Agent skill

Youtube Transcript

by aiskillstore in aiskillstore/marketplace

Download and process YouTube video transcripts using yt-dlp.

MITAuto-check: notesKnowledge Management

Install Youtube Transcript

skills CLI
$ npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill youtube-transcript -a claude-code

Project install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install aiskillstore/marketplace youtube-transcript --agent claude-code

Project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).

Manual copy
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/aiskillstore/marketplace.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/doyajin174/youtube-transcript .claude/skills/youtube-transcript && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.claude/skills/ instead of .claude/skills for a personal install. The folder must contain SKILL.md.

Claude Code skills documentation · loads skills from .claude/skills/

Facts

Skill name
youtube-transcript
GitHub stars
430
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~553 tokens
SKILL.md length
118 words
Files
2
Skills in repo
1,085
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Download and process YouTube video transcripts using yt-dlp.

  • Works in 4 steps: 자막 목록 확인 → 수동 자막 다운로드 (권장) → 자동 생성 자막 (폴백) → …
  • Tasks that involve Video and podcast notes
  • SKILL.md covers Priority Order, Requirements, Workflow and Output Processing, plus 3 more sections
  • Calls yt-dlp, brew and apt; reaches youtube.com

What it does

Youtube Transcript is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Download and process YouTube video transcripts using yt-dlp. Use this when extracting subtitles, creating summaries from videos, or processing video content.

Its SKILL.md is about 550 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `skill-report.json`).

It sits in Knowledge Management, covering Video and podcast notes and Transcription. It works with YouTube. The repository describes itself as: Security-audited skills for Claude, Codex & Claude Code. One-click install, quality verified. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • Tasks that involve Video and podcast notes
  • Tasks that involve Transcription

Example prompts

  • “/youtube-transcript”

Requirements

  • Python 3
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Read, Glob, Grep, Bash, Write

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.

  1. 자막 목록 확인
  2. 수동 자막 다운로드 (권장)
  3. 자동 생성 자막 (폴백)
  4. VTT → 텍스트 변환

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 4ac52da. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.

  • Tool permissions

    Pre-approves these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Read
    • Glob
    • Grep
    • Bash
    • Write

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • yt-dlp
    • brew
    • apt
    • pip
    • whisper

    From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.

  • Network

    Hosts in commands or code, which the agent is likely to contact:

    • youtube.com

    From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.

  • Credentials

    Names no API keys, tokens, secrets or passwords.

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Youtube Transcript loads about 553 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 44 tokens; SKILL.md has 118 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~44
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~553

Estimates: characters ÷ 4, the usual rule of thumb; real counts depend on the model's tokenizer. Scripts and assets cost tokens only if the agent reads them.

Safety

Auto-check: notes

The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.

  • NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:32
    sudo apt install yt-dlp
  • NotePre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: Bash)SKILL.md
    allowed-tools: Read, Glob, Grep, Bash, Write

Automated static check — not a guarantee. Review scripts before installing. It scans the text of SKILL.md for risky patterns (piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files, hidden Unicode, destructive commands); files beside SKILL.md are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from aiskillstore/marketplace at commit 4ac52da, republished under its MIT licence (© aiskillstore). 118 words, ~553 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/youtube-transcript/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
youtube-transcript
description
Download and process YouTube video transcripts using yt-dlp. Use this when extracting subtitles, creating summaries from videos, or processing video content.
allowed-tools
Read, Glob, Grep, Bash, Write
license
MIT
metadata.author
michalparkola
metadata.version
1.0

YouTube Transcript Downloader

유튜브 영상에서 자막을 추출하고 처리하는 스킬입니다.

Priority Order

1. yt-dlp 설치 확인
2. 사용 가능한 자막 목록 확인
3. 수동 자막 우선 시도
4. 자동 생성 자막 폴백
5. 최후 수단: Whisper 변환

Requirements

bash
# macOS
brew install yt-dlp

# Linux
sudo apt install yt-dlp

# Universal
pip install yt-dlp

Workflow

Step 1: 자막 목록 확인
bash
yt-dlp --list-subs "VIDEO_URL"
Step 2: 수동 자막 다운로드 (권장)
bash
# 한국어 자막
yt-dlp --write-sub --sub-lang ko --skip-download "VIDEO_URL"

