play-youtube

name	play-youtube
description	Search YouTube for a topic and open the first video result in browser
context	fork
args	[{"name":"search_topic","description":"The topic to search for on YouTube","required":true}]
tags	["youtube","video","search"]
category	web
version	1.0.0
author	cognitrix
allowed-tools	["bash"]
dependencies	{"pip":["requests"]}
safety	{"risk-level":"low"}

Play YouTube

Search YouTube for a topic and open the first video result.

Steps

1. Run the search script with the search_topic to get video URL:

   python ${COGNITRIX_SKILL_DIR}/scripts/search.py "$(arg search_topic)"
   

2. If a video URL is found, open it in the browser:
   • Linux: xdg-open "<url>"
   • macOS: open "<url>"
   • Windows: start "" "<url>"
3. Return the video URL that was opened

Notes

• Uses YouTube's search results page to find the first video
• If no video is found, return an error message
• Requires requests library for HTTP requests