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video-downloader — Claude Code skill: what it does, how to install

Downloads videos from YouTube and other platforms for archival or offline editing with format and quality options. Useful when an agent needs to fetch media files locally.

Install into Claude Code · Skills CLI (Vercel) All methods and platforms ↓ 
npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill video-downloader -a claude-code
Open on GitHub

What video-downloader does

This skill enables the agent to download videos from YouTube and other platforms. It pulls files locally for offline editing or archival, allowing selection across different formats and quality levels.

The entry in nexu-io/open-design acts as an index item so the agent discovers the capability during task planning. Its original workflow originates from ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills. Running the actual scripts requires installing the upstream bundle into your agent's skills directory; without it, the entry only provides metadata rather than executable tools.

What it helps with

  • download YouTube videos for offline viewing
  • pull video files in specific formats for editing
  • archive web videos to a local drive
  • register video fetching capabilities in agent planning

Example prompts for the agent

  • video-downloader: download this YouTube video in the best available quality
  • Save this video locally for offline viewing and editing
  • Archive the video from this link in MP4 format

How to install video-downloader

1Skills CLI (Vercel)

npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill video-downloader -a claude-code

2Manually: put the files in place

~/.claude/skills/video-downloader/SKILL.md

Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/video-downloader/

Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways

Questions about video-downloader

How to install video-downloader in Claude Code?

Run npx skills add nexu-io/open-design --skill video-downloader -a claude-code. The file will be placed at ~/.claude/skills/video-downloader/SKILL.md.

What does the video-downloader skill do?

It provides the agent with instructions to fetch videos from YouTube and other platforms, supporting multiple formats and quality options.

Why is the ComposioHQ upstream repository needed?

The OpenDesign entry registers the skill so agents discover it during planning. To run the full workflow with original scripts and assets, install the upstream bundle from ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills.

Source text

SKILL.md · Apache-2.0 
---
name: video-downloader
description: |
  Download videos from YouTube and other platforms for offline viewing, editing, or archival with support for various formats and quality options.
triggers:
  - "download video"
  - "youtube download"
  - "archive video"
  - "offline video"
od:
  mode: video
  category: video-generation
  upstream: "https://github.com/ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills/tree/master/video-downloader"
---

# video-downloader

> Curated from ComposioHQ awesome-claude-skills.

## What it does

Download videos from YouTube and other platforms for offline viewing, editing, or archival with support for various formats and quality options.

## Source

- Upstream: https://github.com/ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills/tree/master/video-downloader
- Category: `video-generation`

## How to use

This catalogue entry advertises the skill in OpenDesign so the agent
discovers it during planning. To run the full upstream workflow with
its original assets, scripts, and references, install the upstream
bundle into your active agent's skills directory:

```bash
# Inspect the upstream README for exact paths
open https://github.com/ComposioHQ/awesome-claude-skills/tree/master/video-downloader
```

Then ask the agent to invoke this skill by name (`video-downloader`) or with
one of the trigger phrases listed in this skill's frontmatter.

© nexu-io · Apache-2.0 · nexu-io/open-design

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