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pamelafox/presentation-skills

youtube-live-chat

>- Download live chat transcripts from YouTube videos. Use when the user asks for live chat, chat messages, or chat replay from a YouTube video and provides a YouTube URL (youtube.com/watch?v=, youtu.be/, or similar). Works with live streams and past streams that have chat replay enabled.

First seen Apr 29, 2026

Installation

$ npx skills add pamelafox/presentation-skills --skill youtube-live-chat
View on skills.sh ↗ GitHub repository ↗

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Repository health

Stars 117
License LICENSE
Default branch main
Open issues 0
Status Active

Package contents

Files included with this skill beyond the listing page.

  • skill md SKILL.md 1,614 B
  • docs SUMMARY.md 311 B

History

  1. First seen on skills.sh
  2. First recorded snapshot · 85 installs

SKILL.md

YouTube Live Chat Downloader

Download live chat messages from YouTube videos using yt-dlp.

Usage

Run the script with a YouTube URL or video ID:

uv run .agents/skills/youtube-live-chat/get_live_chat.py "VIDEO_URL_OR_ID"

With timestamps:

uv run .agents/skills/youtube-live-chat/get_live_chat.py "VIDEO_URL_OR_ID" --timestamps

Output to a specific file:

uv run .agents/skills/youtube-live-chat/get_live_chat.py "VIDEO_URL_OR_ID" --output chat.txt

Supported URL Formats

  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID
  • https://www.youtube.com/live/VIDEO_ID
  • https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID
  • https://youtube.com/embed/VIDEO_ID
  • Raw video ID (11 characters)

Output Format

  • Without timestamps (default): [author]: message format
  • With timestamps: [HH:MM:SS] [author]: message format

Output

  • If you were asked to save the chat to a specific file, save it to the requested file.
  • If no output file was specified, use the YouTube video ID with a -livechat.txt suffix.

Notes

  • Works with live streams currently in progress
  • Works with past streams that have chat replay enabled
  • Some videos may not have live chat available
  • Super chats and memberships are included with their message text