Agent skill

Youtube Transcribe Skill

by feiskyer in feiskyer/claude-code-settings

Extract subtitles/transcripts from YouTube videos. An agent skill from feiskyer/claude-code-settings.

Install Youtube Transcribe Skill

skills CLI

$ npx skills add feiskyer/claude-code-settings --skill youtube-transcribe-skill -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install feiskyer/claude-code-settings youtube-transcribe-skill --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/feiskyer/claude-code-settings.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/youtube-transcribe-skill .claude/skills/youtube-transcribe-skill && 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/

Paste into Claude Code

Install the "youtube-transcribe-skill" agent skill from https://github.com/feiskyer/claude-code-settings/tree/main/skills/youtube-transcribe-skill into .claude/skills/youtube-transcribe-skill/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "youtube-transcribe-skill", 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

$skill-installer install https://github.com/feiskyer/claude-code-settings/tree/main/skills/youtube-transcribe-skill

Type 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add feiskyer/claude-code-settings --skill youtube-transcribe-skill -a codex

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install feiskyer/claude-code-settings youtube-transcribe-skill --agent codex

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/feiskyer/claude-code-settings.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/youtube-transcribe-skill .agents/skills/youtube-transcribe-skill && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.agents/skills/ instead of .agents/skills for a personal install.

Codex skills documentation · loads skills from .agents/skills/

Paste into Codex

Install the "youtube-transcribe-skill" agent skill from https://github.com/feiskyer/claude-code-settings/tree/main/skills/youtube-transcribe-skill into .agents/skills/youtube-transcribe-skill/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "youtube-transcribe-skill", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add feiskyer/claude-code-settings --skill youtube-transcribe-skill -a cursor

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install feiskyer/claude-code-settings youtube-transcribe-skill --agent cursor

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/feiskyer/claude-code-settings.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/youtube-transcribe-skill .cursor/skills/youtube-transcribe-skill && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.cursor/skills/ instead of .cursor/skills for a personal install.

Cursor skills documentation · loads skills from .cursor/skills/, .agents/skills/, .claude/skills/, .codex/skills/

Paste into Cursor

Install the "youtube-transcribe-skill" agent skill from https://github.com/feiskyer/claude-code-settings/tree/main/skills/youtube-transcribe-skill into .cursor/skills/youtube-transcribe-skill/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "youtube-transcribe-skill", 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

$ gemini skills install https://github.com/feiskyer/claude-code-settings.git --path skills/youtube-transcribe-skill

--scope user (default) or --scope workspace; --path is the subfolder of the repo that holds the skill; --consent skips the security confirmation prompt.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add feiskyer/claude-code-settings --skill youtube-transcribe-skill -a gemini-cli

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install feiskyer/claude-code-settings youtube-transcribe-skill --agent gemini-cli

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/feiskyer/claude-code-settings.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/youtube-transcribe-skill .gemini/skills/youtube-transcribe-skill && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into Gemini CLI

Install the "youtube-transcribe-skill" agent skill from https://github.com/feiskyer/claude-code-settings/tree/main/skills/youtube-transcribe-skill into .gemini/skills/youtube-transcribe-skill/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "youtube-transcribe-skill", 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.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install feiskyer/claude-code-settings youtube-transcribe-skill

Installs 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).

skills CLI

$ npx skills add feiskyer/claude-code-settings --skill youtube-transcribe-skill -a github-copilot

Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/feiskyer/claude-code-settings.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/youtube-transcribe-skill .github/skills/youtube-transcribe-skill && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.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/

Paste into GitHub Copilot

Install the "youtube-transcribe-skill" agent skill from https://github.com/feiskyer/claude-code-settings/tree/main/skills/youtube-transcribe-skill into .github/skills/youtube-transcribe-skill/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "youtube-transcribe-skill", 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.

skills CLI

$ npx skills add feiskyer/claude-code-settings --skill youtube-transcribe-skill -a opencode

OpenCode documents no install command of its own. Project install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.config/opencode/skills/.

GitHub CLI

$ gh skill install feiskyer/claude-code-settings youtube-transcribe-skill --agent opencode

Project scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.

Manual copy

$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/feiskyer/claude-code-settings.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/youtube-transcribe-skill .opencode/skills/youtube-transcribe-skill && rm -rf skills-src

Use ~/.config/opencode/skills/ instead of .opencode/skills for a personal install.

OpenCode skills documentation · loads skills from .opencode/skills/, .claude/skills/, .agents/skills/

Paste into OpenCode

Install the "youtube-transcribe-skill" agent skill from https://github.com/feiskyer/claude-code-settings/tree/main/skills/youtube-transcribe-skill into .opencode/skills/youtube-transcribe-skill/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "youtube-transcribe-skill", 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-skill
GitHub stars: 1.7k
Token cost: ~1.1k tokens
SKILL.md length: 543 words
Files: 1
Skills in repo: 12
Repo updated: Sep 27, 2026
First seen: Oct 7, 2026
Licence: MIT

At a glance

Extract subtitles/transcripts from YouTube videos. An agent skill from feiskyer/claude-code-settings.

