youtube-search
Installation
SKILL.md
YouTube Search Skill
Autonomous YouTube data retrieval for agents. No user intervention required.
Method Selection Guide
Choose based on what's configured in the project environment:
| Situation | Best Method |
|---|---|
| Deep scraping needed (default) | Method E – yt-dlp (environment-dependent) |
| No API keys available | Method A – web_search built-in tool |
YOUTUBE_API_KEY set |
Method B – YouTube Data API v3 (richest data) |
SERPAPI_KEY set |
Method C – SerpAPI YouTube engine |
| Video ID known, need transcript | Method D – youtube-transcript-api |
Start with Method A if you're unsure — it requires nothing and always works.