What is youtube-fetcher-to-markdown?
youtube-fetcher-to-markdown is a Claude skill by JimmySadek that create Obsidian-ready Markdown notes from YouTube videos. It is listed under Video & media and has 492 GitHub stars.
| Type | Claude skill |
|---|---|
| Author | JimmySadek |
| Repository | JimmySadek/youtube-fetcher-to-markdown |
| Popularity | 492 GitHub stars |
| Category | Video & media |
| Security | Low risk (92/100) |
| Rank | #735 of 1,262 Claude skills; #44 in Video & media |
| SKILL.md length | 223 lines |
| License | MIT |
| Last commit | 2026-10-07 |
| Stars this week | +7 |
Is youtube-fetcher-to-markdown safe to install?
youtube-fetcher-to-markdown scores 92/100 on the MCPMods security check: Low risk. No checks raised a concern. It passed 7 of 9 checks.
Skill results come from a static scan of its SKILL.md for instruction overrides, hidden actions, risky commands and credential access.
| Check | Result |
|---|---|
| No instruction-override phrases | Pass |
| No hidden actions | Pass |
| No pipe-to-shell installers | Pass |
| No obfuscated code | Pass |
| No destructive commands | Pass |
| Doesn't ask for keys or credentials | Pass |
| Makes network requests | Note |
| Runs shell commands | Note |
| Installs no packages | Pass |
What the scan matched
- network:
https:// - shell:
```bash - scripts:
scripts/fetch_transcript.py
How do I install youtube-fetcher-to-markdown?
- Install with the skills CLI. Works for Claude Code and other agents that read skills.
npx skills add https://github.com/JimmySadek/youtube-fetcher-to-markdown --skill youtube-fetcher-to-markdown
- Or copy it by hand. Claude Code loads any folder with a SKILL.md from ~/.claude/skills.
git clone https://github.com/JimmySadek/youtube-fetcher-to-markdown cp -r youtube-fetcher-to-markdown/youtube-fetcher-to-markdown ~/.claude/skills/youtube-fetcher-to-markdown
- Use it. Claude loads the skill when a task matches its description. You can also name it in your prompt.
Use the youtube-fetcher-to-markdown skill to …
Or ask Claude to set it up
Paste this into Claude Code and it installs youtube-fetcher-to-markdown for you:
Install the "youtube-fetcher-to-markdown" skill from https://github.com/JimmySadek/youtube-fetcher-to-markdown into ~/.claude/skills, then tell me in one line what it does.