youtube-api agent skill by ZeroPointRepo
Retrieves YouTube data without Google API quotas or OAuth setup, including transcripts, video metadata, channel info, search results, and playlists.
At a glance
| Publisher | ZeroPointRepo |
|---|---|
| Repository | ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills (12 listed skills) |
| Category | Productivity and Knowledge Work |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | September 21, 2026 (repository) |
| SKILL.md | 170 lines, 880 words |
| Bundled files | 2 files, including references |
| Quality score | 90/100 · A Passes all seven graded checks |
| Security scan | Not scanned |
| README badge | Get the badges for this listing |
Before you install
Read from the skill's files at the directory's October 22, 2026 snapshot: what ships with it, what its code reads, and the terms it is published under.
- Bundled scripts: none.
- Credential names SKILL.md mentions:
TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY. - License: MIT, an open-source or open-content license.
Install youtube-api
The skills CLI works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and other agents; the other routes copy the folder by hand.
npx skills add https://github.com/ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills/tree/main/clawhub/youtube-apitmp="$(mktemp -d)"
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills.git "$tmp/repo"
mkdir -p .claude/skills
cp -R "$tmp/repo/"clawhub/youtube-api .claude/skills/
rm -rf "$tmp"tmp="$(mktemp -d)"
git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills.git "$tmp/repo"
mkdir -p .agents/skills
cp -R "$tmp/repo/"clawhub/youtube-api .agents/skills/
rm -rf "$tmp"For a user-level install, copy the folder to ~/.claude/skills/ (Claude Code) or ~/.agents/skills/ (Codex). Inside Codex, $skill-installer can also fetch a skill from GitHub. New to skills? Read How to install agent skills in Claude Code, Codex and Cursor.
ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills is third-party code. Read SKILL.md and any bundled scripts before you install it.
How the author describes it
Use when YouTube data is needed without Google API quotas or OAuth setup: transcripts, video metadata, channel info, search results, playlists. Triggers on pasted YouTube links, creator names, @handles, topic research, video summaries, channel browsing, or any request where YouTube content would help — even if not mentioned explicitly. Not for uploads, account management, or written-source-only research.
From the description field of SKILL.md. Agents read this line to decide when to load the skill.
Compatibility, from SKILL.md
| Compatibility | Requires internet access to reach transcriptapi.com. No additional runtimes or dependencies needed. |
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Sections in SKILL.md
- Setup
- Required Headers
- API Reference
- Endpoint Reference
- Quick Examples
- Parameter Validation
- Why Not Google's API?
- Errors
Files in the skill folder
SKILL.mdreferences/auth-setup.md
Suede Skill Check: 90/100 · A
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The rubric totals 100 points; published scores are capped at 99. Security scan: not scanned.
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- Example request: 0 of 3 points. 3 when the description quotes an example request (3–60 characters in quotation marks).
- Recent maintenance: 6 of 9 points. 9 for a repository commit within 30 days of the snapshot; 6 within 90; 3 within 180; 1 within 365.
- Bundled scripts: 0 of 2 points. 2 when the skill folder ships a scripts/ folder.
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youtube-api passes the required frontmatter check and all seven graded checks, which cover the SKILL.md format, a declared license and a commit in the last year. Those checks earn 56 of the score’s points; the rest come from description quality, instruction depth, bundled files, maintenance and curated-list citations. How the score works.
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| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| Frontmatter parses and declares a name and a description | Pass |
| Name uses lowercase letters, digits and hyphens, 64 characters or fewer | Pass |
| Name matches the skill's folder name | Pass |
| Description is between 50 and 1,024 characters | Pass |
| Description says when an agent should use the skill | Pass |
| SKILL.md body is 500 lines or fewer | Pass |
| A license is declared in the frontmatter or the repository | Pass |
| Repository has a commit in the last 12 months | Pass |
| Score component | Points |
|---|---|
| Structural checks | 56 of 56 |
| Description length | 5 of 5 |
| Boundary clause | 4 of 4 |
| Example request | 0 of 3 |
| Instruction depth | 7 of 7 |
| Reference files | 3 of 3 |
| Bundled scripts | 0 of 2 |
| Recent maintenance | 6 of 9 |
| Curated-list citations | 7 of 7 |
| Tool permissions declared | 0 of 2 |
| Compatibility declared | 2 of 2 |
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Where this skill is cited
ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills appears in 4 curated lists: BehiSecc/awesome-claude-skills, VoltAgent/awesome-agent-skills, heilcheng/awesome-agent-skills, karanb192/awesome-claude-skills.