# 영어 자막
yt-dlp --write-sub --sub-lang en --skip-download "VIDEO_URL"
Step 3: 자동 생성 자막 (폴백)
bash
yt-dlp --write-auto-sub --sub-lang ko --skip-download "VIDEO_URL"
Step 4: VTT → 텍스트 변환
bash
# VTT 파일에서 타임스탬프 제거
sed '/^[0-9]/d; /^$/d; /-->/d' subtitle.ko.vtt > transcript.txt

Output Processing

중복 제거

자동 생성 자막은 progressive 캡션으로 인해 중복이 많음:

python
# 중복 라인 제거
seen = set()
unique_lines = []
for line in lines:
    if line not in seen:
        seen.add(line)
        unique_lines.append(line)
요약 생성

추출된 자막으로:

  • 핵심 내용 요약
  • 타임스탬프별 챕터 생성
  • 주요 키워드 추출

Examples

Example 1: 강의 영상 요약
User: 이 유튜브 강의 요약해줘 - https://youtube.com/watch?v=xxx

Claude:
1. yt-dlp로 자막 다운로드
2. VTT → 텍스트 변환
3. 핵심 내용 요약 생성
4. 타임스탬프별 목차 제공
Example 2: 다국어 자막 추출
User: 이 영상의 영어/한국어 자막 둘 다 추출해줘

Claude:
1. --list-subs로 가용 언어 확인
2. 각 언어별 자막 다운로드
3. 정리된 텍스트 파일 제공

Error Handling

에러원인해결책
yt-dlp not found미설치brew/apt/pip 설치
No subtitles available자막 없음Whisper 사용 제안
Invalid URLURL 오류URL 형식 확인
Video unavailable비공개/삭제사용자에게 알림

Whisper Fallback

자막이 전혀 없는 경우 (사용자 확인 필요):

bash
# 파일 크기 확인
yt-dlp --print filesize "VIDEO_URL"

# 사용자 승인 후 오디오 다운로드
yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 "VIDEO_URL"

# Whisper로 변환
whisper audio.mp3 --language ko --model base

주의: 대역폭/처리 시간 소요로 사용자 확인 필수

© aiskillstore, MIT. Rendered from Markdown: HTML in the file is shown as text, images as links, and headings moved down two levels. Raw file

Files

SKILL.md and 1 other file in skills/doyajin174/youtube-transcript of aiskillstore/marketplace.

  • SKILL.md
  • skill-report.json

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 4ac52da

Used in 1 other repository

We found 1 copy of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in aiskillstore/marketplace, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Youtube Transcript

What does Youtube Transcript do?

Download and process YouTube video transcripts using yt-dlp. Youtube Transcript is an agent skill from aiskillstore/marketplace. Download and process YouTube video transcripts using yt-dlp.

When should I use Youtube Transcript?

Youtube Transcript fits situations like: tasks that involve Video and podcast notes; tasks that involve Transcription.

How do I install Youtube Transcript in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill youtube-transcript -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/doyajin174/youtube-transcript in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .claude/skills/youtube-transcript in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Youtube Transcript in Codex?

Run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill youtube-transcript -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/doyajin174/youtube-transcript in aiskillstore/marketplace) into .agents/skills/youtube-transcript in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Youtube Transcript in Cursor, Gemini CLI or GitHub Copilot?

Cursor, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and OpenCode also load SKILL.md folders. With the skills CLI, run `npx skills add aiskillstore/marketplace --skill youtube-transcript -a cursor` (or -a gemini-cli, github-copilot or opencode for the others). To copy it by hand, put the folder in .cursor/skills/youtube-transcript, .gemini/skills/youtube-transcript, .github/skills/youtube-transcript and .opencode/skills/youtube-transcript in your project.

What does Youtube Transcript need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Youtube Transcript needs the command-line tools its instructions call (yt-dlp, brew, apt, pip and whisper). Our summary lists: Python 3. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Read, Glob, Grep, Bash, Write.

Does Youtube Transcript access the network?

SKILL.md names 1 domain. In commands or code: youtube.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Youtube Transcript safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (runs commands with sudo; pre-approves every shell command (allowed-tools: bash)), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.

What licence does Youtube Transcript use?

Youtube Transcript is published under the MIT licence (declared in SKILL.md). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.

How many tokens does Youtube Transcript use?

About 553 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.2k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.

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Who maintains Youtube Transcript?

aiskillstore (a GitHub organization) maintains it in aiskillstore/marketplace, which has 430 GitHub stars. The repository holds 1,085 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 7, 2026.

Source: aiskillstore/marketplace on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.