Watching Videos
oxbshw/watch-skill
The user shared a video URL, a YouTube/TikTok/stream link, a local video file, a screen recording, a meeting recording, or a playlist/folder of videos — "watch this", "summarize this video", "what's…
YouTube 视频 → 下载 → 转录 → 翻译 → 存为 Markdown. An agent skill from chubbyguan/chubbyskills.
Install Youtube Transcribe
$ npx skills add chubbyguan/chubbyskills --skill youtube-transcribe -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install chubbyguan/chubbyskills youtube-transcribe --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/chubbyguan/chubbyskills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/youtube-transcribe .claude/skills/youtube-transcribe && 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-transcribe" agent skill from https://github.com/chubbyguan/chubbyskills/tree/main/youtube-transcribe into .claude/skills/youtube-transcribe/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "youtube-transcribe", 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/chubbyguan/chubbyskills/tree/main/youtube-transcribeType 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 chubbyguan/chubbyskills --skill youtube-transcribe -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install chubbyguan/chubbyskills youtube-transcribe --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/chubbyguan/chubbyskills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/youtube-transcribe .agents/skills/youtube-transcribe && 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-transcribe" agent skill from https://github.com/chubbyguan/chubbyskills/tree/main/youtube-transcribe into .agents/skills/youtube-transcribe/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "youtube-transcribe", 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 chubbyguan/chubbyskills --skill youtube-transcribe -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install chubbyguan/chubbyskills youtube-transcribe --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/chubbyguan/chubbyskills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/youtube-transcribe .cursor/skills/youtube-transcribe && 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-transcribe" agent skill from https://github.com/chubbyguan/chubbyskills/tree/main/youtube-transcribe into .cursor/skills/youtube-transcribe/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "youtube-transcribe", 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/chubbyguan/chubbyskills.git --path youtube-transcribe--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 chubbyguan/chubbyskills --skill youtube-transcribe -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install chubbyguan/chubbyskills youtube-transcribe --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/chubbyguan/chubbyskills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/youtube-transcribe .gemini/skills/youtube-transcribe && 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-transcribe" agent skill from https://github.com/chubbyguan/chubbyskills/tree/main/youtube-transcribe into .gemini/skills/youtube-transcribe/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "youtube-transcribe", 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 chubbyguan/chubbyskills youtube-transcribeInstalls 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 chubbyguan/chubbyskills --skill youtube-transcribe -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/chubbyguan/chubbyskills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/youtube-transcribe .github/skills/youtube-transcribe && 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-transcribe" agent skill from https://github.com/chubbyguan/chubbyskills/tree/main/youtube-transcribe into .github/skills/youtube-transcribe/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "youtube-transcribe", 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 chubbyguan/chubbyskills --skill youtube-transcribe -a opencodeOpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.
$ gh skill install chubbyguan/chubbyskills youtube-transcribe --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/chubbyguan/chubbyskills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/youtube-transcribe .opencode/skills/youtube-transcribe && 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-transcribe" agent skill from https://github.com/chubbyguan/chubbyskills/tree/main/youtube-transcribe into .opencode/skills/youtube-transcribe/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "youtube-transcribe", 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-transcribe- GitHub stars
- 1.2k
- Token cost
- ~706 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 107 words
- Files
- 4 (incl. scripts)
- Skills in repo
- 14
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
YouTube 视频 → 下载 → 转录 → 翻译 → 存为 Markdown. An agent skill from chubbyguan/chubbyskills.
- Works in 4 steps: yt-dlp 下载音频 → SenseVoice-Small 转录 → 语言检测 + 翻译 → …
- Tasks that involve Transcription
- SKILL.md covers 为什么需要这个, 环境要求, 使用方法 and 流程, plus 5 more sections
- Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python, pip and yt-dlp; reaches youtube.com; needs DEEPSEEK_API_KEY
What it does
Youtube Transcribe is an agent skill from chubbyguan/chubbyskills. YouTube 视频 → 下载 → 转录 → 翻译 → 存为 Markdown。 支持中英文，英文内容自动翻译成中文，输出中英对照。
Its SKILL.md is about 710 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including scripts (for example `scripts/batch_transcribe.py` and `scripts/transcribe.py`).
