YouTube Embed Skill

Purpose

Embed YouTube videos without loading YouTube scripts until user clicks. Massive performance win.

Core Rules

1. Facade pattern — Poster + play button, no iframe until click
2. Local posters — Download and optimize thumbnails locally
3. Privacy-enhanced — Use youtube-nocookie.com only
4. Track engagement — GA4 video_play event on click
5. Schema.org — VideoObject markup for rich snippets

Flow