Works in 3 steps: Verify URL → CLI Quick Extraction (Priority Attempt) → Browser Automation (Fallback)
Tasks that involve Transcription
SKILL.md covers Step 1: Verify URL, Step 2: CLI Quick Extraction…, Step 3: Browser Automation… and Output Requirements
Calls yt-dlp

What it does

Youtube Transcribe Skill is an agent skill from feiskyer/claude-code-settings. Extract subtitles/transcripts from YouTube videos. Triggers: "youtube transcript", "extract subtitles", "video captions", "视频字幕", "字幕提取", "YouTube转文字", "提取字幕".

Its SKILL.md is about 1.1k tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. It is a single SKILL.md file with no bundled scripts.

It sits in Media & Creative, covering Transcription. It works with YouTube, Chrome DevTools and Model Context Protocol. The repository describes itself as: Curated skills, sub-agents, and config templates that supercharge Claude Code — research, image gen, GitHub automation & more. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

Tasks that involve Transcription

Example prompts

“youtube transcript”
“extract subtitles”
“video captions”
“/youtube-transcribe-skill”

Workflow steps

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

Verify URL
CLI Quick Extraction (Priority Attempt)
Browser Automation (Fallback)

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 95dab59. 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
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
- yt-dlp
From the folder's file list and the shell code blocks in SKILL.md.
Network
No URLs in SKILL.md.
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 Transcribe Skill loads about 1.1k tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 46 tokens; SKILL.md has 543 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it: ~46
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches: ~1.1k

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 feiskyer/claude-code-settings at commit 95dab59, republished under its MIT licence (© feiskyer). 543 words, ~1,140 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/youtube-transcribe-skill/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder).

name: youtube-transcribe-skill
description: Extract subtitles/transcripts from YouTube videos. Triggers: "youtube transcript", "extract subtitles", "video captions", "视频字幕", "字幕提取", "YouTube转文字", "提取字幕".

YouTube Transcript Extraction

Extract subtitles/transcripts from a YouTube video URL and save them as a local file.

Input YouTube URL: $ARGUMENTS

Step 1: Verify URL

Confirm the input is a valid YouTube URL (supports youtube.com/watch?v=, youtu.be/, and youtube.com/shorts/ formats). If no URL is provided via arguments, check the conversation context for a YouTube link.

Step 2: CLI Quick Extraction (Priority Attempt)

Use command-line tools to quickly extract subtitles.

2.1 Check Tool Availability

Execute which yt-dlp.

If yt-dlp is found, proceed to 2.2.
If yt-dlp is not found, skip to Step 3.

2.2 Get Video Title

bash

yt-dlp --cookies-from-browser=chrome --get-title "[VIDEO_URL]"

Tip: Always add --cookies-from-browser to avoid sign-in restrictions. Default to chrome.
If it fails with a browser error (e.g., "Could not open Chrome"), ask the user to specify their available browser (e.g., firefox, safari, edge) and retry.

2.3 Download Subtitles

bash

yt-dlp --cookies-from-browser=chrome --write-auto-sub --write-sub --sub-lang zh-Hans,zh-Hant,en --skip-download --output "<Video Title>.%(ext)s" "[VIDEO_URL]"

2.4 Convert to Plain Text

yt-dlp saves subtitles as .vtt or .srt files. Convert the downloaded file to plain Timestamp Text format:

Read the downloaded subtitle file (.vtt or .srt).
Strip VTT/SRT headers, styling tags, and duplicate lines.
Save as <Video Title>.txt with one Timestamp Text entry per line.

2.5 Verify Results

Exit code 0: Convert and save the subtitle file, then report completion.
Exit code non-0:
- If error is related to browser/cookies, ask user for correct browser and retry.
- If other errors (e.g., video unavailable), proceed to Step 3.

Step 3: Browser Automation (Fallback)

When the CLI method fails or yt-dlp is missing, use Chrome DevTools MCP to extract subtitles via browser UI automation.

3.1 Check Tool Availability

Check if Chrome DevTools MCP tools are available (look for tools matching chrome__new_page or similar).

If Chrome DevTools MCP is not available and yt-dlp was not found in Step 2, stop and notify the user: "Unable to proceed. Please either install yt-dlp (for fast CLI extraction) or configure Chrome DevTools MCP (for browser automation)."

3.2 Open Video Page

Use Chrome DevTools MCP new_page to open the video URL.

