Use when YouTube data is needed without Google API quotas or OAuth setup: transcripts, video metadata, channel info, search results, playlists. Triggers on pasted YouTube links, creator names, @handles, topic research, video summaries, channel browsing, or any request where YouTube content would help — even if not mentioned explicitly.
Install
npx skills add ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills --skill youtube-apinpx skills add ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills --skill youtube-api -a claude-code -gnpx skills add ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills --skill youtube-api -a codex -ggemini skills install https://github.com/ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills.git --path skills/youtube-apigh skill install ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills youtube-apigit clone --depth 1 https://github.com/ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills /tmp/ZeroPointRepo__youtube-skills
mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills ~/.agents/skills
cp -R /tmp/ZeroPointRepo__youtube-skills/skills/youtube-api ~/.claude/skills/youtube-api # Claude Code
cp -R /tmp/ZeroPointRepo__youtube-skills/skills/youtube-api ~/.agents/skills/youtube-api # Codex, Cursor, Gemini CLI, Copilot, OpenCode