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YouTube

YouTube is an agent skill (a SKILL.md file) from eat-pray-ai/yutu. Use whenever the user mentions YouTube, video uploads, channel management, playlists, video SEO, or any YouTube Data API operation. It works with Claude Code, Codex, Cursor and OpenCode and has 705 GitHub stars.

github.com/eat-pray-ai/yutu/cmd/agent/skills/youtube (opens in a new tab)

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Claude

Claude Code loads skills from ~/.claude/skills/ (all projects) or .claude/skills/ (one project):

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/eat-pray-ai/yutu.git
cp -r yutu/cmd/agent/skills/youtube ~/.claude/skills/youtube   # personal, or .claude/skills in a project

In the Claude apps, zip the youtube folder and upload it under Customize > Skills > + > Upload a skill (code execution must be on).

ChatGPT / Codex

Codex reads skills from .agents/skills/ in a repo or ~/.agents/skills/ for every project:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/eat-pray-ai/yutu.git
cp -r yutu/cmd/agent/skills/youtube .agents/skills/youtube   # repo; ~/.agents/skills for all projects

Standalone skills also load in the ChatGPT desktop app.

Cursor

Cursor loads skills from .cursor/skills/ (or ~/.cursor/skills/) and also reads .claude/skills/:

git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/eat-pray-ai/yutu.git
cp -r yutu/cmd/agent/skills/youtube .cursor/skills/youtube   # project; ~/.cursor/skills for all projects

Source (checked Oct 7, 2026): code.claude.com/docs/en/skills (opens in a new tab), support.claude.com/en/articles/12512180-using-skills-in-claude (opens in a new tab), learn.chatgpt.com/docs/build-skills (opens in a new tab), cursor.com/docs/context/skills (opens in a new tab)

What this skill does

Use whenever the user mentions YouTube, video uploads, channel management, playlists, video SEO, or any YouTube Data API operation. Manages videos, playlists, comments, captions, subscriptions, thumbnails, analytics, and more. Manage YouTube resources via MCP tool calls — abuseReport, activity, caption, channel, channelBanner, channelSection, comment, commentThread, i18nLanguage, i18nRegion, liveBroadcast, liveChatBan, liveChatMessage, liveChatModerator, liveStream, member, membershipsLevel,…

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How do I install the YouTube skill?

Copy the youtube folder (the one containing SKILL.md) into ~/.claude/skills/ for Claude Code, .agents/skills/ for Codex or .cursor/skills/ for Cursor. The agent picks it up automatically when a task matches its description.

Is the YouTube skill free?

Yes. The repository is open source under the Apache-2.0 license.

Is YouTube maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 24, 2026. Its latest release is v0.11.0. appsgit only lists skills from repositories with a commit in the last six months.