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ytdlp-transcript — YouTube to Text via yt-dlp

by @nerikko

Fetch and summarize transcripts from any YouTube video. Paste a URL and your agent reads the video for you — summarize, translate, extract insights.

Versionv1.0.0
Downloads638
#writing#video#translation#legal#communication
TERMINAL
clawhub install ytdlp-transcript

📖 About This Skill

name: youtube-transcript description: Fetch and summarize transcripts from any YouTube video. Paste a URL and your agent reads the video for you — summarize, translate, extract insights.

youtube-transcript

Fetch and summarize transcripts from any YouTube video using yt-dlp.

Usage

Ask your agent:

  • "Get the transcript of [YouTube URL]"
  • "Summarize this video: [YouTube URL]"
  • "What is the main message of [YouTube URL]?"
  • "Translate and explain this video: [YouTube URL]"

    • How It Works

    Uses yt-dlp to download auto-generated or manual captions from YouTube. Supports all languages — defaults to Portuguese (pt), falls back to English (en).

    Requirements

  • yt-dlp installed: brew install yt-dlp
  • Node.js 18+

    • Script

    node skills/youtube-transcript/transcript.js  [lang]

    Example

    node skills/youtube-transcript/transcript.js https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAdJsmTe8LM pt

    💡 Examples

    node skills/youtube-transcript/transcript.js https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LAdJsmTe8LM pt