Yt Dlp Downloader
MapleShaw/yt-dlp-downloader-skill
Download videos from YouTube, Bilibili, Twitter, and thousands of other sites using yt-dlp.
Download YouTube videos with customizable quality and format options.
Install Video Downloader
$ npx skills add davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill video-downloader -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install davepoon/buildwithclaude video-downloader --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/davepoon/buildwithclaude.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/all-skills/skills/video-downloader .claude/skills/video-downloader && 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 "video-downloader" agent skill from https://github.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude/tree/main/plugins/all-skills/skills/video-downloader into .claude/skills/video-downloader/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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 install https://github.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude/tree/main/plugins/all-skills/skills/video-downloaderType 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 davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill video-downloader -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install davepoon/buildwithclaude video-downloader --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/all-skills/skills/video-downloader .agents/skills/video-downloader && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "video-downloader" agent skill from https://github.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude/tree/main/plugins/all-skills/skills/video-downloader into .agents/skills/video-downloader/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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.
$ npx skills add davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill video-downloader -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install davepoon/buildwithclaude video-downloader --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/all-skills/skills/video-downloader .cursor/skills/video-downloader && 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 "video-downloader" agent skill from https://github.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude/tree/main/plugins/all-skills/skills/video-downloader into .cursor/skills/video-downloader/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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 https://github.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude.git --path plugins/all-skills/skills/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.
$ npx skills add davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill video-downloader -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install davepoon/buildwithclaude video-downloader --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/all-skills/skills/video-downloader .gemini/skills/video-downloader && 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 "video-downloader" agent skill from https://github.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude/tree/main/plugins/all-skills/skills/video-downloader into .gemini/skills/video-downloader/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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.
$ gh skill install davepoon/buildwithclaude video-downloaderInstalls 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 davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill video-downloader -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/all-skills/skills/video-downloader .github/skills/video-downloader && 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 "video-downloader" agent skill from https://github.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude/tree/main/plugins/all-skills/skills/video-downloader into .github/skills/video-downloader/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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.
$ npx skills add davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill video-downloader -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install davepoon/buildwithclaude video-downloader --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/plugins/all-skills/skills/video-downloader .opencode/skills/video-downloader && 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 "video-downloader" agent skill from https://github.com/davepoon/buildwithclaude/tree/main/plugins/all-skills/skills/video-downloader into .opencode/skills/video-downloader/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "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
video-downloader- GitHub stars
- 3.6k
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~871 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 343 words
- Files
- 3 (incl. scripts)
- Skills in repo
- 247
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Download YouTube videos with customizable quality and format options.
- Works in 3 steps: Download video in 1080p as MP4 → Download audio only as MP3 → Download in 720p as WebM to custom…
- The user asks to download
- SKILL.md covers Quick Start, Options, Complete Examples and Supported URLs, plus 3 more sections
- Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python, pipx and brew; reaches youtube.com
What it does
Video Downloader is an agent skill from davepoon/buildwithclaude. Download YouTube videos with customizable quality and format options. Use this skill when the user asks to download, save, or grab YouTube videos. Supports various quality settings (best, 1080p, 720p, 480p, 360p), multiple formats (mp4, webm, mkv), and audio-only downloads as MP3.
Its SKILL.md is about 870 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 3 other files, including scripts (for example `scripts/download_video.py`).
It sits in Media & Creative, covering Video production. It works with YouTube. The repository describes itself as: A single hub to find Claude Skills, Agents, Commands, Hooks, Plugins, and Marketplace collections to extend Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Agent SDK and OpenClaw. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- The user asks to download
- Grab YouTube videos
Example prompts
- “/video-downloader”
Requirements
- Python 3
Workflow steps
3 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Download video in 1080p as MP4
- Download audio only as MP3
- Download in 720p as WebM to custom directory
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit fc03a95. 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:
pythonpipxbrew
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:
youtube.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
Video Downloader loads about 871 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 75 tokens; SKILL.md has 343 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 davepoon/buildwithclaude at commit fc03a95, republished under its MIT licence (© davepoon). 343 words, ~871 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/video-downloader/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 2 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- video-downloader
- description
- Download YouTube videos with customizable quality and format options. Use this skill when the user asks to download, save, or grab YouTube videos. Supports various quality settings (best, 1080p, 720p, 480p, 360p), multiple formats (mp4, webm, mkv), and audio-only downloads as MP3.
- category
- document-processing
YouTube Video Downloader
Download YouTube videos with full control over quality and format settings.
