Download YouTube videos in customizable quality and format with audio-only MP3 support.
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Supports six quality presets (best, 1080p, 720p, 480p, 360p, worst) and three video formats (MP4, WebM, Matroska)
Audio-only downloads extract video as MP3 files for music or podcast extraction
Automatically installs and uses yt-dlp for robust stream selection and merging
Configurable output directory; defaults to /mnt/user-data/outputs/ with auto-generated filenames from video titles
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Before installing skills in Cursor, ensure your development environment meets these requirements:
node --versionyoutube-downloaderExecute the skills CLI command in your project's root directory to begin installation:
Fetches youtube-downloader from composiohq/awesome-claude-skills and configures it for Cursor.
The CLI shows a list of agents. Use arrow keys and space to select Cursor:
Confirm successful installation by checking the skill directory location:
Restart Cursor to activate youtube-downloader. Access via /youtube-downloader in your agent's command palette.
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Create detailed user stories, acceptance criteria, and feature specs
Example
Generate user stories for 'password reset feature' with acceptance criteria, edge cases, and test scenarios
Reduce spec writing time by 50%, ensure comprehensive coverage
Research competitors, compare features, identify gaps
Example
Analyze 5 competitor products, create feature comparison matrix, suggest differentiation opportunities
Complete competitive research in 2 hours instead of 2 days
Evaluate features using frameworks (RICE, ICE, Kano) and create prioritized backlogs
Example
Score 20 feature ideas using RICE framework, generate prioritized roadmap with rationale
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Download YouTube videos with full control over quality and format settings.
The simplest way to download a video:
python scripts/download_video.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"
This downloads the video in best available quality as MP4 to /mnt/user-data/outputs/.
Use -q or --quality to specify video quality:
best (default): Highest quality available1080p: Full HD720p: HD480p: Standard definition360p: Lower qualityworst: Lowest quality availableExample:
python scripts/download_video.py "URL" -q 720p
Use -f or --format to specify output format (video downloads only):
mp4 (default): Most compatiblewebm: Modern formatmkv: Matroska containerExample:
python scripts/download_video.py "URL" -f webm
Use -a or --audio-only to download only audio as MP3:
python scripts/download_video.py "URL" -a
Use -o or --output to specify a different output directory:
python scripts/download_video.py "URL" -o /path/to/directory
python scripts/download_video.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" -q 1080p
python scripts/download_video.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" -a
python scripts/download_video.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" -q 720p -f webm -o /custom/path
The skill uses yt-dlp, a robust YouTube downloader that:
/mnt/user-data/outputs/ by defaultMake data-driven prioritization decisions faster
Draft PRDs, status updates, and stakeholder presentations
Example
Create executive summary of Q3 roadmap, monthly progress report, feature launch announcement
Save 3-5 hours/week on communication overhead
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Time Estimate
30-60 minutes to see productivity improvements
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Use for user story writing, competitive research, roadmap prioritization, stakeholder communication, and PRD drafting. Best for reducing repetitive documentation and research work.
✗ Avoid when
Avoid for strategic product vision (requires deep customer empathy), pricing decisions (needs market and financial expertise), or when face-to-face customer discovery is more valuable than speed.
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youtube-downloader is among the better-maintained entries we tried; worth keeping pinned for repeat workflows.
Solid pick for teams standardizing on skills: youtube-downloader is focused, and the summary matches what you get after install.
Registry listing for youtube-downloader matched our evaluation — installs cleanly and behaves as described in the markdown.
Useful defaults in youtube-downloader — fewer surprises than typical one-off scripts, and it plays nicely with `npx skills` flows.
We added youtube-downloader from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
youtube-downloader fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.
youtube-downloader fits our agent workflows well — practical, well scoped, and easy to wire into existing repos.
We added youtube-downloader from the explainx registry; install was straightforward and the SKILL.md answered most questions upfront.
youtube-downloader reduced setup friction for our internal harness; good balance of opinion and flexibility.
I recommend youtube-downloader for anyone iterating fast on agent tooling; clear intent and a small, reviewable surface area.
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