Use with Claude Code

Claude Code is Anthropic’s terminal-based AI coding agent. It can execute shell commands directly in your terminal, which means you can use natural language to have Claude Code invoke meowload to download resources — no need to memorize any command syntax.

Prerequisites

1. MeowLoad Desktop  installed (v3.9.9 or later) and logged in
2. Claude Code installed

Run the following commands to verify both are ready:

meowload version
claude --version

Quick Start

Open your terminal, launch Claude Code, and describe what you want in plain language:

claude "use meowload to download this video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"

Claude Code will automatically understand your intent and run the appropriate meowload download command.

Example Prompts

Here are some prompts you can copy and paste directly into Claude Code:

Download Video

Use meowload to download the video from this link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxxx

Download Audio Only

Use meowload to download only the audio from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxxx

Check Available Resources Before Downloading

Use meowload to check what resources are available from: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxxx
If there are videos and subtitles, download them all for me.

Batch Download Multiple URLs

Use meowload to download videos from the following URLs one by one:
1. https://www.instagram.com/reel/xxxx
2. https://www.tiktok.com/@user/video/xxxx
3. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxxx

Download Live Stream

Use meowload to record this live stream: https://www.twitch.tv/xxxx

Interactive Session

You can also use meowload within an interactive Claude Code session. Start Claude Code first:

claude

Then chat naturally:

> Use meowload to check what resources are available from https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1xxxxxxxxx

> Download the video and subtitles from it

> Also download this one: https://www.tiktok.com/@user/video/xxxx

Claude Code remembers the conversation context, so you can chain tasks seamlessly.

How It Works

1. You describe what you want in natural language
2. Claude Code translates your request into the appropriate meowload command
3. After your approval, Claude Code executes the command in the terminal
4. meowload communicates with the desktop app to complete the download

No extra configuration is needed — as long as meowload is available on your system PATH, Claude Code can invoke it directly.