Agent skill

Universal Video Downloader

Download videos from YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, and 1000+ other sites using yt-dlp.

Install Universal Video Downloader

skills CLI

$ npx skills add CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill universal-video-downloader -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install CraftOS-dev/CraftBot universal-video-downloader --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/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/universal-video-downloader .claude/skills/universal-video-downloader && 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 "universal-video-downloader" agent skill from https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot/tree/main/skills/universal-video-downloader into .claude/skills/universal-video-downloader/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "universal-video-downloader", 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/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot/tree/main/skills/universal-video-downloader

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 CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill universal-video-downloader -a codex

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install CraftOS-dev/CraftBot universal-video-downloader --agent codex

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/universal-video-downloader .agents/skills/universal-video-downloader && 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 "universal-video-downloader" agent skill from https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot/tree/main/skills/universal-video-downloader into .agents/skills/universal-video-downloader/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "universal-video-downloader", 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 CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill universal-video-downloader -a cursor

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install CraftOS-dev/CraftBot universal-video-downloader --agent cursor

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/universal-video-downloader .cursor/skills/universal-video-downloader && 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 "universal-video-downloader" agent skill from https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot/tree/main/skills/universal-video-downloader into .cursor/skills/universal-video-downloader/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "universal-video-downloader", 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/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.git --path skills/universal-video-downloader

--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 CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill universal-video-downloader -a gemini-cli

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install CraftOS-dev/CraftBot universal-video-downloader --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/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/universal-video-downloader .gemini/skills/universal-video-downloader && 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 "universal-video-downloader" agent skill from https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot/tree/main/skills/universal-video-downloader into .gemini/skills/universal-video-downloader/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "universal-video-downloader", 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 CraftOS-dev/CraftBot universal-video-downloader

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 CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill universal-video-downloader -a github-copilot

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/universal-video-downloader .github/skills/universal-video-downloader && 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 "universal-video-downloader" agent skill from https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot/tree/main/skills/universal-video-downloader into .github/skills/universal-video-downloader/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "universal-video-downloader", 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 CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill universal-video-downloader -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 CraftOS-dev/CraftBot universal-video-downloader --agent opencode

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/universal-video-downloader .opencode/skills/universal-video-downloader && 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 "universal-video-downloader" agent skill from https://github.com/CraftOS-dev/CraftBot/tree/main/skills/universal-video-downloader into .opencode/skills/universal-video-downloader/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "universal-video-downloader", 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: universal-video-downloader
GitHub stars: 392
Token cost: ~469 tokens
SKILL.md length: 192 words
Files: 3 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo: 89
Repo updated: Oct 9, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Download videos from YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, and 1000+ other sites using yt-dlp.

Works in 2 steps: Fetch Video Info → Download Specific Format
A user provides a video link from any platform and wants to download it
SKILL.md covers Features, Workflow, Usage for Agents and Safety & Storage
Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python3

What it does

Universal Video Downloader is an agent skill from CraftOS-dev/CraftBot. Download videos from YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, and 1000+ other sites using yt-dlp. Supports quality selection and automatic cleanup. Use when a user provides a video link from any platform and wants to download it.

Its SKILL.md is about 470 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files, including scripts (for example `_meta.json` and `scripts/download.py`).

It sits in Media & Creative, covering Video production. It works with Instagram, YouTube, TikTok and X (Twitter). The repository describes itself as: One agent. Every kind of work. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

A user provides a video link from any platform and wants to download it
Tasks that involve Video production

Example prompts

“/universal-video-downloader”

Requirements

Python 3

Workflow steps

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

Fetch Video Info
Download Specific Format

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b50970c. 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:
- python3
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

Universal Video Downloader loads about 469 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 64 tokens; SKILL.md has 192 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~64
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~469

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 CraftOS-dev/CraftBot at commit b50970c, republished under its MIT licence (© CraftOS-dev). 192 words, ~469 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/universal-video-downloader/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 2 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.

name: universal-video-downloader
description: Download videos from YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, and 1000+ other sites using yt-dlp. Supports quality selection and automatic cleanup. Use when a user provides a video link from any platform and wants to download it.

Universal Video Downloader

Download videos from almost any platform using the powerful yt-dlp tool.

Features

Platform Support: YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, Facebook, and many more.
Quality Selection: Choose from 144p up to 4K/8K resolutions.
Automatic Cleanup: Files are deleted from the server immediately after successful upload to the chat.
Smart Merging: Automatically merges high-quality video and audio streams into a single MP4 file.

Workflow

Trigger: User sends a video link (e.g., YouTube, Instagram).
Information Gathering: The agent uses scripts/download.py info to fetch available qualities and the video title.
User Choice: The agent presents resolutions to the user and asks which one they prefer.
Download: Once selected, the agent runs scripts/download.py download with the specific Format ID.
Delivery: The agent sends the resulting file using the message tool with filePath.
Cleanup: The agent must delete the file from disk using rm immediately after the message is successfully sent to save disk space.

