YouTube Transcript Fetcher
ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills
Fetches the transcript of a YouTube video through TranscriptAPI.com so the agent can summarize, quote, translate or fact-check what was said.
Fetch transcripts from YouTube videos for summarization and analysis.
Install Youtube Transcript
$ npx skills add badlogic/pi-skills --skill youtube-transcript -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install badlogic/pi-skills youtube-transcript --agent claude-codeProject scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/badlogic/pi-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/youtube-transcript .claude/skills/youtube-transcript && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.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/
Install the "youtube-transcript" agent skill from https://github.com/badlogic/pi-skills/tree/main/youtube-transcript into .claude/skills/youtube-transcript/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "youtube-transcript", then confirm the skill loads.Claude Code copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$skill-installer install https://github.com/badlogic/pi-skills/tree/main/youtube-transcriptType this inside Codex. $skill-installer <name> installs a curated skill from openai/skills. The installer writes to $CODEX_HOME/skills (default ~/.codex/skills). Restart Codex if the skill does not show up.
$ npx skills add badlogic/pi-skills --skill youtube-transcript -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install badlogic/pi-skills youtube-transcript --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/badlogic/pi-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/youtube-transcript .agents/skills/youtube-transcript && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.
Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/
Install the "youtube-transcript" agent skill from https://github.com/badlogic/pi-skills/tree/main/youtube-transcript into .agents/skills/youtube-transcript/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "youtube-transcript", then confirm the skill loads.Codex copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add badlogic/pi-skills --skill youtube-transcript -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install badlogic/pi-skills youtube-transcript --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/badlogic/pi-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/youtube-transcript .cursor/skills/youtube-transcript && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.
Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/
Install the "youtube-transcript" agent skill from https://github.com/badlogic/pi-skills/tree/main/youtube-transcript into .cursor/skills/youtube-transcript/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "youtube-transcript", then confirm the skill loads.Cursor copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gemini skills install https://github.com/badlogic/pi-skills.git --path youtube-transcript--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.
$ npx skills add badlogic/pi-skills --skill youtube-transcript -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install badlogic/pi-skills youtube-transcript --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/badlogic/pi-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/youtube-transcript .gemini/skills/youtube-transcript && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.gemini/skills/ instead of .gemini/skills for a personal install, then run /skills reload.
Gemini CLI skills documentation · loads skills from .gemini/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "youtube-transcript" agent skill from https://github.com/badlogic/pi-skills/tree/main/youtube-transcript into .gemini/skills/youtube-transcript/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "youtube-transcript", then confirm the skill loads.Gemini CLI copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ gh skill install badlogic/pi-skills youtube-transcriptInstalls for Copilot at project scope by default; add --scope user for a personal install. Preview a skill first with gh skill preview. Needs GitHub CLI 2.90.0 or later (public preview).
$ npx skills add badlogic/pi-skills --skill youtube-transcript -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/badlogic/pi-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/youtube-transcript .github/skills/youtube-transcript && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.copilot/skills/ instead of .github/skills for a personal install. Commit .github/skills so cloud agent and code review can use it.
GitHub Copilot skills documentation · loads skills from .github/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "youtube-transcript" agent skill from https://github.com/badlogic/pi-skills/tree/main/youtube-transcript into .github/skills/youtube-transcript/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "youtube-transcript", then confirm the skill loads.GitHub Copilot copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
$ npx skills add badlogic/pi-skills --skill youtube-transcript -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install badlogic/pi-skills youtube-transcript --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/badlogic/pi-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/youtube-transcript .opencode/skills/youtube-transcript && rm -rf skills-srcUse ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.
OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/
Install the "youtube-transcript" agent skill from https://github.com/badlogic/pi-skills/tree/main/youtube-transcript into .opencode/skills/youtube-transcript/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "youtube-transcript", then confirm the skill loads.OpenCode copies the folder itself, the same result as the manual copy. Check what it changed before you commit it.
Facts
- Skill name
youtube-transcript- GitHub stars
- 2.6k
- Used in
- 1 other repo
- Token cost
- ~179 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 36 words
- Files
- 3
- Skills in repo
- 6
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Fetch transcripts from YouTube videos for summarization and analysis.
- Tasks that involve Video and podcast notes
- SKILL.md covers Setup, Usage, Output and Notes
- Runs JavaScript scripts from its folder; calls npm; reaches youtube.com and youtu.be
- Tasks that involve Summarization
What it does
Youtube Transcript is an agent skill from badlogic/pi-skills. Fetch transcripts from YouTube videos for summarization and analysis.
