Search YouTube videos. Use when user wants to find videos by keyword or topic.
Search YouTube videos. Use when user wants to find videos by keyword or topic.
npx skills add https://github.com/kouko/monkey-knowledge-youtube-skills --skill mk-youtube-search复制此命令并粘贴到 Claude Code 中以安装该技能
Transcribe audio to text using local whisper.cpp. Use when user wants to convert audio/video to text, get transcription, or speech-to-text.
Download YouTube video audio file. Use when user wants to extract audio or download music/podcast from a video.
Download YouTube video subtitles. Use when user wants to get captions or subtitles from a video.
Get latest videos, livestreams, shorts, or podcasts from a YouTube channel
Get YouTube video metadata (title, channel, duration, views, subtitle availability). Use when user wants video details or needs to check subtitle availability before summarization.
Use when publishing a new version — bumps versions across all config files, updates CHANGELOG, verifies utility sync, commits, creates PR, and tags release
| name | mk-youtube-search |
| description | Search YouTube videos. Use when user wants to find videos by keyword or topic. |
| license | MIT |
| metadata | {"version":"1.2.2","author":"kouko","tags":["youtube","search","video"]} |
| compatibility | {"claude-code":">=1.0.0"} |
Search YouTube videos and list results.
/mk-youtube-search <query> [count] [mode]
| Parameter | Required | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| query | Yes | - | Search keywords |
| count | No | 10 | Number of results |
| mode | No | fast | fast or full (see below) |
| Mode | Speed | Metadata | Use When |
|---|---|---|---|
fast | ~1-2s | Basic (no upload_date) | General searches, topic exploration |
full | ~5-8s | Complete (includes upload_date, description) | Time-sensitive searches, recent content |
When to use full mode:
When to use fast mode (default):
/mk-youtube-search AI tutorial → fast mode (general topic)/mk-youtube-search "machine learning" 10 → fast mode/mk-youtube-search "Claude AI news" 5 full → full mode (time-sensitive)/mk-youtube-search "latest iPhone review" 10 full → full mode (recent content){baseDir}/scripts/search.sh "<query>" <count> <mode>/tmp/monkey_knowledge/youtube/meta/)| # | Title | Channel | Duration | Views | Upload Date | URL |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ... | ... | 10:23 | 1.2M | 2024-01-15 | https://... |
Note: Upload Date is only available in full mode.
{
"status": "success",
"videos": [
{
"video_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
"title": "Video Title",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=...",
"channel": "Channel Name",
"channel_url": "https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC...",
"duration_string": "10:23",
"view_count": 1234567,
"upload_date": "20240115",
"live_status": "not_live",
"description": "First 200 chars..."
}
]
}
Note: In fast mode, upload_date, live_status, and description will be null.
fast (use full for time-sensitive searches)full mode)