Usage for Agents

1. Fetch Video Info

bash

python3 scripts/download.py info "URL"

2. Download Specific Format

bash

python3 scripts/download.py download "URL" "FORMAT_ID"

Safety & Storage

This skill is intended for temporary processing.
CRITICAL: Always delete the downloaded file after the user receives it to maintain disk space.

Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files (scripts) in skills/universal-video-downloader of CraftOS-dev/CraftBot.

SKILL.md
_meta.json
scripts/download.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b50970c

Compare with similar skills

Universal Video Downloader 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.

Universal Video Downloader compared with similar skills
Skill	Stars	Used in	Tokens	Auto-check	Licence	Repo updated
Universal Video Downloader this skillCraftOS-dev/CraftBot	392	—	~469	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	today
Video Downloaderisjiamu/jiamu-skills	139	—	~1.2k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	2 mo ago
Video Downloaderredfox-data/redfox-community	427	—	~990	Automated safety check: Pass	None	today
Watchmathiaschu/watch	142	—	~4k	Automated safety check: Warn	MIT	4 mo ago
Motion Video in Remotionooiyeefei/ccc	495	—	~2.9k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	2 mo ago
AI Marketing VideosNeverSight/learn-skills.dev	217	3 repos	~2.1k	Automated safety check: Pass	None	today

Similar skills

Video Downloader
isjiamu/jiamu-skills
Download videos from 1000+ websites (YouTube, Bilibili, Twitter/X, TikTok, etc.) using yt-dlp.
139 GitHub stars~1.2k tokensUpdated 2 mo ago
Media & CreativeAuto-check passed
Video Downloader
redfox-data/redfox-community
短视频下载器 — 支持抖音、小红书、快手、视频号、B站、YouTube、Instagram 等主流平台无水印视频下载. An agent skill from redfox-data/redfox-community.
427 GitHub stars~990 tokensUpdated today
Media & CreativeAuto-check passed
Watch
mathiaschu/watch
Watch a video from YouTube, Instagram, X/Twitter, Vimeo, TikTok or any of ~1800 yt-dlp sites (or a local path).
142 GitHub stars~4k tokensUpdated 4 mo ago
Media & CreativeAuto-check: warnings
Motion Video in Remotion
ooiyeefei/ccc
Builds marketing and explainer videos in Remotion from rendered scenes, with one real product capture as proof, and cuts them for each platform's formats.
495 GitHub stars~2.9k tokensUpdated 2 mo ago
Media & CreativeAuto-check passed
AI Marketing Videos
NeverSight/learn-skills.dev
Create AI marketing videos for ads, promos, product launches, and brand content.
217 GitHub starsUsed in 3 repos~2.1k tokens
Media & CreativeAuto-check passed
Short Form Script
mohitagw15856/pm-claude-skills
Write a short-form video script for TikTok, Instagram Reels, or YouTube Shorts — built on the hook→retention→payoff structure that drives watch-time.
1.4k GitHub stars~755 tokensUpdated today
Media & CreativeAuto-check passed

Questions about Universal Video Downloader

What does Universal Video Downloader do?

Download videos from YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, and 1000+ other sites using yt-dlp. Universal Video Downloader is an agent skill from CraftOS-dev/CraftBot. Download videos from YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, and 1000+ other sites using yt-dlp.

When should I use Universal Video Downloader?

Universal Video Downloader fits situations like: A user provides a video link from any platform and wants to download it; tasks that involve Video production.

How do I install Universal Video Downloader in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill universal-video-downloader -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/universal-video-downloader in CraftOS-dev/CraftBot) into .claude/skills/universal-video-downloader in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Universal Video Downloader in Codex?

Run `npx skills add CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill universal-video-downloader -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/universal-video-downloader in CraftOS-dev/CraftBot) into .agents/skills/universal-video-downloader in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Universal Video Downloader 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 CraftOS-dev/CraftBot --skill universal-video-downloader -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/universal-video-downloader, .gemini/skills/universal-video-downloader, .github/skills/universal-video-downloader and .opencode/skills/universal-video-downloader in your project.

What does Universal Video Downloader need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Universal Video Downloader needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python3). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Universal Video Downloader 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 Universal Video Downloader 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 Universal Video Downloader use?

Universal Video Downloader 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 Universal Video Downloader use?

About 469 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.9k 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 Universal Video Downloader?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Universal Video Downloader: Video Downloader (isjiamu/jiamu-skills, 139 stars), Video Downloader (redfox-data/redfox-community, 427 stars), Watch (mathiaschu/watch, 142 stars) and Motion Video in Remotion (ooiyeefei/ccc, 495 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Universal Video Downloader?

CraftOS-dev (a GitHub user) maintains it in CraftOS-dev/CraftBot, which has 392 GitHub stars. The repository holds 89 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 9, 2026.

Source: CraftOS-dev/CraftBot on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Universal Video Downloader

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

Universal Video Downloader

Features

Workflow

Usage for Agents

1. Fetch Video Info

2. Download Specific Format

Safety & Storage

Files

Compare with similar skills

Similar skills

More from CraftOS-dev/CraftBot

Related

Questions about Universal Video Downloader