/rss-check

Check subscribed YouTube channels for new videos and add them to today's daily note.

Usage

/rss-check                    # Check all subscribed channels
/rss-check <channel-name>     # Check specific channel only
/rss-check --list             # List all subscriptions
/rss-check --add <url>        # Add new channel subscription
/rss-check --remove <name>    # Remove channel subscription

Examples

/rss-check
/rss-check "Nate B Jones"
/rss-check --add https://www.youtube.com/@NateBJones
/rss-check --list

Subscription Config

Subscriptions are stored in .claude/subscriptions.yaml:

youtube_channels:
  - name: "Nate B Jones"
    channel_id: "UCxxxxxxxxxx"
    channel_url: "https://www.youtube.com/@NateBJones"
    last_checked: "2026-01-12T00:00:00Z"
    last_video_id: "0TpON5T-Sw4"
    create_page: true           # Create full Page analysis
    tags: [ai, productivity]    # Default tags for this channel

settings:
  auto_create_page: true        # Default: create Page for all new videos
  auto_create_weblink: true     # Default: create Weblink for all new videos
  add_to_daily: true            # Add entries to daily note
  extract_links: true           # Extract links from video descriptions

Instructions

List Subscriptions (--list)

1. Read .claude/subscriptions.yaml
2. Display formatted table of subscriptions:
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   | Channel | Last Checked | Last Video |
   |---------|--------------|------------|
   | Nate B Jones | 2026-01-12 | Why 2026 Is... |
   

Add Subscription (--add <url>)

1. Parse YouTube channel URL (supports @handle, /channel/ID, /c/name formats)
2. Use mcp__MCP_DOCKER__get_video_info on a recent video to get channel info
3. Extract channel ID from video info or page
4. Add entry to .claude/subscriptions.yaml:
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   - name: "Channel Name"
     channel_id: "UCxxxxxxxxxx"
     channel_url: "https://www.youtube.com/@handle"
     last_checked: null
     last_video_id: null
     create_page: true
     tags: []
   

5. Confirm addition

Remove Subscription (--remove <name>)

1. Find channel by name (case-insensitive partial match)
2. Remove from .claude/subscriptions.yaml
3. Confirm removal

Check for New Videos (default)

1. Read subscriptions from .claude/subscriptions.yaml

2. For each channel, fetch RSS feed:

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   https://www.youtube.com/feeds/videos.xml?channel_id={{channel_id}}
   

   Use WebFetch with prompt: "Extract video entries: title, video_id, published date, description"

3. Identify new videos:

   • Compare video IDs against last_video_id
   • Select videos published after last check
   • If first check, take only the most recent video

4. For each new video:

   a. Fetch full details:

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   mcp__MCP_DOCKER__get_video_info(url)
   mcp__MCP_DOCKER__get_transcript(url)
   

   b. Extract links from description:

   • Parse URLs from video description
   • Categorise: website, substack, github, twitter, etc.
   • Store for inclusion in notes

   c. Create Weblink note (if auto_create_weblink: true):

   • Follow /youtube skill Weblink template
   • Include extracted links in Resources section

   d. Create Page note (if channel create_page: true):

   • Follow /youtube skill Page template
   • Full transcript analysis
   • Include all extracted links

   e. Add to Daily Note:

   • Open/create today's daily note (+Daily/{{year}}/{{date}}.md)
   • Add entry under ## New Videos section:
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     ## New Videos
     
     ### [[Weblink - {{video title}}]]
     **Channel:** [[Nate B Jones]]
     **Duration:** {{duration}}
     
     {{2-3 sentence summary}}
     
     **Links mentioned:**
     - [Resource 1](url)
     - [Resource 2](url)
     

5. Update subscription config:

   • Set last_checked to current timestamp
   • Set last_video_id to most recent video ID

6. Report results:

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   Checked 3 channels:
   - Nate B Jones: 1 new video
     - "Why 2026 Is the Year to Build a Second Brain"
     - Created: Weblink + Page
   - Channel 2: No new videos
   - Channel 3: 2 new videos
     - "Video Title 1" (Weblink + Page)
     - "Video Title 2" (Weblink + Page)
   
   Added 3 entries to today's daily note.
   

Daily Note Integration

The skill adds a ## New Videos section to the daily note. If the section doesn't exist, create it. If it exists, append new entries.

Daily note location: +Daily/{{year}}/{{YYYY-MM-DD}}.md

Entry format:

### [[Weblink - {{title}}]]
**Channel:** [[{{channel name}}]]
**Duration:** {{duration}}

{{brief summary from video analysis}}

**Links mentioned:**
- [{{link title}}]({{url}})

Link Extraction

From video descriptions, extract and categorise:

Include these in:

1. Weblink note ## Resources section
2. Page note ## Resources section
3. Daily note entry **Links mentioned:**

Error Handling

• RSS fetch fails: Log error, continue to next channel
• Transcript unavailable: Create notes without transcript, note in output
• Daily note doesn't exist: Create it using /daily skill template
• Config file missing: Create default config with instructions

Channel ID Discovery

YouTube channel IDs can be found:

1. From any video by that channel (in video info)
2. From channel page source (search for channelId)
3. From RSS feed URL if already subscribed

When adding via --add, attempt to:

1. Fetch the channel page
2. Extract channel ID from page content
3. Get latest video to verify

Quality Standards

• Always update config after checking
• Always link Person note if exists for channel creator
• Always extract and include description links
• Never duplicate videos already captured
• Use UK English throughout
• Create daily note if it doesn't exist