Agent skill

Channel To Kb Ytdlp

by coleam00 in coleam00/cole-medin-knowledge-base

Build an OKF (Open Knowledge Format) knowledge base from any YouTube channel.

No licenceAuto-check passedKnowledge Management

Install Channel To Kb Ytdlp

skills CLI
$ npx skills add coleam00/cole-medin-knowledge-base --skill channel-to-kb-ytdlp -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install coleam00/cole-medin-knowledge-base channel-to-kb-ytdlp --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/coleam00/cole-medin-knowledge-base.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.claude/skills/channel-to-kb-ytdlp .claude/skills/channel-to-kb-ytdlp && 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/

Facts

Skill name
channel-to-kb-ytdlp
GitHub stars
137
Token cost
~824 tokens
SKILL.md length
369 words
Files
2 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
3
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Build an OKF (Open Knowledge Format) knowledge base from any YouTube channel.

  • Works in 3 steps: Fetch transcripts → Build the OKF knowledge base → Validate OKF conformance
  • Tasks that involve Knowledge bases
  • SKILL.md covers Before you start, Step 1: Fetch transcripts, Step 2: Build the OKF… and Step 3: Validate OKF conformance
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python and uv

What it does

Channel To Kb Ytdlp is an agent skill from coleam00/cole-medin-knowledge-base. Build an OKF (Open Knowledge Format) knowledge base from any YouTube channel. Uses Google's OKF standard so any AI can read the output with zero setup. Free, no API key. Uses yt-dlp (most reliable). Invoke with /channel-to-kb-ytdlp @ChannelHandle

Its SKILL.md is about 820 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files, including scripts (for example `scripts/fetch_transcripts.py`).

It sits in Knowledge Management, covering Knowledge bases. It works with YouTube. The repository describes itself as: An OKF (Open Knowledge Format) knowledge base + Karpathy-style LLM wiki synthesized from Cole Medin's entire long-form YouTube catalog. Drop it next to any project for…

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Knowledge bases

Example prompts

  • “/channel-to-kb-ytdlp”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

3 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. Fetch transcripts
  2. Build the OKF knowledge base
  3. Validate OKF conformance

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit eba5e31. 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 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • python
    • uv

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Links to these hosts (documentation or services it may open):

    • github.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

Channel To Kb Ytdlp loads about 824 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 67 tokens; SKILL.md has 369 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~67
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~824

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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 369 words (~824 tokens).

“Turn any YouTube channel into a synthesized, cross-linked knowledge base in Open Knowledge Format (OKF). OKF is Google's open standard for LLM-readable knowledge bases: plain markdown + YAML frontmatter, navigated by index and relative links, no database or embeddings required…”

— opening of SKILL.md by coleam00
name
channel-to-kb-ytdlp
argument-hint
<@ChannelHandle or channel-URL>

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file (scripts) in .claude/skills/channel-to-kb-ytdlp of coleam00/cole-medin-knowledge-base.

  • SKILL.md
  • scripts/fetch_transcripts.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit eba5e31

Compare with similar skills

Channel To Kb Ytdlp next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.

Channel To Kb Ytdlp compared with similar skills
SkillStarsUsed inTokensAuto-checkLicenceRepo updated
Channel To Kb Ytdlp this skillcoleam00/cole-medin-knowledge-base137—~824Automated safety check: PassNone
Seek And Analyze VideoLeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills2.2k—~3.5kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Baoyu URL To Markdownsdyckjq-lab/llm-wiki-skill2.5k2 repos~3.2kAutomated safety check: PassNone
Knowledge Searchdataelement/bisheng12k—~1.1kAutomated safety check: PassApache-2.0
Capture Conversationoutline/outline41k—~474Automated safety check: PassCustom licence
Multi-Source to NotebookLM Processorjoeseesun/qiaomu-anything-to-notebooklm6.2k—~3.6kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

Similar skills

  • Seek And Analyze Video

    LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills

    Video intelligence and content analysis using Memories.ai LVMM.

    2.2k GitHub stars~3.5k tokensUpdated 2 mo ago
    Knowledge ManagementAuto-check passed
  • Baoyu URL To Markdown

    sdyckjq-lab/llm-wiki-skill

    Fetch any URL and convert to markdown using Chrome CDP. An agent skill from sdyckjq-lab/llm-wiki-skill.

