Agent skill

Youtube

by Anil-matcha in Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors

Work with YouTube: read channels, videos, search, playlist items; upload videos and post comments (with confirmation).

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Install Youtube

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors --skill youtube -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors youtube --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/connectors/youtube .claude/skills/youtube && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "youtube" agent skill from https://github.com/Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors/tree/main/connectors/youtube into .claude/skills/youtube/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "youtube", then confirm the skill loads.

Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

$skill-installer

$skill-installer install https://github.com/Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors/tree/main/connectors/youtube

Type this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors --skill youtube -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors youtube --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/connectors/youtube .agents/skills/youtube && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "youtube" agent skill from https://github.com/Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors/tree/main/connectors/youtube into .agents/skills/youtube/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "youtube", then confirm the skill loads.

Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors --skill youtube -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors youtube --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/connectors/youtube .cursor/skills/youtube && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "youtube" agent skill from https://github.com/Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors/tree/main/connectors/youtube into .cursor/skills/youtube/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "youtube", then confirm the skill loads.

Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

gemini skills install

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors.git --path connectors/youtube

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors --skill youtube -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors youtube --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/connectors/youtube .gemini/skills/youtube && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.

Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "youtube" agent skill from https://github.com/Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors/tree/main/connectors/youtube into .gemini/skills/youtube/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "youtube", then confirm the skill loads.

Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors youtube

Installs for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors --skill youtube -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/connectors/youtube .github/skills/youtube && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.

GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "youtube" agent skill from https://github.com/Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors/tree/main/connectors/youtube into .github/skills/youtube/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "youtube", then confirm the skill loads.

GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors --skill youtube -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors youtube --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/connectors/youtube .opencode/skills/youtube && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "youtube" agent skill from https://github.com/Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors/tree/main/connectors/youtube into .opencode/skills/youtube/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "youtube", then confirm the skill loads.

OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.

Facts

Skill name: youtube
GitHub stars: 1.3k
Token cost: ~936 tokens
SKILL.md length: 360 words
Files: 2
Skills in repo: 153
Repo updated: Oct 5, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Work with YouTube: read channels, videos, search, playlist items; upload videos and post comments (with confirmation).

Works in 4 steps: Reads (auth, channel, video, search,… → Writes need exact-match confirmation on… → Keep every upload private by default;… → …
Phrases: youtube
SKILL.md covers Purpose, Tooling, Auth and Operating Rules, plus 2 more sections
Runs Python scripts from its folder; reaches googleapis.com

What it does

Youtube is an agent skill from Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors. Work with YouTube: read channels, videos, search, playlist items; upload videos and post comments (with confirmation). Trigger phrases: youtube, videos, upload video, youtube comment.

Its SKILL.md is about 940 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `bin/youtube.py`).

It works with YouTube. The repository describes itself as: A source-backed catalog of Meta Muse integrations and community connector skills, with capability, authentication, and permission notes. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Phrases: youtube
Youtube comment

Example prompts

“/youtube”

Requirements

Python 3

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

Reads (auth, channel, video, search, playlist-items) need no confirmation.
Writes need exact-match confirmation on every call. upload requires --confirm with the exact string the CLI echoes (names the file, the…
Keep every upload private by default; only use --privacy public when the user explicitly asks.
Never exfiltrate the credential: the CLI only ever handles surrogates. Do not print, log, or transmit the token value.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit d6dc5d8. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Ships script files (Python), which the agent can run.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:
- googleapis.com
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Youtube loads about 936 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 48 tokens; SKILL.md has 360 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~48
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~936

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check passed

The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors at commit d6dc5d8, republished under its MIT licence (© Anil-matcha). 360 words, ~936 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/youtube/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: youtube
description: Work with YouTube: read channels, videos, search, playlist items; upload videos and post comments (with confirmation). Trigger phrases: youtube, videos, upload video, youtube comment.
metadata.includeInPrompt: true
tagline: Read channels and videos, search, plus uploads and comments with confirmation.
catalog_auth: OAuth 2.0 (per-user)
catalog_hosts: www.googleapis.com

YouTube

Purpose

Read public YouTube data (channels, videos with stats, search, playlist items) and write to the authenticated user's channel: upload video files and post top-level comments. Use when the user mentions YouTube or videos.