It sits in Media & Creative, covering Transcription. It works with YouTube and DeepSeek. The repository describes itself as: 把中文全渠道内容（抖音 / B站 / 小红书 / 公众号 / X / 播客）采集进个人知识库的 14 个 AI Skill：图文存图、视频转文字稿、字幕优先免 GPU、RSS/YouTube 订阅调度与每日情报简报，附带知识库 MCP server。｜ Ingest Chinese content into your personal knowledge… The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- Tasks that involve Transcription
Example prompts
- “/youtube-transcribe”
Requirements
- Python 3
- A credential in DEEPSEEK_API_KEY
Workflow steps
4 steps, taken from the step headings in SKILL.md.
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 1b759b1. 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 2 files in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
pythonpipyt-dlp
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
Also links to:
github.complatform.deepseek.com
From URLs in SKILL.md, links to its own repository left out.
Credentials
Names these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:
DEEPSEEK_API_KEY
From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.
Context cost
Youtube Transcribe loads about 706 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 21 tokens; SKILL.md has 107 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: notes
The automated check noted patterns worth knowing about, such as sudo or a known installer.
- NoteRuns commands with sudoSKILL.md:37
# Ubuntu: sudo apt install ffmpeg && pip install yt-dlp
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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.
SKILL.md
The full file from chubbyguan/chubbyskills at commit 1b759b1, republished under its MIT licence (© chubbyguan). 107 words, ~706 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/youtube-transcribe/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 3 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- youtube-transcribe
- description
- YouTube 视频 → 下载 → 转录 → 翻译 → 存为 Markdown。 支持中英文，英文内容自动翻译成中文，输出中英对照。
- metadata.category
- media
- metadata.triggers
- ["用户发送 YouTube 视频链接", "把这个 YouTube 视频转成文字", "帮我转录这个 YouTube", "YouTube 翻译"]
- metadata.version
- 1.0.0
- metadata.tags
- ["media", "audio", "video", "transcription", "youtube", "translation"]
YouTube 视频转录 + 翻译 Skill
字幕优先：先抓官方/自动字幕（秒级、免 GPU），抓不到再下载音频用 SenseVoice-Small 转录；英文内容自动翻译成中文，输出中英对照 Markdown。加 --no-subtitle 可强制走音频转录。
为什么需要这个
YouTube 有大量优质英文内容，但很多人没时间看完或语言不通。这个 skill：
- 转录视频为文字（支持中英文）
- 英文内容自动翻译成高质量中文
- 输出中英对照，方便学习
环境要求
# Python 3.9+
python -m venv .venv
source .venv/bin/activate
# 依赖
pip install funasr modelscope torch torchaudio
# 系统依赖
# macOS: brew install ffmpeg yt-dlp
# Ubuntu: sudo apt install ffmpeg && pip install yt-dlp
# 翻译功能（可选，英文视频需要）
export DEEPSEEK_API_KEY="your-api-key"使用方法
python scripts/transcribe.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxxxx"
python scripts/transcribe.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxxxx" --output ./output
python scripts/transcribe.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxxxx" --no-translate # 不翻译
python scripts/transcribe.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxxxx" --no-subtitle # 强制音频转录
python scripts/batch_transcribe.py urls.txt -o ./output --no-translate流程
Step 1: yt-dlp 下载音频
yt-dlp --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 128K \
"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xxxxx"Step 2: SenseVoice-Small 转录
from funasr import AutoModel
model = AutoModel(model="iic/SenseVoiceSmall", ...)
result = model.generate(input=audio_path, language="auto", use_itn=True)Step 3: 语言检测 + 翻译
- 中文内容 → 直接输出
- 英文内容 → LLM 翻译成中文，输出中英对照
Step 4: 生成 Markdown
---
title: 视频标题
type: note
tags: [YouTube]
language: en
translated: true
---
# 视频标题
> 转录引擎：SenseVoice-Small | 翻译：DeepSeek
## 中文翻译
翻译内容...
