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.

yt dlp Video Downloader Skill This skill provides tools for downloading videos and extracting audio from various platforms using yt dlp. Features Download videos from multiple platforms (YouTube, Twitter/X, Vimeo, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, etc.) Extract audio from videos Auto detect video URLs in conversations Support for different quality settings and formats Usage Patterns 1. Command based Download When user explicitly asks to download a video: Action : Extract URL and call download script 2. Auto detection in Conversations When conversation contains video URLs: Action : Detect video URL, ask user if they want to download it 3. Audio Extraction When user wants to extract audio only: Action : Use audio extraction script Available Scripts Note: Scripts are located in the scripts/ directory download video.py Main video downloader with quality and format options. Usage : Quality options : best , 1080p , 720p , 480p , audio extract audio.py Extract audio from videos in various formats. Usage : Formats : mp3 , m4a , opus , flac , wav extract urls.py Extract video URLs from text or files. Usage : Video Platform Support The skill recognizes URLs from: YouTube (youtube.com, youtu.be) Twitter/X (twitter.com, x.com) Vimeo (vimeo.com) TikTok (tiktok.com) Instagram (instagram.com) Facebook (facebook.com, fb.watch) Twitch (twitch.tv, clips.twitch.tv) Dailymotion (dailymotion.com) Reddit (reddit.com) Streamable (streamable.com) And many more supported by yt dlp Workflow When User Provides Video URL 1. Extract URL from user's input using extract urls.py 2. Confirm with user what action to take: Download video Extract audio Show video info 3. Execute appropriate script based on user's choice 4. Notify user of success/failure and file location When Auto detecting URLs 1. Scan conversation text with extract urls.py (can process stdin) 2. If video URLs found, ask user: "I found video URLs in this conversation. Would you like me to download them?" 3. If yes, proceed with download workflow 4. If no, continue with conversation Handling Multiple URLs For single URL: Direct download For multiple URLs: Ask user if they want to download all or select specific ones Provide option to download as playlist if URLs are from the same source Quality and Format Selection When user doesn't specify preferences: Default to best available quality For audio: Default to MP3 at 192kbps When options needed: Error Handling Common issues and solutions: 1. yt dlp not installed : Check with yt dlp version Install with pip install yt dlp or brew install yt dlp 2. ffmpeg not installed (required for format conversion): Install with brew install ffmpeg (macOS) Or apt install ffmpeg (Linux) 3. Video not available : Check if URL is accessible Some videos may require authentication Age restricted content may need cookies 4. Network errors : Retry download Check internet connection Dependencies yt dlp : Main video downloader ffmpeg : Audio/video processing (required for format conversion) python3 with standard library All scripts are self contained and use only built in Python modules.