Agent skill

Youtube Publish

This skill should be used when the user asks to "upload videos to YouTube", "publish videos on YouTube", "set YouTube titles and descriptions", "add timestamps to YouTube videos", or needs to edit…

MITAuto-check passedMedia & Creative

Install Youtube Publish

skills CLI

$ npx skills add swyxio/skills --skill youtube-publish -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

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

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 swyxio/skills --skill youtube-publish -a codex

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install swyxio/skills youtube-publish --agent codex

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

Manual copy

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

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install swyxio/skills youtube-publish --agent cursor

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

Manual copy

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

--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 swyxio/skills --skill youtube-publish -a gemini-cli

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

GitHub CLI

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

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 swyxio/skills --skill youtube-publish -a github-copilot

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

Manual copy

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

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

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/swyxio/skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/youtube-publish .opencode/skills/youtube-publish && 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 "youtube-publish" agent skill from https://github.com/swyxio/skills/tree/main/youtube-publish into .opencode/skills/youtube-publish/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "youtube-publish", 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-publish
GitHub stars: 176
Token cost: ~1.1k tokens
SKILL.md length: 485 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 89
Repo updated: Oct 5, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

This skill should be used when the user asks to "upload videos to YouTube", "publish videos on YouTube", "set YouTube titles and descriptions", "add timestamps to YouTube videos", or needs to edit…

Works in 7 steps: Upload Videos → Set Title → Set Description → …
Asks to upload videos to YouTube
SKILL.md covers Overview, Step-by-Step Workflow and Troubleshooting
Reaches arxiv.org and latent.space

What it does

Youtube Publish is an agent skill from swyxio/skills. This skill should be used when the user asks to "upload videos to YouTube", "publish videos on YouTube", "set YouTube titles and descriptions", "add timestamps to YouTube videos", or needs to edit video metadata, assign playlists, and publish in YouTube Studio.

Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k 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: Agent skills for Claude Code and other AI agents. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Asks to upload videos to YouTube
Publish videos on YouTube
Set YouTube titles and descriptions
Add timestamps to YouTube videos

Example prompts

“upload videos to YouTube”
“publish videos on YouTube”
“set YouTube titles and descriptions”
“/youtube-publish”

Workflow steps

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

Upload Videos
Set Title
Set Description
Set Playlist
Other Settings
YouTube Studio Navigation Flow
Verify

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 038ef34. 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:
- arxiv.org
- latent.space
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 Publish loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 69 tokens; SKILL.md has 485 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~69
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1.1k

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 swyxio/skills at commit 038ef34, republished under its MIT licence (© swyxio). 485 words, ~1,102 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/youtube-publish/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: youtube-publish
description: This skill should be used when the user asks to "upload videos to YouTube", "publish videos on YouTube", "set YouTube titles and descriptions", "add timestamps to YouTube videos", or needs to edit video metadata, assign playlists, and publish in YouTube Studio.
metadata.version: 0.1.0

YouTube Video Publishing & Metadata

Overview

Upload video files to YouTube Studio, set titles, descriptions, timestamps, playlists, and publish.

Step-by-Step Workflow

1. Upload Videos

Navigate to YouTube Studio → Content → click Create → Upload videos
Browser limitation: File inputs cannot be set programmatically. The user must manually select files in the file picker dialog.
Upload all files, wait for processing to complete (YouTube shows a progress indicator)

2. Set Title

Use this format based on content type (determined from frame extraction or meeting name):

Content Type	Title Format	Example
Weekly Jam (demo)	`[Topic/Demo]: AI in Action [D Mon YYYY]`	SpaceMolt - AI Agents in Multiplayer Space Games: AI in Action 7 Feb 2026
Weekly Jam (talk)	`[Topic]: AI in Action [D Mon YYYY]`	Recursive Language Models & Reasoning Trees: AI in Action 31 Jan 2026
Paper Club	`[Paper Short Name] Paper Reading: AI in Action [D Mon YYYY]`	RL via Self-Distillation (SDPO) Paper Reading: AI in Action 12 Feb 2026
Guest session	`[Topic]: [Guest] and swyx [D Mon YYYY]`	—

Keep titles under 100 characters. Topic first for discoverability; series name and date at the end.

3. Set Description

Template:

Latent Space [Series Name] - [D Mon YYYY]

[Presenter name] [presents/demos/discusses] [brief 1-2 sentence description of content].

[Optional: Paper link, e.g., "Paper: https://arxiv.org/abs/XXXX.XXXXX"]

Timestamps:
[HH:MM:SS] - [Section description]
[HH:MM:SS] - [Section description]
...