---
## English Original
原文内容...批量模式
scripts/batch_transcribe.py 支持 URL 列表批处理，默认单条失败后继续处理下一条；需要严格模式时加 --stop-on-error。
翻译配置
默认使用 DeepSeek API 翻译。需要设置环境变量：
export DEEPSEEK_API_KEY="your-api-key"支持的 LLM：
- DeepSeek（推荐，性价比高）
- OpenAI
- 任何兼容 OpenAI API 格式的服务
性能数据
| 视频时长 | 下载 | 转录 | 翻译 | 总耗时 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 min | ~10s | ~5s | ~10s | ~30s |
| 10 min | ~15s | ~10s | ~20s | ~50s |
| 30 min | ~30s | ~30s | ~60s | ~2min |
已知限制
- SenseVoice-Small 对英文转录准确率不如中文
- 翻译质量取决于 LLM 能力
- 长视频翻译可能需要较长时间
- 部分 YouTube 视频有地区限制
参考项目
- yt-dlp/yt-dlp - 视频下载工具
- FunAudioLLM/SenseVoice - 语音识别模型
- DeepSeek - 翻译用 LLM
⚖️ 合规声明
仅供个人学习与研究使用。请遵守目标平台的服务条款（ToS）与 robots 规则，控制请求频率，不要用于批量抓取、商用爬取或侵犯他人权益的场景。下载内容的版权归原作者所有。
© chubbyguan, 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 3 other files (scripts) in youtube-transcribe of chubbyguan/chubbyskills.
- SKILL.md
- requirements.txt
- scripts/batch_transcribe.py
- scripts/transcribe.py
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 1b759b1
Compare with similar skills
Youtube Transcribe 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 Transcribe this skillchubbyguan/chubbyskills | 1.2k | — | ~706 | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Watching Videosoxbshw/watch-skill | 470 | — | ~599 | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| VideoiBigQiang/feedgrab | 614 | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Member Skill DistillerJamailar/Beav | 1.8k | — | ~296 | Automated safety check: Pass | Custom licence | |
| WatchTheCraigHewitt/skills | 159 | — | ~1.6k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Scenario Caption Studioscenario-labs/skills | 946 | — | ~3.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Youtube Transcribe
What does Youtube Transcribe do?
YouTube 视频 → 下载 → 转录 → 翻译 → 存为 Markdown. An agent skill from chubbyguan/chubbyskills. Youtube Transcribe is an agent skill from chubbyguan/chubbyskills.
When should I use Youtube Transcribe?
Youtube Transcribe fits situations like: tasks that involve Transcription.
How do I install Youtube Transcribe in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add chubbyguan/chubbyskills --skill youtube-transcribe -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (youtube-transcribe in chubbyguan/chubbyskills) into .claude/skills/youtube-transcribe in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Youtube Transcribe in Codex?
Run `npx skills add chubbyguan/chubbyskills --skill youtube-transcribe -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (youtube-transcribe in chubbyguan/chubbyskills) into .agents/skills/youtube-transcribe in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Youtube Transcribe 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 chubbyguan/chubbyskills --skill youtube-transcribe -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-transcribe, .gemini/skills/youtube-transcribe, .github/skills/youtube-transcribe and .opencode/skills/youtube-transcribe in your project.
What does Youtube Transcribe need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Youtube Transcribe needs Python for the scripts in its folder, the command-line tools its instructions call (python, pip and yt-dlp) and credentials named DEEPSEEK_API_KEY. Our summary lists: Python 3; A credential in DEEPSEEK_API_KEY.
Does Youtube Transcribe access the network?
SKILL.md names 3 domains. In commands or code: youtube.com; the agent is likely to contact it when it follows the instructions. As links in the text: github.com and platform.deepseek.com. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.
Is Youtube Transcribe safe to install?
Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (runs commands with sudo), nothing it rates as a warning. It is not a guarantee. The check reads SKILL.md only: the scripts in the folder are not scanned, so read them before running anything.
What licence does Youtube Transcribe use?
Youtube Transcribe 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 Transcribe use?
About 706 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 2.8k 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 Transcribe?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Youtube Transcribe: Watching Videos (oxbshw/watch-skill, 470 stars), Video (iBigQiang/feedgrab, 614 stars), Member Skill Distiller (Jamailar/Beav, 1.8k stars) and Watch (TheCraigHewitt/skills, 159 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Youtube Transcribe?
chubbyguan (a GitHub user) maintains it in chubbyguan/chubbyskills, which has 1,217 GitHub stars. The repository holds 14 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on October 8, 2026.
Source: chubbyguan/chubbyskills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.