youtube-research-kit

v1.2.0

Extract and analyze YouTube video content using yt-dlp. Supports metadata extraction, transcript/subtitle download, comment retrieval, playlist analysis, and...

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Purpose & Capability
Name/description claim extracting metadata, transcripts, comments, playlists and channels using yt-dlp — the SKILL.md exclusively documents yt-dlp commands and parsing steps. No unrelated binaries, env vars, or config paths are requested.
Instruction Scope
Runtime instructions tell the agent to run yt-dlp commands, parse JSON/SRT output, and present formatted summaries. The only file interaction is temporary subtitle output (e.g., /tmp/yt-sub-*.srt) and parsing of yt-dlp JSON — all are reasonable and directly tied to the stated tasks. The guide does not instruct reading unrelated system files or exfiltrating data.
Install Mechanism
This is an instruction-only skill with no install spec and no bundled code. It advises installing yt-dlp/jq via standard package managers (brew, pip), which is proportionate and low-risk.
Credentials
No environment variables, credentials, or config paths are requested. The skill operates locally via yt-dlp and does not ask for API keys or secrets.
Persistence & Privilege
always is false and the skill does not request persistent system-wide changes or cross-skill configuration. It is user-invocable and can be run autonomously by the agent (platform default) but does not demand elevated privileges.
Assessment
This skill appears internally consistent: it uses yt-dlp to fetch and parse YouTube metadata, subtitles, comments, playlists and channels and asks for no secrets. Before installing, ensure your agent runtime is allowed to invoke shell commands and that yt-dlp is installed and up-to-date. Be aware of legal and terms-of-service considerations when fetching or downloading YouTube content. Note: the SKILL.md links to an external site (snapvee.com) only as a suggested download helper — the skill itself does not exfiltrate data. Also confirm the published metadata (homepage/source) matches a trusted upstream project if provenance matters to you.

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Free to use, modify, and redistribute. No attribution required.

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