Show full SKILL.md (218 more words)Show less

3.3 Analyze Page State

Use Chrome DevTools MCP take_snapshot to read the page accessibility tree.

3.4 Expand Video Description

The "Show transcript" button is usually hidden within the collapsed description area.

Search the snapshot for a button labeled "...more", "...更多", or "Show more" (in the description block below the video title).
Use Chrome DevTools MCP click to click that button.

3.5 Open Transcript Panel

Use Chrome DevTools MCP take_snapshot to get the updated UI.
Search for a button labeled "Show transcript", "显示转录稿", or "内容转文字".
Use Chrome DevTools MCP click to click that button.
If the button is not found, the video may not have a transcript available — notify the user and stop.

3.6 Extract Content via DOM

Directly reading the accessibility tree for long transcript lists is slow and token-heavy. Use Chrome DevTools MCP evaluate_script to run this JavaScript instead:

javascript

() => {
  const segments = document.querySelectorAll("ytd-transcript-segment-renderer");
  if (!segments.length) return "BUFFERING";
  return Array.from(segments)
    .map((seg) => {
      const time = seg.querySelector(".segment-timestamp")?.innerText.trim();
      const text = seg.querySelector(".segment-text")?.innerText.trim();
      return `${time} ${text}`;
    })
    .join("\n");
};

If it returns "BUFFERING", wait a few seconds and retry (up to 3 attempts).

3.7 Save and Cleanup

Save the extracted text as <Video Title>.txt.
Use Chrome DevTools MCP close_page to release resources.

Output Requirements

Save the subtitle file to the current working directory.
Filename format: <Video Title>.txt
File content format: Each line should be Timestamp Subtitle Text.
Report upon completion: file path, subtitle language, and total number of lines.

Files

Just SKILL.md in skills/youtube-transcribe-skill of feiskyer/claude-code-settings.

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 95dab59

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Questions about Youtube Transcribe Skill

What does Youtube Transcribe Skill do?

Extract subtitles/transcripts from YouTube videos. An agent skill from feiskyer/claude-code-settings. Youtube Transcribe Skill is an agent skill from feiskyer/claude-code-settings. Extract subtitles/transcripts from YouTube videos.

When should I use Youtube Transcribe Skill?

Youtube Transcribe Skill fits situations like: tasks that involve Transcription.

How do I install Youtube Transcribe Skill in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Youtube Transcribe Skill in Codex?

Run `npx skills add feiskyer/claude-code-settings --skill youtube-transcribe-skill -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/youtube-transcribe-skill in feiskyer/claude-code-settings) into .agents/skills/youtube-transcribe-skill in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Youtube Transcribe Skill 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 feiskyer/claude-code-settings --skill youtube-transcribe-skill -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-skill, .gemini/skills/youtube-transcribe-skill, .github/skills/youtube-transcribe-skill and .opencode/skills/youtube-transcribe-skill in your project.

What does Youtube Transcribe Skill need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Youtube Transcribe Skill needs the command-line tools its instructions call (yt-dlp).

Does Youtube Transcribe Skill access the network?

SKILL.md contains no URLs. Any network use would come from the scripts or tools the agent runs. This is read from the text; nothing was executed.

Is Youtube Transcribe Skill 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 Transcribe Skill use?

Youtube Transcribe Skill 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 Skill use?

About 1.1k tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 4.6k 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 Skill?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Youtube Transcribe Skill: Scenario Caption Studio (scenario-labs/skills, 946 stars), Summarize (swarmclawai/swarmclaw, 689 stars), Video Transcribe (wendy7756/AI-Video-Transcriber, 3.3k stars) and Ffmpeg Skill (kajisho5/ffmpeg-skill, 1.9k stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Youtube Transcribe Skill?

feiskyer (a GitHub user) maintains it in feiskyer/claude-code-settings, which has 1,657 GitHub stars. The repository holds 12 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 27, 2026.

Source: feiskyer/claude-code-settings on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.

Install Youtube Transcribe Skill

Facts

At a glance

What it does

When your agent uses it

Example prompts

Workflow steps

What it can do on your machine

Tool permissions

Runs code

Network

Credentials

Context cost

Safety

SKILL.md

YouTube Transcript Extraction

Step 1: Verify URL

Step 2: CLI Quick Extraction (Priority Attempt)

2.1 Check Tool Availability

2.2 Get Video Title

2.3 Download Subtitles

2.4 Convert to Plain Text

2.5 Verify Results

Step 3: Browser Automation (Fallback)

3.1 Check Tool Availability

3.2 Open Video Page

3.3 Analyze Page State

3.4 Expand Video Description

3.5 Open Transcript Panel

3.6 Extract Content via DOM

3.7 Save and Cleanup

Output Requirements

Files

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