Participants: [names visible in gallery view]

Join the Latent Space community: https://latent.space

Generating Timestamps

Use frame extraction data (from the zoom-download skill) to identify natural section breaks:

Slide changes = new topic or section
Demo start/end = transition points
Q&A segments = usually at the end
Paper sections (for Paper Club) = introduction, method, results, discussion

Format as MM:SS for videos under 1 hour, H:MM:SS for longer. YouTube auto-links timestamps in descriptions.

Aim for 5-10 timestamps per video. Each entry should represent a meaningful shift in content.

Show full SKILL.md (230 more words)Show less

4. Set Playlist

On the Details page, under Playlists → click Select:

Content Type	Playlist
AI in Action Weekly Jam (demos, presentations, talks)	AI in Action
Paper readings / Paper Club sessions	Paper Club

How to tell them apart:

Zoom meeting name "AI in Action Weekly Jam!" → AI in Action playlist
Meeting names like "[Person] and swyx" with arxiv papers on screen → Paper Club playlist
When unclear, check frame extractions for arxiv links or paper titles → Paper Club

5. Other Settings

Audience: "No, it's not made for kids" (usually already default)
Visibility: Unlisted
Publish immediately — do NOT leave as Draft

For each video:

Details → (title, description, playlist) → Next →
Video Elements → Next →
Checks → (wait for checks to pass) → Next →
Visibility → (select Unlisted) → Save/Publish

Repeat for each video. Always publish right away.

7. Verify

After publishing, confirm:

Video URL is accessible (shown on the Details page under "Video link")
Title, description, and playlist are correct
Status shows "Unlisted" (not "Draft" or "Private")

Troubleshooting

"Processing…" stuck: YouTube processing can take 5-30 minutes for long videos. Wait and refresh.
Checks show warnings: Copyright or other warnings may appear. For original Zoom recordings these are usually false positives — proceed unless it's a hard block.
Wrong channel: If you see unfamiliar videos in Content, you're on the wrong channel. Switch accounts via the avatar menu.
Duplicate uploads: Check the Content list for videos with the same duration/date before uploading. The _gvo_ filename suffix indicates a gallery-view-only duplicate that should not be uploaded.

Files

Just SKILL.md in youtube-publish of swyxio/skills.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 038ef34

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Shorts Video Makeruxjoseph/content-marketing-team	107	—	~665	Automated safety check: Pass	None	9 mo ago
Motion Video in Remotionooiyeefei/ccc	495	—	~2.9k	Automated safety check: Pass	MIT	2 mo ago

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Questions about Youtube Publish

What does Youtube Publish do?

This skill should be used when the user asks to "upload videos to YouTube", "publish videos on YouTube", "set YouTube titles and descriptions", "add timestamps to YouTube videos", or needs to edit…. Youtube Publish is an agent skill from swyxio/skills. This skill should be used when the user asks to "upload videos to YouTube", "publish videos on YouTube", "set YouTube titles and descriptions", "add timestamps to YouTube videos", or needs to edit video metadata, assign playlists, and publish in YouTube Studio.

When should I use Youtube Publish?

Youtube Publish fits situations like: asks to upload videos to YouTube; publish videos on YouTube; set YouTube titles and descriptions; add timestamps to YouTube videos.

How do I install Youtube Publish in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add swyxio/skills --skill youtube-publish -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (youtube-publish in swyxio/skills) into .claude/skills/youtube-publish in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Youtube Publish in Codex?

Run `npx skills add swyxio/skills --skill youtube-publish -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (youtube-publish in swyxio/skills) into .agents/skills/youtube-publish in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Youtube Publish 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 swyxio/skills --skill youtube-publish -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-publish, .gemini/skills/youtube-publish, .github/skills/youtube-publish and .opencode/skills/youtube-publish in your project.

What does Youtube Publish need to run?

SKILL.md names no scripts, command-line tools or credentials: Youtube Publish is instructions for the agent only.

Does Youtube Publish access the network?

SKILL.md names 2 domains. In commands or code: arxiv.org and latent.space; the agent is likely to contact these when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Youtube Publish 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 Youtube Publish use?

Youtube Publish 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 Publish use?

About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.4k 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 Youtube Publish?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Youtube Publish: 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 Youtube Publish?

swyxio (a GitHub user) maintains it in swyxio/skills, which has 176 GitHub stars. The repository holds 89 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 5, 2026.

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

Install Youtube Publish

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

YouTube Video Publishing & Metadata

Overview

Step-by-Step Workflow

1. Upload Videos

2. Set Title

3. Set Description

Generating Timestamps

4. Set Playlist

5. Other Settings

6. YouTube Studio Navigation Flow

7. Verify

Troubleshooting

Files

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