Its SKILL.md is about 180 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 2 other files (for example `package.json` and `transcript.js`).
It sits in Knowledge Management, covering Video and podcast notes and Summarization. It works with YouTube. The repository describes itself as: Skills for pi coding agent (compatible with Claude Code and Codex CLI). The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Video and podcast notes
- Tasks that involve Summarization
Example prompts
- “/youtube-transcript”
Requirements
- Node.js
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 90bb51c. It shows what the files ask for, not the result of running them.
Tool permissions
Pre-approves nothing: there is no allowed-tools line, so your agent's usual permission prompts apply.
From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.
Runs code
Ships script files (JavaScript), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
npm
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.comyoutu.be
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 179 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 22 tokens; SKILL.md has 36 words of instructions outside code blocks.
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 passed
The automated check found no risky patterns in SKILL.md.
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 badlogic/pi-skills at commit 90bb51c, republished under its MIT licence (© badlogic). 36 words, ~179 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/youtube-transcript/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 2 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- youtube-transcript
- description
- Fetch transcripts from YouTube videos for summarization and analysis.
YouTube Transcript
Fetch transcripts from YouTube videos.
Setup
cd {baseDir}
npm installUsage
{baseDir}/transcript.js <video-id-or-url>Accepts video ID or full URL:
EBw7gsDPAYQhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBw7gsDPAYQhttps://youtu.be/EBw7gsDPAYQ
Output
Timestamped transcript entries:
[0:00] All right. So, I got this UniFi Theta
[0:15] I took the camera out, painted it
[1:23] And here's the final resultNotes
- Requires the video to have captions/transcripts available
- Works with auto-generated and manual transcripts
© badlogic, 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 2 other files in youtube-transcript of badlogic/pi-skills.
- SKILL.md
- package.json
- transcript.js
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 90bb51c
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 badlogic/pi-skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.
Compare with similar skills
Youtube Transcript next to the 5 skills that share the most tags, products or categories with it. Stars are the repository's; “used in” counts other GitHub owners with a copy.
| Skill | Stars | Used in | Tokens | Auto-check | Licence | Repo updated |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Youtube Transcript this skillbadlogic/pi-skills | 2.6k | 1 repos | ~179 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| YouTube Transcript FetcherZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills | 1k | 1 repos | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| YouTube Video TranscriptZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills | 1k | 1 repos | ~1.1k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Video Lenskar2phi/video-lens | 112 | — | ~8.2k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Youtube Transcript Extractor API Skillbrowser-act/skills | 6.1k | 1 repos | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| YouTube TranscriptAPIZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills | 1k | 1 repos | ~3k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Youtube Transcript
What does Youtube Transcript do?
Fetch transcripts from YouTube videos for summarization and analysis. Youtube Transcript is an agent skill from badlogic/pi-skills. Fetch transcripts from YouTube videos for summarization and analysis.
When should I use Youtube Transcript?
Youtube Transcript fits situations like: tasks that involve Video and podcast notes; tasks that involve Summarization.
How do I install Youtube Transcript in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add badlogic/pi-skills --skill youtube-transcript -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (youtube-transcript in badlogic/pi-skills) 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 badlogic/pi-skills --skill youtube-transcript -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (youtube-transcript in badlogic/pi-skills) 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 badlogic/pi-skills --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 JavaScript for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (npm). Our summary lists: Node.js.
Does Youtube Transcript access the network?
SKILL.md names 2 domains. In commands or code: youtube.com and youtu.be; the agent is likely to contact these 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 no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. It is not a guarantee. Review the folder before installing.
What licence does Youtube Transcript use?
Youtube Transcript is published under the MIT licence (the repository's licence). It allows redistribution, so the full SKILL.md is shown on this page.
How many tokens does Youtube Transcript use?
About 179 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 716 characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full.
What are the alternatives to Youtube Transcript?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Youtube Transcript: YouTube Transcript Fetcher (ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills, 1k stars), YouTube Video Transcript (ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills, 1k stars), Video Lens (kar2phi/video-lens, 112 stars) and Youtube Transcript Extractor API Skill (browser-act/skills, 6.1k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Youtube Transcript?
badlogic (a GitHub user) maintains it in badlogic/pi-skills, which has 2,589 GitHub stars. The repository holds 6 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on June 6, 2026.
Source: badlogic/pi-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.