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/yt-dlp
Download YouTube videos, audio, and subtitles/transcripts using yt-dlp.
Install
$ npx -y skills add ykdojo/safeclaw --skill yt-dlp --agent claude-codeHow it fires
How this skill gets triggered: by you, by Claude, or both.
- Fires itselfAuto-invocation. Claude auto-loads it when your prompt matches the work.Auto-invocation is when the right skill fires by itself at the right moment, driven by a FLOW.md router and a hook, instead of you invoking it by name. It is the difference between a skill being installed and a skill actually getting used.Read the full definition →
- You can call itInvoke it directly when you want it.
- Slash command
/yt-dlp
Context preview
The summary Claude sees to decide when to auto-load this skill.
Download YouTube videos, audio, and subtitles/transcripts using yt-dlp.
SKILL.md
yt-dlp.SKILL.mdname: yt-dlp description: Download YouTube videos, audio, and subtitles/transcripts using yt-dlp.
yt-dlp
Download YouTube videos, audio, and subtitles/transcripts.
Setup
Check if yt-dlp is installed, and download it if not:
if ! command -v yt-dlp &>/dev/null && [ ! -f ~/yt-dlp ]; then curl -sL https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp -o ~/yt-dlp && chmod +x ~/yt-dlp fi
Then use `~/yt-dlp` (or just `yt-dlp` if installed globally).
Examples
Download subtitles/transcript:
~/yt-dlp --write-auto-sub --sub-lang en --skip-download -o "/tmp/%(id)s" <url>
Download audio only:
~/yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 -o "/tmp/%(title)s.%(ext)s" <url>
Download video:
~/yt-dlp -o "/tmp/%(title)s.%(ext)s" <url>
Get video info (title, duration, description):
~/yt-dlp --print title --print duration_string --print description --no-download <url>
Notes
- Subtitles are saved as `.vtt` files - read them to get the transcript
- Use `/tmp/` for downloads to avoid cluttering the working directory
Ships withsafeclaw
The easiest way to run multiple Claude Code sessions, each in its own container, with a dashboard to manage them all. Quick setup with battle-tested sensible defaults and skills. See architecture.md for design details.
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