Requirements
- Target platform
- OpenClaw
- Install method
- Manual import
- Extraction
- Extract archive
- Prerequisites
- OpenClaw
- Primary doc
- SKILL.md
A robust CLI wrapper for yt-dlp to download videos, playlists, and audio from YouTube and thousands of other sites. Supports format selection, quality control, metadata embedding, and cookie authentication.
A robust CLI wrapper for yt-dlp to download videos, playlists, and audio from YouTube and thousands of other sites. Supports format selection, quality control, metadata embedding, and cookie authentication.
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.
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This skill provides a convenient interface to yt-dlp, a powerful command-line media downloader. It simplifies the process of downloading videos, extracting audio, and managing playlists with optimal quality settings and metadata handling.
Role: Media Archivist. Trigger: "Download this video", "Get MP3 from YouTube", "Archive this channel". Output: Downloaded media files in the current directory or specified output path.
yt-dlp: The core downloader (must be installed in PATH). ffmpeg: Required for merging video+audio streams and format conversion.
The primary entry point. It wraps yt-dlp with sensible defaults for high-quality archiving. Syntax: ./scripts/download.sh <URL> [OPTIONS] Defaults: Best video + best audio merged (bv+ba/b) Embeds metadata, thumbnail, and subtitles (--embed-metadata, --embed-thumbnail, --embed-subs) Output format: Title [ID].mp4 (%(title)s [%(id)s].%(ext)s) Examples: Download a single video (best quality): scripts/download.sh "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" Download a playlist: scripts/download.sh "https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PL..." Extract Audio (MP3): scripts/download.sh "URL" -x --audio-format mp3 Download specific resolution (e.g., 1080p): scripts/download.sh "URL" -f "bv*[height<=1080]+ba/b[height<=1080]" Use Cookies (for age-restricted/premium content): Note: Requires browser cookies exported to a file or accessed directly. scripts/download.sh "URL" --cookies-from-browser chrome
This skill relies on yt-dlp and ffmpeg being installed on the host system. Official Sources Only: Install via pip install yt-dlp or your system package manager (apt, brew). Avoid running curl scripts from untrusted sources. Cookies: Use --cookies-from-browser with caution. For autonomous agents, prefer exporting a cookies.txt file manually to limit access to your active browser session.
For advanced usage, see the comprehensive Usage Guide.
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