    2.5k GitHub starsUsed in 2 repos~3.2k tokens
    Knowledge ManagementAuto-check passed
  • Knowledge Search

    dataelement/bisheng

    Search the user's knowledge bases and knowledge spaces (企业知识库检索).

    12k GitHub stars~1.1k tokensUpdated yesterday
    Knowledge ManagementAuto-check passed
  • Capture Conversation

    outline/outline

    Save the current conversation, a decision, or a set of notes as a document in an Outline collection; use when the user wants to keep what was discussed in their knowledge base.

    41k GitHub stars~474 tokensUpdated today
    Knowledge ManagementAuto-check passed
  • Multi-Source to NotebookLM Processor

    joeseesun/qiaomu-anything-to-notebooklm

    Collects content from WeChat articles, web pages, YouTube, podcasts, documents and more, uploads it to NotebookLM and generates podcasts, slides or mind maps.

    6.2k GitHub stars~3.6k tokensUpdated 6 days ago
    Knowledge ManagementAuto-check passed
  • Find And Cite

    outline/outline

    Answer questions from the Outline knowledge base with quotes and links to the source documents; use when the user asks what the team knows, documented, or decided about a topic.

    41k GitHub stars~537 tokensUpdated today
    Knowledge ManagementAuto-check passed

More from coleam00/cole-medin-knowledge-base

  • Channel To Kb

    coleam00/cole-medin-knowledge-base

    Build an OKF (Open Knowledge Format) knowledge base from any YouTube channel.

    137 GitHub stars~808 tokensUpdated 2 mo ago
    Auto-check passed
  • Channel To Kb Supadata

    coleam00/cole-medin-knowledge-base

    Build an OKF (Open Knowledge Format) knowledge base from any YouTube channel.

    137 GitHub stars~854 tokensUpdated 2 mo ago
    Auto-check passed

Works with

Questions about Channel To Kb Ytdlp

What does Channel To Kb Ytdlp do?

Build an OKF (Open Knowledge Format) knowledge base from any YouTube channel. Channel To Kb Ytdlp is an agent skill from coleam00/cole-medin-knowledge-base. Build an OKF (Open Knowledge Format) knowledge base from any YouTube channel.

When should I use Channel To Kb Ytdlp?

Channel To Kb Ytdlp fits situations like: tasks that involve Knowledge bases.

How do I install Channel To Kb Ytdlp in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add coleam00/cole-medin-knowledge-base --skill channel-to-kb-ytdlp -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/channel-to-kb-ytdlp in coleam00/cole-medin-knowledge-base) into .claude/skills/channel-to-kb-ytdlp in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Channel To Kb Ytdlp in Codex?

Run `npx skills add coleam00/cole-medin-knowledge-base --skill channel-to-kb-ytdlp -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.claude/skills/channel-to-kb-ytdlp in coleam00/cole-medin-knowledge-base) into .agents/skills/channel-to-kb-ytdlp in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Channel To Kb Ytdlp 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 coleam00/cole-medin-knowledge-base --skill channel-to-kb-ytdlp -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/channel-to-kb-ytdlp, .gemini/skills/channel-to-kb-ytdlp, .github/skills/channel-to-kb-ytdlp and .opencode/skills/channel-to-kb-ytdlp in your project.

What does Channel To Kb Ytdlp need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Channel To Kb Ytdlp needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python and uv). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Channel To Kb Ytdlp access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. As links in the text: github.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Channel To Kb Ytdlp 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.

What licence does Channel To Kb Ytdlp use?

No licence was found for Channel To Kb Ytdlp or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Channel To Kb Ytdlp use?

About 824 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.3k 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 Channel To Kb Ytdlp?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Channel To Kb Ytdlp: Seek And Analyze Video (LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills, 2.2k stars), Baoyu URL To Markdown (sdyckjq-lab/llm-wiki-skill, 2.5k stars), Knowledge Search (dataelement/bisheng, 12k stars) and Capture Conversation (outline/outline, 41k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Channel To Kb Ytdlp?

coleam00 (a GitHub user) maintains it in coleam00/cole-medin-knowledge-base, which has 137 GitHub stars. The repository holds 3 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on July 28, 2026.

Source: coleam00/cole-medin-knowledge-base on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.