SkillForge transforms YouTube videos into structured, reusable skill files to expand the knowledge base of any AI agent.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install youtube-skillforge
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install youtube-skillforge using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is SkillForge?
SkillForge is a powerful utility designed to bridge the gap between video content and AI-ready knowledge. By extracting and synthesizing transcripts from YouTube, it creates creator-attributed skills that integrate seamlessly with your existing AI infrastructure. As part of the Openclaw Skills ecosystem, it allows developers and researchers to forge, compound, and recall specialized knowledge from creators they trust.
The primary purpose is to enable AI agents to learn from the vast educational resources available on YouTube. It does not just download transcripts; it organizes them into a structured library with full-text search capabilities, making it an essential component for anyone building intelligent, knowledge-driven agents using Openclaw Skills.
SkillForge Use Cases
- Transforming educational YouTube series into searchable knowledge bases for research agents.
- Building a private library of industry expert insights for specialized AI coding tasks.
- Scaling AI agent capabilities by injecting niche creator expertise into Openclaw Skills workflows.
- Automating the discovery and extraction of technical tutorials into structured Markdown documentation.
How SkillForge Works
- Use the scan command to identify relevant YouTube videos or channels based on specific topics.
- Execute the watch or build command to download video data via yt-dlp and synthesize transcripts into structured skill files.
- Store the generated files in a localized library at ~/.skillforge/ with automatic creator attribution.
- Rebuild the internal SQLite index to enable high-speed full-text search for the agent.
- Access the skills through the integrated MCP server or direct CLI commands within the Openclaw Skills framework.
SkillForge Setup
First, ensure you have the necessary dependencies installed:
brew install yt-dlp
npm install -g youtube-skillforge
Then, initialize the environment and forge your first skill by providing a video URL:
skillforge watch https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXAMPLE_ID
To enable the MCP server for agent interaction, use the serve command:
skillforge serve
SkillForge Data Schema & Taxonomy
SkillForge maintains a clean hierarchy within the ~/.skillforge/ directory to manage your Openclaw Skills.
| Directory/File | Description |
|---|---|
| library/ | Markdown skill files organized by creator slug and topic (e.g., library/creator/topic/SKILL.md). |
| config.json | User preferences including trusted creators list and consent flags. |
| proposals/ | Saved scan proposals for deferred builds and batch processing. |
| skills.db | SQLite full-text search index used by the MCP server for rapid knowledge retrieval. |
SkillForge Advanced Features
- Multi-video processing through channel-wide or topic-based scanning and proposal building.
- Native MCP server implementation using stdio transport for secure, local-only agent communication.
- Trusted creator management to filter and prioritize high-quality knowledge sources within Openclaw Skills.
- Full-text search recall system for rapid discovery of specific intents across the entire library.
- Built-in sharing and export tools to facilitate the distribution of creator-attributed skills.
SKILL.md
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