youtube

name: youtube description: Extract transcripts and insights from YouTube videos. Use when user shares a YouTube URL, asks to "process this video", "get transcript", "extract from YouTube", or mentions youtube.com or youtu.be links.

Extract transcripts and insights from YouTube videos, then save to the knowledge base.

Quick Start

User: "Process this video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=..."
→ Fetches transcript
→ Categorizes video type
→ Extracts key insights
→ Saves to context/learning/

Available Operations

Operation	Description	Module
Fetch Transcript	Get text from any YouTube video	TRANSCRIPT.md
Extract Insights	Analyze and summarize key points	INSIGHTS.md

Scripts

Fetch transcript:

python .claude/skills/youtube/scripts/youtube_transcript.py <url>

With timestamps:

python .claude/skills/youtube/scripts/youtube_transcript.py <url> --timestamps

Workflow

Get Transcript - Run script or receive pasted content
Categorize - Identify video type (Tutorial, Interview, Course, Analysis, Case Study)
Extract - Pull insights based on type
Connect - Link to existing knowledge
Save - Store in context/learning/{topic}/

Output Location

All insights saved to: context/learning/{topic}/{video-title}.md

Requirements

Python package: youtube-transcript-api
Install: pip install youtube-transcript-api