yt-dlp
✓Download videos and extract audio from various platforms using yt-dlp. Use when user provides a video URL, asks to download a video, or when conversation contains video links from YouTube, Twitter/X, Vimeo, TikTok, Instagram, etc.
Installation
SKILL.md
This skill provides tools for downloading videos and extracting audio from various platforms using yt-dlp.
Action: Detect video URL, ask user if they want to download it
All scripts are self-contained and use only built-in Python modules.
Download videos and extract audio from various platforms using yt-dlp. Use when user provides a video URL, asks to download a video, or when conversation contains video links from YouTube, Twitter/X, Vimeo, TikTok, Instagram, etc. Source: lwmxiaobei/yt-dlp-skill.
Facts (cite-ready)
Stable fields and commands for AI/search citations.
- Install command
npx skills add https://github.com/lwmxiaobei/yt-dlp-skill --skill yt-dlp- Source
- lwmxiaobei/yt-dlp-skill
- Category
- *Creative Media
- Verified
- ✓
- First Seen
- 2026-02-01
- Updated
- 2026-02-18
Quick answers
What is yt-dlp?
Download videos and extract audio from various platforms using yt-dlp. Use when user provides a video URL, asks to download a video, or when conversation contains video links from YouTube, Twitter/X, Vimeo, TikTok, Instagram, etc. Source: lwmxiaobei/yt-dlp-skill.
How do I install yt-dlp?
Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/lwmxiaobei/yt-dlp-skill --skill yt-dlp Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code or Cursor
Where is the source repository?
https://github.com/lwmxiaobei/yt-dlp-skill
Details
- Category
- *Creative Media
- Source
- skills.sh
- First Seen
- 2026-02-01