hermes - 💡(How to fix) Fix YouTube Shorts filter not working in youtube-content skill

Bug Description

The youtube-content skill should exclude YouTube Shorts, but the filter is not implemented / not working.

Code Location

skills/media/youtube-content/scripts/fetch_transcript.py

Relevant code in extract_video_id():

patterns = [
    r'(?:v=|youtu\.be/|shorts/|embed/|live/)([a-zA-Z0-9_-]{11})',
    r'^([a-zA-Z0-9_-]{11})$',
]

The regex explicitly matches /shorts/ paths and accepts them the same as normal videos. There is no rejection logic for Shorts.

Steps to Reproduce

1. Call the transcript fetcher with a Shorts URL (e.g. https://youtube.com/shorts/VIDEO_ID)
2. extract_video_id successfully returns the ID
3. Processing continues (no early exit or error for Shorts)

Expected Behavior

Shorts URLs should be detected and rejected early with a clear error message (e.g. "Shorts are not supported in this app").

Actual Behavior

Shorts are processed identically to regular videos.

Suggested Fix

After extracting the video ID, add a check:

• If the original input URL contains "/shorts/", raise an error / return early.
• Consider removing "shorts/" from the supported patterns entirely.

Environment

• Hermes Agent (default profile on VPS)
• youtube-content skill
• NoteOps Telegram bot usage