Yt Dlp Downloader
MapleShaw/yt-dlp-downloader-skill
Download videos from YouTube, Bilibili, Twitter, and thousands of other sites using yt-dlp.
Downloads videos from YouTube and other platforms for offline viewing, editing, or archival.
Install Video Downloader
$ npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill video-downloader -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates 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/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/media/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/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/media/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/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/media/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 davila7/claude-code-templates --skill video-downloader -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates video-downloader --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/media/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/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/media/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 davila7/claude-code-templates --skill video-downloader -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates video-downloader --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/media/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/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/media/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/davila7/claude-code-templates.git --path cli-tool/components/skills/media/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 davila7/claude-code-templates --skill video-downloader -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install davila7/claude-code-templates video-downloader --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/media/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/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/media/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 davila7/claude-code-templates 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 davila7/claude-code-templates --skill video-downloader -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/media/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/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/media/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 davila7/claude-code-templates --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 davila7/claude-code-templates video-downloader --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/davila7/claude-code-templates.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/cli-tool/components/skills/media/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/davila7/claude-code-templates/tree/main/cli-tool/components/skills/media/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
- 33k
- Used in
- 5 other repos
- Token cost
- ~660 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 238 words
- Files
- 1
- Skills in repo
- 479
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Downloads videos from YouTube and other platforms for offline viewing, editing, or archival.
- Works in 5 steps: Downloads Videos: Fetches videos from… → Quality Selection: Lets you choose… → Format Options: Downloads in various… → …
- Tasks that involve Video production
- SKILL.md covers When to Use This Skill, What This Skill Does, How to Use and Example, plus 3 more sections
- Reaches youtube.com
What it does
Video Downloader is an agent skill from davila7/claude-code-templates. Downloads videos from YouTube and other platforms for offline viewing, editing, or archival. Handles various formats and quality options.
Its SKILL.md is about 660 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.
It sits in Media & Creative, covering Video production. It works with YouTube. The repository describes itself as: CLI tool for configuring and monitoring Claude Code. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Video production
Example prompts
- “Use the video-downloader skill to download videos from YouTube and other platforms for offline viewing, editing, or archival”
- “/video-downloader”
Workflow steps
5 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.
- Downloads Videos: Fetches videos from YouTube and other platforms
- Quality Selection: Lets you choose resolution (480p, 720p, 1080p, 4K)
- Format Options: Downloads in various formats (MP4, WebM, audio-only)
- Batch Downloads: Can download multiple videos or playlists
- Metadata Preservation: Saves title, description, and thumbnail
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 79182c5. 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
No scripts in the folder and no shell commands in SKILL.md.
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 660 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 39 tokens; SKILL.md has 238 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); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from davila7/claude-code-templates at commit 79182c5, republished under its MIT licence (© davila7). 238 words, ~660 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/video-downloader/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).- name
- video-downloader
- description
- Downloads videos from YouTube and other platforms for offline viewing, editing, or archival. Handles various formats and quality options.
Video Downloader
This skill downloads videos from YouTube and other platforms directly to your computer.
When to Use This Skill
- Downloading YouTube videos for offline viewing
- Saving educational content for reference
- Archiving important videos
- Getting video files for editing or repurposing
- Downloading your own content from platforms
- Saving conference talks or webinars
What This Skill Does
- Downloads Videos: Fetches videos from YouTube and other platforms
- Quality Selection: Lets you choose resolution (480p, 720p, 1080p, 4K)
- Format Options: Downloads in various formats (MP4, WebM, audio-only)
- Batch Downloads: Can download multiple videos or playlists
- Metadata Preservation: Saves title, description, and thumbnail
How to Use
Basic Download
Download this YouTube video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=...Download this video in 1080p qualityAudio Only
Download the audio from this YouTube video as MP3Playlist Download
Download all videos from this YouTube playlist: [URL]Batch Download
Download these 5 YouTube videos:
1. [URL]
2. [URL]
...Example
User: "Download this YouTube video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=abc123"
Output:
Downloading from YouTube...
Video: "How to Build Products Users Love"
Channel: Lenny's Podcast
Duration: 45:32
Quality: 1080p
Progress: ████████████████████ 100%
✓ Downloaded: how-to-build-products-users-love.mp4
✓ Saved thumbnail: how-to-build-products-users-love.jpg
✓ Size: 342 MB
Saved to: ~/Downloads/Inspired by: Lenny's workflow from his newsletter
Important Notes
⚠️ Copyright & Fair Use
- Only download videos you have permission to download
- Respect copyright laws and platform terms of service
- Use for personal, educational, or fair use purposes
- Don't redistribute copyrighted content
Tips
- Specify quality if you need lower file size (720p vs 1080p)
- Use audio-only for podcasts or music to save space
- Download to a dedicated folder to stay organized
- Check file size before downloading on slow connections
Common Use Cases
- Education: Save tutorials and courses for offline learning
- Research: Archive videos for reference
- Content Creation: Download your own content from platforms
- Backup: Save important videos before they're removed
- Offline Viewing: Watch videos without internet access
© davila7, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file
Files
Just SKILL.md in cli-tool/components/skills/media/video-downloader of davila7/claude-code-templates.
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 79182c5
Used in 5 other repositories
We found 8 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 5 other GitHub owners. This page covers the copy in davila7/claude-code-templates, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
- Prat011/awesome-llm-skillsvideo-downloader
- Microck/ordinary-claude-skillsskills_all/video-downloaderskills_categorized/media/video-downloader+1 more
- aiskillstore/marketplaceskills/davila7/video-downloaderskills/dyai2025/video-downloader
- CommandCodeAI/agent-skillsskills/video-downloader
- happycapy-ai/Happycapy-skillsskills/video-downloader
Compare with similar skills
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.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Video Downloader this skilldavila7/claude-code-templates | 33k | 5 repos | ~660 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Yt Dlp DownloaderMapleShaw/yt-dlp-downloader-skill | 209 | 1 repos | ~1.5k | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Media Downloaderyizhiyanhua-ai/media-downloader | 403 | 1 repos | ~824 | Automated safety check: Pass | None | |
| Youtube Thumbnailhassancs91/claude-youtube-editor | 328 | — | ~2.1k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| 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?
Downloads videos from YouTube and other platforms for offline viewing, editing, or archival. Video Downloader is an agent skill from davila7/claude-code-templates. Downloads videos from YouTube and other platforms for offline viewing, editing, or archival.
When should I use Video Downloader?
Video Downloader fits situations like: tasks that involve Video production.
How do I install Video Downloader in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add davila7/claude-code-templates --skill video-downloader -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (cli-tool/components/skills/media/video-downloader in davila7/claude-code-templates) 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 davila7/claude-code-templates --skill video-downloader -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (cli-tool/components/skills/media/video-downloader in davila7/claude-code-templates) 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 davila7/claude-code-templates --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?
SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Video Downloader is instructions for the agent only.
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. Review the folder before installing.
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 660 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.6k 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?
davila7 (a GitHub user) maintains it in davila7/claude-code-templates, which has 32,552 GitHub stars. The repository holds 479 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 11, 2026.
Source: davila7/claude-code-templates on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.