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Download videos from YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, and 1000+ other sites using yt-dlp. Supports quality selection and automatic cleanup. Use when a user provides a video link from any platform and wants to download it.

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Universal Video Downloader

Download videos from almost any platform using the powerful yt-dlp tool.

Features

  • Platform Support: YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Twitter/X, Facebook, and many more.
  • Quality Selection: Choose from 144p up to 4K/8K resolutions.
  • Automatic Cleanup: Files are deleted from the server immediately after successful upload to the chat.
  • Smart Merging: Automatically merges high-quality video and audio streams into a single MP4 file.

Workflow

  1. Trigger: User sends a video link (e.g., YouTube, Instagram).
  2. Information Gathering: The agent uses scripts/download.py info to fetch available qualities and the video title.
  3. User Choice: The agent presents resolutions to the user and asks which one they prefer.
  4. Download: Once selected, the agent runs scripts/download.py download with the specific Format ID.
  5. Delivery: The agent sends the resulting file using the message tool with filePath.
  6. Cleanup: The agent must delete the file from disk using rm immediately after the message is successfully sent to save disk space.

Usage for Agents

1. Fetch Video Info

python3 scripts/download.py info "URL"

2. Download Specific Format

python3 scripts/download.py download "URL" "FORMAT_ID"

Safety & Storage

  • This skill is intended for temporary processing.
  • CRITICAL: Always delete the downloaded file after the user receives it to maintain disk space.