| name | mk-youtube-get-channel-latest |
| description | Get latest videos, livestreams, shorts, or podcasts from a YouTube channel |
| license | MIT |
| metadata | {"version":"1.0.2","author":"kouko","tags":["youtube","channel","videos","livestream","shorts","podcast"]} |
| compatibility | {"claude-code":">=1.0.0"} |
YouTube Channel Latest Content
Get the latest content from a YouTube channel with type filtering.
Quick Start
/mk-youtube-get-channel-latest <channel> [limit] [type]
Parameters
| Parameter | Required | Default | Description |
|---|
| channel | Yes | - | Channel URL, @handle, username, or video URL |
| limit | No | 10 | Number of items (1-50) |
| type | No | all | Content type filter |
Type Options
| Type | Tab URL | Description |
|---|
all | All tabs | Fetches from /videos, /shorts, /streams, /podcasts and merges by date |
videos | /videos | Regular videos |
live | /streams | Livestreams (current, past, upcoming) |
shorts | /shorts | YouTube Shorts |
podcasts | /podcasts | Podcast episodes |
Examples
/mk-youtube-get-channel-latest @GoogleDevelopers - Latest 10 items from channel/mk-youtube-get-channel-latest @MKBHD 5 videos - Latest 5 regular videos/mk-youtube-get-channel-latest @NASA 10 live - Latest 10 livestreams/mk-youtube-get-channel-latest @shorts 20 shorts - Latest 20 shorts/mk-youtube-get-channel-latest https://www.youtube.com/@TED 3 podcasts - Latest 3 podcast episodes/mk-youtube-get-channel-latest https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxx 5 - Get latest from video's channel/mk-youtube-get-channel-latest https://youtu.be/xxx 5 shorts - Get shorts from video's channel
How it Works
- Parse channel parameter (URL, @handle, username, or video URL)
- If video URL: extract channel URL using yt-dlp
- Normalize to channel base URL
- Execute:
{baseDir}/scripts/channel-latest.sh "<channel>" <limit> <type>
- For specific types: fetch from corresponding tab URL
- For
all type: fetch from all 4 tabs, deduplicate, sort by upload_date, return top N
- Return JSON array of content items
Output Format
Success:
[
{
"video_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
"title": "Video Title",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ",
"channel": "Rick Astley",
"channel_url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC...",
"duration_string": "3:32",
"view_count": 1500000000,
"upload_date": "20091025",
"live_status": "not_live",
"description": "First 200 chars of description..."
}
]
Error:
{
"status": "error",
"message": "No content found for this channel"
}
Output Fields
| Field | Type | Description |
|---|
| video_id | string | YouTube video ID |
| title | string | Video title |
| url | string | Full YouTube URL |
| channel | string | Channel name |
| channel_url | string | Channel URL |
| duration_string | string | Human-readable duration (e.g., "10:23") |
| view_count | number | View count (may be null for upcoming) |
| upload_date | string | Upload date in YYYYMMDD format |
| live_status | string | Status: not_live, is_live, was_live, is_upcoming |
| description | string | First 200 characters of description |
Centralized Metadata Store
This skill automatically saves partial metadata for each video to /tmp/monkey_knowledge/youtube/meta/{YYYYMMDD}__{video_id}.meta.json. This metadata can be accessed by downstream skills (caption, audio, transcribe, summary).
Note: This is partial metadata (marked partial: true). Running /mk-youtube-get-info on a specific video will update it with complete metadata.
Notes
- Auto-downloads yt-dlp and jq on first run
- Supports video URL input: automatically extracts channel and fetches latest content
- Uses YouTube's official tab classification for each content type
all type fetches from 4 tabs, deduplicates, and sorts by upload date- Live status values:
not_live, is_live, was_live, is_upcoming
- Podcasts require the channel to have a podcasts tab enabled
- For channels without specific content types, returns empty array
