playlist-archiver
Playlist Archiver: Backup playlists, archive channels, scheduled downloading, and offline media libraries
Profile →npx skills add cosmicstack-labs/mercury-agent-skills --skill playlist-archiver --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
What it does
Helps build reliable offline media archives from playlists and channels, including incremental downloading, archive management, scheduling, metadata extraction, and organizing large media collections that stay up-to-date automatically.
How it works
The skill provides concrete commands and scripts to:
- Download playlists and channels using yt-dlp with organized output templates and options for incremental updates via a download archive file (e.g., --download-archive).
- Manage archive files: create, update, and reuse a central archive file, with a specified format (one video ID per line).
- Organize downloaded media into structured directories based on metadata such as channel, year, and playlist, using an organizer utility that moves files into a target root while sanitizing names for directories.
- Schedule regular updates via shell scripts, cron jobs, and a Systemd service/timer combination to run update_archives.sh and related verification/cleanup scripts.
- Export and analyze playlist metadata to JSON or CSV using yt-dlp and accompanying Python utilities for extraction, CSV export, and basic summaries.
- Monitor disk usage and enforce quotas with Python-based disk usage monitoring and alert logic.
When to use it
Use when you need an automated offline archive of YouTube playlists and channels, with incremental updates, repeatable folder structures, and scheduled maintenance. Triggers include scheduled script runs and repeated archiving tasks via cron/systemd timers.
What it can touch
- Tools/scripts explicitly named: yt-dlp, python3, cron, systemd (timer and service), shell scripts, and file paths under ~/Downloads, ~/Media, and archive files under ~/archives.
- It references and demonstrates usage with: "yt-dlp" commands, shell scripts like update_archives.sh, Python modules for archive analysis and metadata processing, and systemd unit files.
Caveats
- License: MIT
- It relies on external commands (yt-dlp, shell and Python tooling) and assumes access to YouTube and network connectivity.
- No guarantees of download success or long-term preservation are stated; it emphasizes incremental updates and archive tracking rather than completeness guarantees.
- No explicit risk or licensing notes beyond the MIT license are provided in the included content.
# Playlist Archiver Build reliable offline media archives from playlists and channels. This skill covers incremental downloading, archive management, scheduling, metadata extraction, and organizing large media collections that stay up-to-date automatically. ## Core Principles ### 1. Archival Is Not Just Downloading An archive is a curated, organized, and verifiable collection. You need tracking (w
What does the playlist-archiver skill do?
Playlist Archiver: Backup playlists, archive channels, scheduled downloading, and offline media libraries
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add cosmicstack-labs/mercury-agent-skills --skill playlist-archiver --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From cosmicstack-labs/mercury-agent-skills, a repository with 364 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.