{youtube-downloader}
Fetch existing YouTube transcripts/subtitles or archive spoken video content as text, and download YouTube videos/audio or HLS streams (m3u8) with yt-dlp and ffmpeg. Use for transcript/subtitle retrieval, text-first video archiving, video/audio downloads, protected streams with authentication headers, and download failures including nsig, 403 or browser-cookie issues.
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- CREDENTIALS_UNSAFE
- EXTERNAL_DOWNLOADS
- COMMAND_EXECUTION
- INDIRECT_PROMPT_INJECTION
| Provider | Status | Level | Summary | Scanned |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gen Agent Trust Hub | fail | HIGH | This skill downloads YouTube videos but requires extracting sensitive browser cookies and dynamically installing third-party software and Docker containers at runtime. These actions expose your session credentials and execute external code from unverified sources, posing a high security risk. | 2026-10-12 |
| Socket | pass | — | No alerts | 2026-10-12 |
| Snyk | warn | MEDIUM | Risk: MEDIUM · 1 issue | 2026-10-12 |
| Runlayer | warn | MEDIUM | 4/4 files flagged | 2026-02-21 |
| ZeroLeaks | pass | NONE | Score: 93/100 · 2 sections analyzed | 2026-04-16 |
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Directory Scan- SKILL.md
- references/internal-sop.md
- references/po-token-setup.md
- references/text-first.md
- scripts/download_video.py
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| Dimension | Directory Scan | Agent Reviews | Installer Reports | Partner Audits |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Safety | no flags | fail | ||
| External Dependencies | 1 match | none | none | |
| Packaging | 55/100 | none | ||
| License | not declared | none | ||
| Tool Access | unrestricted | none | ||
| Real-World Fit | none | |||
| Writing Quality | none | none |
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