Yt Dlp

Name: Yt Dlp
Author: aeonbridge

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by aeonbridge · vlatest · Repository

Yt Dlp extracts and analyzes YouTube video transcripts for valuable insights like keyword trends & sentiment, boosting content strategy.

Install on your platform

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Run in terminal (recommended)

terminal

claude mcp add aeonbridge-yt-dlp npx -- -y @trustedskills/aeonbridge-yt-dlp

Or manually add to ~/.claude/settings.json

~/.claude/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "aeonbridge-yt-dlp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@trustedskills/aeonbridge-yt-dlp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Requires Claude Code (claude CLI). Run claude --version to verify your install.

About This Skill

What it does

This skill allows AI agents to download videos from YouTube and other supported platforms. It leverages yt-dlp, a powerful command-line tool for downloading video streams, audio, subtitles, and metadata. The agent can retrieve specific videos or playlists based on provided URLs.

When to use it

Research: Download educational videos or lectures for offline viewing and analysis.
Content Archiving: Save important content from YouTube before it's potentially removed or altered.
Media Creation: Gather video clips for creating montages, tutorials, or other multimedia projects.
Accessibility: Download videos with subtitles for improved accessibility.

Key capabilities

Downloads videos from YouTube and many other supported sites.
Supports downloading audio-only versions of videos.
Retrieves video metadata (title, description, upload date).
Can download entire playlists.
Handles subtitle downloads.

Example prompts

"Download the video at [YouTube URL] to my local storage."
"Get me the audio-only version of this YouTube video: [YouTube URL]"
"Download all videos in this playlist: [Playlist URL]"

Tips & gotchas

Ensure your agent has sufficient disk space for downloaded files.
yt-dlp relies on external websites and APIs, so functionality may be affected by changes to those services.

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Details

Version: vlatest
License
Author: aeonbridge
Installs: 2

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