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Youtube Download
by
bestisblessed
· GitHub ↗
· v1.0.4
· MIT-0
1036
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Install in OpenClaw
/install youtube-download
Description
Downloads YouTube videos to ~/Downloads. Use when user wants to download a YouTube video to their machine.
Usage Guidance
This skill appears to do exactly what it claims: run yt-dlp to save a YouTube URL to ~/Downloads. Before installing, consider: (1) Legal and policy: ensure you have the right to download the video (copyright/terms of service). (2) Trust and provenance: the skill's source is unknown — the included script is short and readable, but the registry owner is not a known publisher; prefer installing yt-dlp from an official Homebrew or project release. (3) Resource impact: downloads will consume disk and network bandwidth. (4) Agent invocation: the skill is allowed to be invoked by the agent (default behavior); if you want manual control, only invoke it yourself rather than enabling autonomous runs. If these points are acceptable, the skill is coherent and proportionate to its purpose.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: youtube-download
Version: 1.0.4
The skill is a straightforward utility for downloading YouTube videos using the legitimate 'yt-dlp' tool. The 'download.sh' script and 'SKILL.md' documentation are transparent, perform only the stated actions, and include basic safety measures like using '--' to prevent argument injection in the shell script.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
Name/description request yt-dlp and a script to download videos; the skill only requires yt-dlp and the brew install spec references yt-dlp — this is proportionate and expected for a YouTube downloader.
Instruction Scope
SKILL.md and download.sh only accept a single URL, call yt-dlp to download to $HOME/Downloads, and print simple status messages. There are no instructions to read unrelated files, access secrets, or post data to external endpoints beyond what yt-dlp does (fetching from YouTube).
Install Mechanism
Install spec uses Homebrew formula 'yt-dlp', a standard and well-known package source. No obscure download URLs or archive extraction steps are present.
Credentials
The skill requests no environment variables or credentials. It only requires the yt-dlp binary, which is appropriate for the stated functionality.
Persistence & Privilege
always is false and the skill is user-invocable. It does not modify other skills or system-wide configuration and does not request persistent privileges.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install youtube-download - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/youtube-download - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.4
Fix yt-dlp option injection: add -- end-of-options separator before URL argument
v1.0.3
- Renamed the skill from youtube-download to download.
- Renamed the download script from youtube-download.sh to download.sh.
- Updated documentation to reflect new names.
v1.0.2
- Removed the _meta.json file.
- No user-facing features or command changes.
v1.0.1
- Added a _meta.json file for improved metadata management.
- Made minor updates to youtube-download.sh.
v1.0.0
Initial release of youtube-download skill.
- Downloads YouTube videos directly to ~/Downloads using yt-dlp.
- Supports downloading best available video and audio merged into MP4.
- Accepts YouTube URLs as input.
- Prompts for yt-dlp installation if not already present.
- Simple usage: just provide a YouTube URL.
Metadata
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Youtube Download?
Downloads YouTube videos to ~/Downloads. Use when user wants to download a YouTube video to their machine. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 1036 downloads so far.
How do I install Youtube Download?
Run "/install youtube-download" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is Youtube Download free?
Yes, Youtube Download is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does Youtube Download support?
Youtube Download is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created Youtube Download?
It is built and maintained by bestisblessed (@bestisblessed); the current version is v1.0.4.
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