yt-dlp

CLI skill for yt-dlp: read-only URL probes, caption/transcript extraction, and optional media download. Follow the transcript-first protocol before any download.

Scope: Supported video/audio hosts via yt-dlp, user-owned cookie files, playlist metadata, and local output under an explicit directory. NOT for: static page fetch (use Fetch MCP or curl), broad multi-source research (research), ffmpeg transform recipes (ffmpeg), or bypassing platform Terms of Service.

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