yt-dlp Skill

A powerful video downloading skill that leverages yt-dlp, a feature-rich command-line audio/video downloader supporting YouTube and 1000+ other sites.

Capabilities

Action	Description
`download_video`	Download video from URL with format selection
`download_audio`	Extract audio only from video URL
`get_info`	Extract video metadata without downloading
`download_playlist`	Download entire playlist
`download_subtitles`	Download video subtitles

Requirements

bash

pip install yt-dlp

For audio extraction, FFmpeg must be installed and in PATH.

Usage Examples

Download Video

python

from rhea_noir.skills.ytdlp.actions import skill as ytdlp

# Download best quality video
result = ytdlp.download_video(
    url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
    output_dir="./downloads",
    format="best"
)

Extract Audio Only

python

# Download as MP3
result = ytdlp.download_audio(
    url="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
    output_dir="./downloads",
    codec="mp3"
)

Get Video Info

python

# Get metadata without downloading
info = ytdlp.get_info("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ")
print(info['title'], info['duration'], info['view_count'])

Download Playlist

python

result = ytdlp.download_playlist(
    url="https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLxxxxx",
    output_dir="./downloads",
    max_videos=10  # Optional limit
)

Supported Sites

yt-dlp supports 1000+ sites including:

•YouTube (videos, shorts, playlists, channels)
•Vimeo
•TikTok
•Twitter/X
•Instagram
•SoundCloud
•Twitch
•And many more...

Full list: https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/blob/master/supportedsites.md

Output Templates

The skill uses smart naming: %(title)s [%(id)s].%(ext)s

Custom templates can be passed via output_template parameter.