Agent skill · creative production · aaaaqwq
youtube-downloader
Download YouTube videos with customizable quality and format options. Use this skill when the user asks to download, save, or grab YouTube videos. Supports various quality settings (best, 1080p, 720p, 480p, 360p), multiple formats (mp4, webm, mkv), and audio-only downloads as MP3.
Why this skill is useful
Adds a complete executable script for downloading YouTube videos with customizable options that the AI cannot generate from knowledge alone.
What it needs
Requires yt-dlp installed locally. About 1k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-08-06. 83 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
YouTube Video Downloader Download YouTube videos with full control over quality and format settings. Quick Start The simplest way to download a video: This downloads the video in best available quality as MP4 to /mnt/user-data/outputs/. Options Quality Settings Use -q or --quality to specify video quality: best (default): Highest quality available 1080p: Full HD 720p: HD 480p: Standard definition 360p: Lower quality worst: Lowest quality available Example: Format Options Use -f or --format to specify output format (video downloads only): mp4 (default): Most compatible webm: Modern format mkv: Matroska container Example: Audio Only Use -a or --audio-only to download only audio as MP3: Custom Output Directory Use -o or --output to specify a different output directory: Complete Examples 1. Download video in 1080p as MP4: 2. Download audio only as MP3: 3. Download in 720p as WebM to custom directory: How It Works The skill uses yt-dlp, a robust YouTube downloader that: Automatically installs itself if not present Fetches video information before downloading Selects the best available streams matching your criteria Merges video and audio streams when needed Supports a wide range of YouTube video formats Important Notes Downloads are saved to /mnt/user-data/outputs/ by default Video filename is automatically generated from the video title The script handles installation of yt-dlp automatically Only single videos are downloaded (playlists are skipped by default) Higher quality videos may take longer to download and use more disk space
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
@skills aaaaqwq/video-downloader