Agent skill

Youtube Transcript

by sundial-org in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills

Fetch and summarize YouTube video transcripts. An agent skill from sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills.

No licenceAuto-check passedKnowledge Management

Install Youtube Transcript

skills CLI
$ npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill youtube-transcript -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills 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/sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/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
663
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~338 tokens
SKILL.md length
97 words
Files
3 (incl. scripts, references)
Skills in repo
362
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Fetch and summarize YouTube video transcripts. An agent skill from sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills.

  • Works in 4 steps: Run fetch_transcript.py with video ID or… → Script checks VPN, brings it up if needed → Returns JSON with full transcript text → …
  • Asked to summarize
  • SKILL.md covers Quick Start, Workflow, Language Codes and Setup & Configuration
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python3; reaches youtube.com

What it does

Youtube Transcript is an agent skill from sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills. Fetch and summarize YouTube video transcripts. Use when asked to summarize, transcribe, or extract content from YouTube videos. Handles transcript fetching via residential IP proxy to bypass YouTube's cloud IP blocks.

Its SKILL.md is about 340 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 4 other files, including scripts and reference files (for example `references/SETUP.md` and `scripts/fetch_transcript.py`).

It sits in Knowledge Management, covering Video and podcast notes and Transcription. It works with YouTube. The repository describes itself as: Top OpenClaw skills, with the most popular and useful ones.

When your agent uses it

  • Asked to summarize
  • Extract content from YouTube videos

Example prompts

  • “/youtube-transcript”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

4 steps, taken from the first numbered list in SKILL.md.

  1. Run fetch_transcript.py with video ID or URL
  2. Script checks VPN, brings it up if needed
  3. Returns JSON with full transcript text
  4. Summarize the full_text field as needed

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit b80cde2. 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 1 file in scripts/ (Python), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • python3

    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 338 tokens when it runs, and up to ~983 if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 59 tokens; SKILL.md has 97 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~59
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~338
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~983

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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

Without a licence we can't republish the file, so here is its outline and opening line. It has 97 words (~338 tokens).

“Fetch transcripts from YouTube videos and optionally summarize them.”

— opening of SKILL.md by sundial-org
name
youtube-transcript

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 2 other files (scripts, references) in skills/youtube-transcript of sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/SETUP.md
  • scripts/fetch_transcript.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b80cde2

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 sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Youtube Transcript this skillsundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills6631 repos~338Automated safety check: PassNone
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Youtube Transcript Analysis API Skillbrowser-act/skills6.1k2 repos~3.6kAutomated safety check: PassMIT
Video Lenskar2phi/video-lens112—~8.2kAutomated safety check: NotesMIT
Youtube Transcript Extractor API Skillbrowser-act/skills6.1k1 repos~1.2kAutomated safety check: PassMIT

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Works with

Questions about Youtube Transcript

What does Youtube Transcript do?

Fetch and summarize YouTube video transcripts. An agent skill from sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills. Youtube Transcript is an agent skill from sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills. Fetch and summarize YouTube video transcripts.

When should I use Youtube Transcript?

Youtube Transcript fits situations like: asked to summarize; extract content from YouTube videos.

How do I install Youtube Transcript in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill youtube-transcript -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/youtube-transcript in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-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 sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill youtube-transcript -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/youtube-transcript in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-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 sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-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 Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python3). Our summary lists: Python 3.

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 no risky patterns, such as piping downloads into a shell, reading credential files or hidden Unicode. 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 Transcript use?

No licence was found for Youtube Transcript or its repository. Without one, default copyright applies: ask the author before reusing or redistributing it.

How many tokens does Youtube Transcript use?

About 338 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.4k characters). Agents keep only the skill's name and description in context until a task matches; then they load SKILL.md in full. Its references folder adds about 645 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Youtube Transcript?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Youtube Transcript: Youtube Fetcher (JimmySadek/youtube-fetcher-to-markdown, 485 stars), Subscription Videos Metadata (EfficientStreet/youtube-subscriptions-ingest, 178 stars), Youtube Transcript Analysis API Skill (browser-act/skills, 6.1k stars) and Video Lens (kar2phi/video-lens, 112 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Youtube Transcript?

sundial-org (a GitHub organization) maintains it in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills, which has 663 GitHub stars. The repository holds 362 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on March 7, 2026.

Source: sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.