Youtube Publish
Andonywang123/Epost
Prepare an English YouTube release with local Chinese-to-English translation, subtitles and cover localization, then use a deterministic script connected to dedicated Chrome and YouTube Studio to…
Fetch transcripts, metadata, and captions from YouTube videos.
Install Youtube
$ npx skills add CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS --skill youtube -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS youtube --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/resources/skills/youtube .claude/skills/youtube && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "youtube" agent skill from https://github.com/CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS/tree/main/resources/skills/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 install https://github.com/CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS/tree/main/resources/skills/youtubeType 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.
$ npx skills add CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS --skill youtube -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS youtube --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/resources/skills/youtube .agents/skills/youtube && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "youtube" agent skill from https://github.com/CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS/tree/main/resources/skills/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.
$ npx skills add CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS --skill youtube -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS youtube --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/resources/skills/youtube .cursor/skills/youtube && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "youtube" agent skill from https://github.com/CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS/tree/main/resources/skills/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 https://github.com/CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS.git --path resources/skills/youtube--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS --skill youtube -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS youtube --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/resources/skills/youtube .gemini/skills/youtube && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "youtube" agent skill from https://github.com/CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS/tree/main/resources/skills/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.
$ gh skill install CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS youtubeInstalls 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).
$ npx skills add CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS --skill youtube -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/resources/skills/youtube .github/skills/youtube && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "youtube" agent skill from https://github.com/CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS/tree/main/resources/skills/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.
$ npx skills add CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS --skill youtube -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS youtube --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/resources/skills/youtube .opencode/skills/youtube && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "youtube" agent skill from https://github.com/CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS/tree/main/resources/skills/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
- 480
- Token cost
- ~526 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 232 words
- Files
- 3 (incl. scripts, references)
- Skills in repo
- 46
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Fetch transcripts, metadata, and captions from YouTube videos.
- You need to summarize a video
- SKILL.md covers Purpose, Routing, Trigger Examples and Parameters, plus 1 more section
- Answer questions about its content
- Extract key points
What it does
Youtube is an agent skill from CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS. Fetch transcripts, metadata, and captions from YouTube videos. Use when you need to summarize a video, answer questions about its content, extract key points, compare videos, or pull quotes with timestamps. Supports auto-generated and manual captions, multiple languages, and translation.
Its SKILL.md is about 530 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `references/full-guidance.md`).
It sits in Writing & Content, covering Translation. It works with YouTube. The repository describes itself as: Local-first personal agentic OS and everything app for coding, knowledge work, web design, automations, and artifacts. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- You need to summarize a video
- Answer questions about its content
- Extract key points
- Pull quotes with timestamps
Example prompts
- “/youtube”
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 518a7dd. 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/, which the agent can run.
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
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 526 tokens when it runs, and up to ~3k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 74 tokens; SKILL.md has 232 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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
The full file from CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS at commit 518a7dd, republished under its MIT licence (© CoWork-OS). 232 words, ~526 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/youtube/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 2 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- youtube
- description
- Fetch transcripts, metadata, and captions from YouTube videos. Use when you need to summarize a video, answer questions about its content, extract key points, compare videos, or pull quotes with timestamps. Supports auto-generated and manual captions, multiple languages, and translation.
- version
- 1.0.0
- metadata.author
- CoWork OS Contributors <info@coworkosapp.com>
YouTube
Purpose
Fetch transcripts, metadata, and captions from YouTube videos. Use when you need to summarize a video, answer questions about its content, extract key points, compare videos, or pull quotes with timestamps. Supports auto-generated and manual captions, multiple languages, and translation.
Routing
- Use when: User shares a YouTube link, asks to summarize a video, wants to know what a video says, asks to extract information from a YouTube video, or needs video transcripts
- Do not use when: User wants to upload or stream video, manage a YouTube channel, or edit video files
- Outputs: Video transcripts with timestamps, summaries, key quotes, metadata, chapter breakdowns
- Success criteria: User receives accurate transcript content with timestamps and clear formatting
Trigger Examples
Positive
- Use the youtube skill for this request.
- Help me with youtube.
- User shares a YouTube link, asks to summarize a video, wants to know what a video says, asks to extract information from a YouTube video, or needs video transcripts
- YouTube: provide an actionable result.
Negative
- User wants to upload or stream video, manage a YouTube channel, or edit video files
- Do not use youtube for unrelated requests.
- This request is outside youtube scope.
- This is conceptual discussion only; no tool workflow is needed.
Parameters
| Name | Type | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | No | YouTube video URL or video ID |
Runtime Prompt
- Current runtime prompt length: 821 characters.
- Runtime prompt is defined directly in
../youtube.json.
© CoWork-OS, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
SKILL.md and 2 other files (scripts, references) in resources/skills/youtube of CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS.
- SKILL.md
- references/full-guidance.md
- scripts/.gitkeep
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 518a7dd
Compare with similar skills
Youtube 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.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youtube this skillCoWork-OS/CoWork-OS | 480 | — | ~526 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Youtube PublishAndonywang123/Epost | 197 | — | ~3.4k | Automated safety check: Warn | None | |
| KrillinAI Subtitle Generatorkrillinai/OpenCreator | 13k | — | ~613 | Automated safety check: Pass | Apache-2.0 | |
| InkOS Creative HarnessNarcooo/inkos | 10k | 1 repos | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | AGPL-3.0 | |
| YouTube Subtitle FetcherZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills | 1k | 1 repos | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Video TranslatorInsiderX-Pro/video-translator | 928 | — | ~635 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Youtube
What does Youtube do?
Fetch transcripts, metadata, and captions from YouTube videos. Youtube is an agent skill from CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS. Fetch transcripts, metadata, and captions from YouTube videos.
When should I use Youtube?
Youtube fits situations like: you need to summarize a video; answer questions about its content; extract key points; pull quotes with timestamps.
How do I install Youtube in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS --skill youtube -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (resources/skills/youtube in CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS) 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 CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS --skill youtube -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (resources/skills/youtube in CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS) 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 CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS --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?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Youtube is instructions for the agent only.
Does Youtube access the network?
SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. 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. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.
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 526 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.1k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 2.5k tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.
What are the alternatives to Youtube?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Youtube: Youtube Publish (Andonywang123/Epost, 197 stars), KrillinAI Subtitle Generator (krillinai/OpenCreator, 13k stars), InkOS Creative Harness (Narcooo/inkos, 10k stars) and YouTube Subtitle Fetcher (ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills, 1k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Youtube?
CoWork-OS (a GitHub organization) maintains it in CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS, which has 480 GitHub stars. The repository holds 46 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 11, 2026.
Source: CoWork-OS/CoWork-OS on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.