Quick Start
The simplest way to download a video:
python scripts/download_video.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"This downloads the video in best available quality as MP4 to /mnt/user-data/outputs/.
Options
Quality Settings
Use -q or --quality to specify video quality:
best(default): Highest quality available1080p: Full HD720p: HD480p: Standard definition360p: Lower qualityworst: Lowest quality available
Example:
python scripts/download_video.py "URL" -q 720pFormat Options
Use -f or --format to specify output format (video downloads only):
mp4(default): Most compatiblewebm: Modern formatmkv: Matroska container
Example:
python scripts/download_video.py "URL" -f webmAudio Only
Use -a or --audio-only to download only audio as MP3:
python scripts/download_video.py "URL" -aCustom Output Directory
Use -o or --output to specify a different output directory:
python scripts/download_video.py "URL" -o /path/to/directoryComplete Examples
- Download video in 1080p as MP4:
python scripts/download_video.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" -q 1080p- Download audio only as MP3:
python scripts/download_video.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" -a- Download in 720p as WebM to custom directory:
python scripts/download_video.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" -q 720p -f webm -o /custom/pathSupported URLs
- HTTPS only —
http://links are rejected. - YouTube hosts only — allowed hostnames include
youtube.com(and subdomains such aswww,m,music),youtu.be, andyoutube-nocookie.com(includingwww). Other sites are rejected.
yt-dlp installation
The script does not install packages into your system Python (no --break-system-packages).
- If
yt-dlpis on yourPATH, it is used. - Otherwise it creates a local virtualenv at
video-downloader/.venv, installsyt-dlpthere withpip, and runs that binary. - If venv creation or install fails, follow the printed message or install globally, for example:
pipx install yt-dlp,brew install yt-dlp, or your OS package manager.
The .venv directory is gitignored and stays inside the skill folder.
How It Works
The skill uses yt-dlp, a robust YouTube downloader that:
- Resolves
yt-dlpvia PATH or the skill-local.venvas described above - Fetches video information before downloading
- Selects the best available streams matching your criteria
- Merges video and audio streams when needed
- Supports a wide range of YouTube video formats
Important Notes
- Downloads are saved to
/mnt/user-data/outputs/by default - Video filename is automatically generated from the video title
- Only single videos are downloaded (playlists are skipped by default)
- Higher quality videos may take longer to download and use more disk space
© davepoon, 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) in plugins/all-skills/skills/video-downloader of davepoon/buildwithclaude.
- SKILL.md
- .gitignore
- scripts/download_video.py
Open the folder on GitHubat commit fc03a95
Used in 1 other repository
We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in davepoon/buildwithclaude, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
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| Shorts Video Makeruxjoseph/content-marketing-team | 107 | — | ~665 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Motion Video in Remotionooiyeefei/ccc | 495 | — | ~2.9k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Video Downloader
What does Video Downloader do?
Download YouTube videos with customizable quality and format options. Video Downloader is an agent skill from davepoon/buildwithclaude. Download YouTube videos with customizable quality and format options.
When should I use Video Downloader?
Video Downloader fits situations like: the user asks to download; grab YouTube videos.
How do I install Video Downloader in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill video-downloader -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/all-skills/skills/video-downloader in davepoon/buildwithclaude) into .claude/skills/video-downloader in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Video Downloader in Codex?
Run `npx skills add davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill video-downloader -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (plugins/all-skills/skills/video-downloader in davepoon/buildwithclaude) into .agents/skills/video-downloader in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use 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 davepoon/buildwithclaude --skill 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/video-downloader, .gemini/skills/video-downloader, .github/skills/video-downloader and .opencode/skills/video-downloader in your project.
What does Video Downloader need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Video Downloader needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python, pipx and brew). Our summary lists: Python 3.
Does Video Downloader access the network?
SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: youtube.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is 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 Video Downloader use?
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 Video Downloader use?
About 871 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.5k 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 Video Downloader?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Video Downloader: Yt Dlp Downloader (MapleShaw/yt-dlp-downloader-skill, 209 stars), Media Downloader (yizhiyanhua-ai/media-downloader, 403 stars), Youtube Thumbnail (hassancs91/claude-youtube-editor, 328 stars) and Shorts Video Maker (uxjoseph/content-marketing-team, 107 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Video Downloader?
davepoon (a GitHub user) maintains it in davepoon/buildwithclaude, which has 3,615 GitHub stars. The repository holds 247 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 10, 2026.
Source: davepoon/buildwithclaude on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.