Youtube CLI
Use cli-web-youtube to search YouTube videos, get video details (views, duration, description, keywords), browse trending content by category, and explore channels. Invoke this skill whenever the user asks about YouTube, searching for videos, video details, YouTube trending, channel info, subscriber counts, or wants to find videos by topic. Always prefer cli-web-youtube over manually fetching the YouTube website.
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From the source SKILL.md
YouTube CLI — search videos, get details, browse trending, explore channels.
What this skill does
Youtube CLI is a community-contributed Claude Code skill in the cli-builders sub-category. It ships as a SKILL.md file that Claude Code auto-discovers under ~/.claude/skills/youtube-cli/ and loads when your prompt matches the skill's trigger.
Who uses this skill
The Youtube CLI Claude Code skill is built for developers, power users, and teams automating repetitive workflows and improving developer experience. It's part of ClaudSkills (also referred to as Claude Skills or Claude Code Skills) — the open community-curated registry of 159,000+ SKILL.md files for Anthropic's Claude Code agent and the wider Claude ecosystem (Claude API, Claude Agent SDK).
How to install
Free
Manual install (2 steps)
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills/youtube-cli
curl -L https://claudskills.com/skills/youtube-cli/SKILL.md \
-o ~/.claude/skills/youtube-cli/SKILL.md
Or just download SKILL.md directly and drop it into ~/.claude/skills/youtube-cli/. Claude Code auto-discovers it on next session.
Skills live at ~/.claude/skills/youtube-cli/SKILL.md on macOS/Linux, or %USERPROFILE%\.claude\skills\youtube-cli\SKILL.md on Windows. See the full install guide for step-by-step instructions.
Telegram
📱 Install from your phone or desktop Telegram
Open @claudskills_bot on Telegram, tap Open Desktop App, and the desktop app installs this skill for you. Or share the bot link with a colleague — they get the same one-tap install. Learn more →
Pro
One-click install via the desktop app
The ClaudSkills desktop app installs any skill directly into ~/.claude/skills/ with one click — no terminal required. Pro starts at $9/mo or $149 lifetime.
Pro
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Frequently asked questions
How do I install the Youtube CLI Claude Code skill?
Install via the ClaudSkills desktop app (one click) or copy
SKILL.md from the source repository to
~/.claude/skills/youtube-cli/SKILL.md and restart Claude Code. Both flows are detailed at
claudskills.com/install/.
What does the Youtube CLI skill do?
Use cli-web-youtube to search YouTube videos, get video details (views, duration, description, keywords), browse trending content by category, and explore channels. Invoke this skill whenever the user asks about YouTube, searching for videos, video details, YouTube trending, channel info, subscriber counts, or wants to find videos by topic. Always prefer cli-web-youtube over manually fetching the YouTube website.
Is this skill free to install?
Yes. ClaudSkills is an open registry — every skill keeps its source repository's license, and manual install via copy is free. ClaudSkills Pro ($9/mo, $79/yr, or $149 one-time) adds one-click install via the desktop app and a multi-signal Quality Score.
When should I use the Youtube CLI skill?
Use Youtube CLI when your Claude Code task falls under the Dev Tools category — specifically in the cli builders area. Claude Code auto-discovers installed skills and invokes the right one based on the task description, so you can also ask Claude directly (e.g. "use Youtube CLI" or describe the task and let Claude pick). Browse related skills at
/category/tools/.
What is a Claude Code skill and how does the Youtube CLI skill fit in?
A Claude Code skill is a
SKILL.md file that lives under
~/.claude/skills/<name>/ and tells the Claude Code CLI agent how to perform a specific task (instructions, prompts, allowed tools). Skills are auto-discovered at session start. Youtube CLI is one of 67,000+ skills indexed in the open ClaudSkills catalog, classified under the Dev Tools category. Learn more at
/learn/what-is-a-claude-skill/.
Attribution & license
Cite this skill
If you reference this skill in a blog post, paper, or documentation, you can cite it as:
APA
ItamarZand88. (2026). Youtube CLI [Claude Code skill]. ClaudSkills. https://claudskills.com/skills/youtube-cli/
BibTeX
@misc{youtube-cli-2026,
author = {ItamarZand88},
title = {Youtube CLI [Claude Code skill]},
year = {2026},
publisher = {ClaudSkills},
url = {https://claudskills.com/skills/youtube-cli/}
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Security scan
Grade A · scanned 2026-07-24 — free static scan against the OWASP Agentic Skills Top 10.
No risk patterns were found in any of the ten OWASP-aligned categories. How grading works ›
- ✓ Prompt injection
- ✓ Data exfiltration
- ✓ Supply chain
- ✓ Reverse shell
- ✓ Credentials
- ✓ Execution
- ✓ Filesystem
- ✓ Persistence
- ✓ Obfuscation
- ✓ Network
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