What this skill does
Transform YouTube videos into Telegraph Instant View articles with visual slides and timestamped summaries. Use this skill whenever a user shares a YouTube URL (youtube.com or youtu.be) and asks to summarize, explain, or process the video. This is the DEFAULT skill for all YouTube video requests - do NOT use the generic summarize tool for YouTube.
Youtube Instant Article is part of the Developer Tools category — developer tools that help your agent write, review, debug, and ship code. You can install it on its own or alongside other developer tools skills from the OpenClaw catalog.
How to install Youtube Instant Article
The easiest path is via the OpenClaw Easy desktop app — one click, no terminal required:
- Download OpenClaw Easy for macOS or Windows (free, one-click installer, ~30 seconds).
- Open the in-app Skills panel.
- Search for
youtube-instant-articleand click Install. - The skill activates automatically when an incoming message matches its description.
Install from the command line
If you already run the OpenClaw CLI, add Youtube Instant Article with a single command:
openclaw skills add youtube-instant-article
This pulls youtube-instant-article from ClawHub and installs it into ~/.openclaw/skills/youtube-instant-article/. Restart the OpenClaw gateway afterwards so the new skill is discovered.
How to use Youtube Instant Article
Once installed, Youtube Instant Article activates on its own: when an incoming message on WhatsApp, Telegram, Slack, Discord, Feishu or Line matches the skill's description, your OpenClaw agent loads it and runs the workflow. You can also trigger it explicitly by describing the task in chat. No extra configuration is required after install.
Turning video into a finished short
Youtube Instant Article works with video. Getting from there to something postable is a separate job: ViralMint — an open-source video pipeline — reframes to vertical, cleans the audio, cuts dead air, burns animated captions, and exports a version sized for TikTok, Reels, and Shorts.
It runs as an MCP server, so an OpenClaw agent can drive it from the same chat you already use: ask for a short, and the render comes back finished. See how to connect a video pipeline to your agent.
Manual install (advanced)
If you prefer manual installation:
- Click the Download .zip button above to grab
youtube-instant-article-0.1.0.zipdirectly from our S3 mirror. - Unzip into
~/.openclaw/skills/youtube-instant-article/(create the directory if it does not exist). - Restart OpenClaw Easy (or the OpenClaw CLI gateway) so the new skill is discovered.
Frequently asked questions
How do I install Youtube Instant Article?
Install Youtube Instant Article in the OpenClaw Easy desktop app by opening the Skills panel, searching for youtube-instant-article, and clicking Install. From a terminal you can run: openclaw skills add youtube-instant-article. Either way the skill is placed in ~/.openclaw/skills/youtube-instant-article/.
Is Youtube Instant Article free?
Yes. Youtube Instant Article is free and open-source, distributed under the Apache-2.0 license through ClawHub. No account or payment is required to download or run it.
What does Youtube Instant Article do?
Transform YouTube videos into Telegraph Instant View articles with visual slides and timestamped summaries.
Related: more developer tools skills
If Youtube Instant Article looks useful, you may also want to check out other developer tools skills in the OpenClaw catalog:
Browse the full OpenClaw skill catalog
This page covers just one skill. The OpenClaw skill hub has 10,000+ more — search, sort by downloads or stars, and install any of them in one click. There is also a curated awesome-openclaw-skills list grouped by use case.
Get OpenClaw Easy — Free
Install Youtube Instant Article and 10,000+ other OpenClaw skills in one click. Free, open-source, runs locally on macOS & Windows.
Free, open-source · Apache-2.0 · Works with Claude, ChatGPT, Gemini, or local Ollama models