Video Downloader (yt-dlp) SKILL.md skillA
Video Downloader (yt-dlp) from tubecreate/tubecli is an agent skill: a SKILL.md folder an AI agent loads when a task calls for it.
mdr add tubecreate/tubecli/Video Downloader (yt-dlp)@git:20260810.21465c8Pins git:20260810.21465c8 in mdr.lock. Pin the fingerprint instead.
- Audit grade
- A, 17 of 17 checks passed
- Kind
- SKILL.md skill
- Repository
- tubecreate/tubecli
- Path
tubecli/extensions/video_downloader/SKILL.md- Versions recorded
- 1
- Latest version
- git:20260810.21465c8, committed Aug 10, 2026
- Size
- 1,470 bytes
- Repository stars
- 174
- License
- MIT
Download videos from YouTube, TikTok, and 50+ platforms.
Collected from public GitHub. Every version is saved exactly as it was and never changes. Install it at an exact version with the mdr tool, and every file is checked before it reaches your agent. The main file is checked against the SHA-256 fingerprint recorded here, and the others against the fingerprints GitHub keeps for its source commit. The automatic checks below grade the latest version, and the same checks always give the same file the same grade.
What the file says
# Video Downloader Skill
This extension provides video downloading capabilities via yt-dlp.
## Available API Endpoints
### Check Status
```
GET /api/v1/ytdl/status
```
Returns whether yt-dlp is installed and its version.
### Get Video Info
```
POST /api/v1/ytdl/info
{"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"}
```
Returns video metadata (title, duration, uploader, thumbnails) without downloading.
### Download Video
```
POST /api/v1/ytdl/download
{
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID",
"format": "mp4",
"quality": "720p",
"title": "my_video"
}
```
Downloads video to `data/ytdl_downloads/`. Supports:
- **format**: `mp4`, `mp3`, `webm`
- **quality**: `360p`, `480p`, `720p`, `1080p`, `best`
### Search Videos
```
POST /api/v1/ytdl/search
{
"query": "python tutorial",
"platform": "youtube",
"limit": 10
}
```
Search for videos on YouTube or SoundCloud.
### List Downloads
```
GET /api/v1/ytdl/downloads
```
### Delete Download
```
DELETE /api/v1/ytdl/downloads/{filename}
```
## Workflow Node
Use the **📹 Video Download** node in workflows:
- **Inputs**: `url` (required), `format`, `quality`
- **Outputs**: `file_path`, `filename`, `status`
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How to install
mdr add tubecreate/tubecli/Video Downloader (yt-dlp)@sha256:fc1362a011ce6633The line at the top of this page pins the label git:20260810.21465c8, which is what most people want. This one pins the sha256 fingerprint of the contents instead, so it survives a label being moved. Either way the exact version is written to mdr.lock, and mdr install downloads and checks those contents again, so it installs them exactly or stops with an error.
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Versions
The registry has recorded 1 version of this file, committed on Aug 10, 2026.
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Source
tubecreate/tubecli · 174 stars · license MIT · pushed 2026-11-05 · branch main
API
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