your Project

npx add-skill https://github.com/ykdojo/safeclaw/tree/main/setup/skills/yt-dlp

SKILL.md

yt-dlp

Download YouTube videos, audio, and subtitles/transcripts.

Setup

Check if yt-dlp is installed, and download it if not:

bash
if ! command -v yt-dlp &>/dev/null && [ ! -f ~/yt-dlp ]; then
  curl -sL https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp -o ~/yt-dlp && chmod +x ~/yt-dlp
fi

Then use ~/yt-dlp (or just yt-dlp if installed globally).

Examples

Download subtitles/transcript:

bash
~/yt-dlp --write-auto-sub --sub-lang en --skip-download -o "/tmp/%(id)s" <url>

Download audio only:

bash
~/yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 -o "/tmp/%(title)s.%(ext)s" <url>

Download video:

bash
~/yt-dlp -o "/tmp/%(title)s.%(ext)s" <url>

Get video info (title, duration, description):

bash
~/yt-dlp --print title --print duration_string --print description --no-download <url>

Notes

  • Subtitles are saved as .vtt files - read them to get the transcript
  • Use /tmp/ for downloads to avoid cluttering the working directory

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