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Yt Dlp Downloader
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apollo1234
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· v0.1.0
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Install in OpenClaw
/install yt-dlp-downloader-skill
Description
Download videos from YouTube, Bilibili, Twitter, and thousands of other sites using yt-dlp. Use when the user provides a video URL and wants to download it, extract audio (MP3), download subtitles, or select video quality. Triggers on phrases like "下载视频", "download video", "yt-dlp", "YouTube", "B站", "抖音", "提取音频", "extract audio".
Usage Guidance
Review this skill before installing. Use it only if you are comfortable with an agent running yt-dlp locally, writing downloads to disk, and possibly accessing browser cookies. Prefer anonymous downloads first, require explicit approval before any cookie-based command, avoid required_permissions ["all", "network"] when narrower permissions are available, and install dependencies from a trusted, pinned environment.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: yt-dlp-downloader-skill
Version: 0.1.0
The skill is classified as suspicious due to two main security concerns found in `SKILL.md`. Firstly, it explicitly instructs the `yt-dlp` tool to access browser cookies via `--cookies-from-browser chrome`, which involves handling sensitive user data, even if justified for bypassing YouTube's 403 errors. Secondly, the workflow instructs the AI agent to execute commands with `required_permissions: ["all", "network"]`. The 'all' permission is overly broad for a video downloading task, granting extensive system access beyond what is strictly necessary for `yt-dlp`'s stated functionality, thereby introducing significant risk.
Capability Assessment
Credentials
The workflow instructs execution with required_permissions ["all", "network"], which is broader than needed for a download task and increases impact if a URL, dependency, or parser is unsafe.
Install Mechanism
The skill recommends installing and upgrading yt-dlp and ffmpeg through pip and brew without pinning versions or hashes, creating mutable dependency risk but not showing malicious package use.
Instruction Scope
The workflow says YouTube downloads should always use --cookies-from-browser chrome, which accesses local browser session data even when an unauthenticated download may be sufficient.
Persistence & Privilege
No persistence mechanism, background worker, scheduled task, memory modification, tool hijacking, or privilege escalation path was found in the artifact.
Purpose & Capability
The stated purpose is a yt-dlp video downloader, and the commands are generally aligned with downloading videos, extracting audio, subtitles, playlists, and formats.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install yt-dlp-downloader-skill - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/yt-dlp-downloader-skill - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v0.1.0
Initial release of yt-dlp-downloader-skill.
- Enables video and audio downloads from YouTube, Bilibili, Twitter, TikTok, and thousands of other sites using yt-dlp.
- Supports downloading best quality video, extracting audio as MP3, downloading subtitles, and selecting video quality.
- Provides command examples and troubleshooting guidance for common errors (e.g., YouTube 403 errors, missing dependencies).
- Workflow adapts commands based on user needs and source platform (e.g., always using browser cookies for YouTube).
- Triggers on multi-language keywords such as "下载视频", "download video", "extract audio", "B站", and "抖音".
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is Yt Dlp Downloader?
Download videos from YouTube, Bilibili, Twitter, and thousands of other sites using yt-dlp. Use when the user provides a video URL and wants to download it, extract audio (MP3), download subtitles, or select video quality. Triggers on phrases like "下载视频", "download video", "yt-dlp", "YouTube", "B站", "抖音", "提取音频", "extract audio". It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 8936 downloads so far.
How do I install Yt Dlp Downloader?
Run "/install yt-dlp-downloader-skill" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Yt Dlp Downloader free?
Yes, Yt Dlp Downloader is completely free (open-source). You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Yt Dlp Downloader support?
Yt Dlp Downloader is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Yt Dlp Downloader?
It is built and maintained by apollo1234 (@apollo1234); the current version is v0.1.0.
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