Tooling

All commands go through bin/youtube.py:

bash

bin/youtube.py auth                                     # verify the OAuth token
bin/youtube.py channel --id UC_abc123                   # show a channel
bin/youtube.py video --id dQw4w9WgXcQ                  # show a video
bin/youtube.py search --query "repair cafe" --limit 10 # search videos
bin/youtube.py playlist-items --playlist-id PL_abc123 --limit 25  # list playlist items

bin/youtube.py upload --file demo.mp4 --title "Demo" --description "..." \
    --privacy private \
    --confirm 'upload "demo.mp4" as private video "Demo"'
bin/youtube.py comment --video-id dQw4w9WgXcQ --text "Great build!" \
    --confirm 'post comment on video dQw4w9WgXcQ: "Great build!"'

The auth check uses the 1-unit /channels?mine=true endpoint, never the expensive search endpoint. upload does a resumable upload in one chunk (session init, then a single PUT of the file bytes); --privacy defaults to private. comment posts a top-level comment as the authenticated channel.

Auth

Provider id: youtube (credential is collected as custom.youtube)
Collection: OAuth 2.0 via the secure credential flow (credentials.request_api_access); Google Cloud Console OAuth client with the YouTube Data API v3 enabled. The token is sent as Authorization: Bearer <token>.
Required scopes: https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.readonly (reads), https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.upload (uploads), https://www.googleapis.com/auth/youtube.force-ssl (comments; this is the scope commentThreads.insert requires). If reads work but writes 403, re-approve with all three scopes.
Allowed hosts: www.googleapis.com
Status check: bin/youtube.py auth (must return "ok": true)
Quota binding constraint: YouTube grants 10,000 quota units per day by default. search costs 100 units per call, a comment costs 50, and an upload costs ~1,600 (reported by secondary sources; not in Google's own docs — treat as approximate), so use them sparingly. Favor the 1-unit reads and cache results aggressively: do not re-run the same lookup twice in a session.

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Operating Rules

Reads (auth, channel, video, search, playlist-items) need no confirmation.
Writes need exact-match confirmation on every call. upload requires --confirm with the exact string the CLI echoes (names the file, the privacy setting, and the title) because it puts a video on the user's channel. comment requires --confirm with its echoed string (video ID plus the first 60 chars of the text) because the comment is public immediately.
Keep every upload private by default; only use --privacy public when the user explicitly asks.
Never exfiltrate the credential: the CLI only ever handles surrogates. Do not print, log, or transmit the token value.

Files

SKILL.md
bin/youtube.py

Maturity

🧪 Draft: written from Google's public API docs; not yet live-tested end-to-end. The upload flow (resumable session + byte PUT) and comment path have not been verified in a live flow.

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in connectors/youtube of Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors.

SKILL.md
bin/youtube.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit d6dc5d8

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Questions about Youtube

What does Youtube do?

Work with YouTube: read channels, videos, search, playlist items; upload videos and post comments (with confirmation). Youtube is an agent skill from Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors. Work with YouTube: read channels, videos, search, playlist items; upload videos and post comments (with confirmation).

When should I use Youtube?

Youtube fits situations like: phrases: youtube; youtube comment.

How do I install Youtube in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors --skill youtube -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (connectors/youtube in Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors) into .claude/skills/youtube in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Youtube in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors --skill youtube -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (connectors/youtube in Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors) into .agents/skills/youtube in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Youtube in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors --skill youtube -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/youtube, .gemini/skills/youtube, .github/skills/youtube and .opencode/skills/youtube in your project.

What does Youtube need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Youtube needs Python for the scripts in its folder. Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Youtube access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: googleapis.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Youtube safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Youtube use?

Youtube is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Youtube use?

About 936 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.7k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

What are the alternatives to Youtube?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Youtube: Markitdown (ImCa0/just-laws, 781 stars), Banner Design System (nextlevelbuilder/ui-ux-pro-max-skill, 134k stars), Agent Reach (Panniantong/Agent-Reach, 95k stars) and Last30days (mvanhorn/last30days-skill, 64k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Youtube?

Anil-matcha (a GitHub user) maintains it in Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors, which has 1,347 GitHub stars. The repository holds 153 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.

Source: Anil-matcha/awesome-muse-connectors on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Youtube

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Requirements

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

YouTube

Purpose

Tooling

Auth

Operating Rules

Files

Maturity

Files

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