youtube-research · postplusai — Claude Code skill: pull public YouTube data
This skill collects public YouTube channel facts, video metrics and comment samples, plus downloadable video records on request. Handy for content and audience research.
npx skills add PostPlusAI/postplus-skills --skill youtube-research -a claude-codeWhat youtube-research does
Four PostPlus routes do the work: youtube-channel-summary for channel facts, youtube-videos for public video records, youtube-comments for audience language, and youtube-video-download only when a downloadable record is actually needed. Runs go through postplus research run <route> --wait --output <result.json>.
Video metrics are snapshots, so keep the source URLs and dates with your results. Subscriber identities stay out of reach: comment authors are not the subscriber base, and the skill tells you not to present them that way. duration arrives as an HH:MM:SS string, not seconds, and captions live in subtitles[] with timestamps and language. No subtitles means none were obtained; the description is not a transcript.
Check price and balance first, because a run spends PostPlus credits and the skill stops on insufficient credits instead of topping up. Readiness check: postplus doctor --skill youtube-research. It also stops when the request drags in non-YouTube platforms or PostPlus cannot resolve the channel handle.
What it helps with
- summarise a public YouTube channel
- pull view, like and comment counts for videos
- sample comments to see how an audience talks
- grab public video records for content review
- download a video when the record itself is needed
Example prompts for the agent
- summarise the @example channel and save it to ./result.json
- pull a small comment sample from this video and tell me what people discuss
- collect metrics for the channel's recent videos and flag any missing fields
How to install youtube-research
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add PostPlusAI/postplus-skills --skill youtube-research -a claude-code2Manually: put the files in place
~/.claude/skills/youtube-research/SKILL.mdCopy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/youtube-research/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add PostPlusAI/postplus-skills --skill youtube-research -a codex2Manually: put the files in place
.agents/skills/youtube-research/SKILL.mdFor all projects use ~/.agents/skills/
1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add PostPlusAI/postplus-skills --skill youtube-research -a cursor2Manually: put the files in place
.cursor/skills/youtube-research/SKILL.mdCursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/
1GitHub CLI
gh skill install PostPlusAI/postplus-skills youtube-research2Manually: put the files in place
.github/skills/youtube-research/SKILL.md1Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add PostPlusAI/postplus-skills --skill youtube-research -a gemini-cli2Platform CLI
gemini skills install https://github.com/PostPlusAI/postplus-skills --path skills/20-research/youtube-researchManually: put the files in place
.devin/skills/youtube-research/SKILL.mdThe legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works
Skills CLI (Vercel)
npx skills add PostPlusAI/postplus-skills --skill youtube-research -a opencodeClaude.ai
Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills
Step by step, with commands for each platform: How to install skills in Claude Code: five ways
Questions about youtube-research
How do I install youtube-research in Claude?
Run npx skills add PostPlusAI/postplus-skills --skill youtube-research -a claude-code. The skill lands at ~/.claude/skills/youtube-research/SKILL.md.
What does youtube-research do?
It gathers public YouTube data through PostPlus: channel summaries, video metrics, comment samples and video records. Each request writes its result to a file.
Do I need PostPlus credits to run it?
Yes. Runs spend credits once price and balance are checked, and the skill stops on insufficient credits rather than recharging on its own.
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