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The video2ctx collection contains two skills. Run the installer, then follow its interactive guide to choose the skills and supported agents you want to configure.

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Add the skills

Start the installation wizard:
Follow the prompts to select the skills you need and where to install them. The wizard handles the individual skill and agent-specific options.
The local youtube-ctx skill carries its own direct and visual executables. It does not require a video2ctx account, API key, hosted service, or npm package.
When upgrading from an earlier collection, remove installed copies of youtube-direct, youtube-watch, video2ctx-api, and video2ctx-monitoring after adding the two consolidated skills. Keeping legacy skills beside them can create ambiguous routing.

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Configure hosted access

Only video2ctx-platform requires the hosted CLI. Install it once, then authorize the machine in your browser:
The login flow stores a revocable session in private local configuration. End the session at any time with:
For unattended environments, configure VIDEO2CTX_API_KEY in the process environment. Create a personal key in the developer dashboard. Never paste a CLI session or API key into an agent conversation.

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Next steps

Use local YouTube context

Search, read, or inspect video imagery on-device and verify exact frames only when needed.

Use the hosted platform

Use managed YouTube data, identity, usage, fallback, monitoring, and notifications in production or cloud-backed workflows.