Youtube Transcript
CommandCodeAI/agent-skills
Download YouTube video transcripts when user provides a YouTube URL or asks to download/get/fetch a transcript from YouTube.
Extract a timestamped transcript from a YouTube video. An agent skill from pamelafox/presentation-skills.
Install Extract Transcript
$ npx skills add pamelafox/presentation-skills --skill extract-transcript -a claude-codeProject install by default; add -g for ~/.claude/skills/.
$ gh skill install pamelafox/presentation-skills extract-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/pamelafox/presentation-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/extract-transcript .claude/skills/extract-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 "extract-transcript" agent skill from https://github.com/pamelafox/presentation-skills/tree/main/.agents/skills/extract-transcript into .claude/skills/extract-transcript/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "extract-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/pamelafox/presentation-skills/tree/main/.agents/skills/extract-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 pamelafox/presentation-skills --skill extract-transcript -a codexProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.codex/skills/.
$ gh skill install pamelafox/presentation-skills extract-transcript --agent codexProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/pamelafox/presentation-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .agents/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/extract-transcript .agents/skills/extract-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 "extract-transcript" agent skill from https://github.com/pamelafox/presentation-skills/tree/main/.agents/skills/extract-transcript into .agents/skills/extract-transcript/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "extract-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 pamelafox/presentation-skills --skill extract-transcript -a cursorProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.cursor/skills/.
$ gh skill install pamelafox/presentation-skills extract-transcript --agent cursorProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/pamelafox/presentation-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .cursor/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/extract-transcript .cursor/skills/extract-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 "extract-transcript" agent skill from https://github.com/pamelafox/presentation-skills/tree/main/.agents/skills/extract-transcript into .cursor/skills/extract-transcript/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "extract-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/pamelafox/presentation-skills.git --path .agents/skills/extract-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 pamelafox/presentation-skills --skill extract-transcript -a gemini-cliProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.gemini/skills/.
$ gh skill install pamelafox/presentation-skills extract-transcript --agent gemini-cliProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/pamelafox/presentation-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .gemini/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/extract-transcript .gemini/skills/extract-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 "extract-transcript" agent skill from https://github.com/pamelafox/presentation-skills/tree/main/.agents/skills/extract-transcript into .gemini/skills/extract-transcript/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "extract-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 pamelafox/presentation-skills extract-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 pamelafox/presentation-skills --skill extract-transcript -a github-copilotProject install goes to .agents/skills/; add -g for ~/.copilot/skills/.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/pamelafox/presentation-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .github/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/extract-transcript .github/skills/extract-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 "extract-transcript" agent skill from https://github.com/pamelafox/presentation-skills/tree/main/.agents/skills/extract-transcript into .github/skills/extract-transcript/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "extract-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 pamelafox/presentation-skills --skill extract-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 pamelafox/presentation-skills extract-transcript --agent opencodeProject scope by default (.agents/skills/); add --scope user for a personal install.
$ git clone --depth 1 https://github.com/pamelafox/presentation-skills.git skills-src && mkdir -p .opencode/skills && cp -r skills-src/.agents/skills/extract-transcript .opencode/skills/extract-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 "extract-transcript" agent skill from https://github.com/pamelafox/presentation-skills/tree/main/.agents/skills/extract-transcript into .opencode/skills/extract-transcript/ in this project. Copy the whole folder (SKILL.md and every file beside it), keep the folder name "extract-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
extract-transcript- GitHub stars
- 125
- Token cost
- ~287 tokens
- SKILL.md length
- 62 words
- Files
- 2
- Skills in repo
- 14
- Repo updated
- First seen
- Licence
- MIT
At a glance
Extract a timestamped transcript from a YouTube video. An agent skill from pamelafox/presentation-skills.
- : get transcript
- SKILL.md covers Arguments and Output format
- Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls uv; reaches youtube.com and youtu.be
- Transcribe YouTube video
What it does
Extract Transcript is an agent skill from pamelafox/presentation-skills. Extract a timestamped transcript from a YouTube video. Returns text with [MM:SS] or [HH:MM:SS] timestamps for each segment. USE FOR: get transcript, transcribe YouTube video, fetch video transcript, YouTube captions.
Its SKILL.md is about 290 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 1 other file (for example `extract_transcript.py`).
It sits in Media & Creative, covering Transcription and Video and podcast notes. It works with YouTube. The repository describes itself as: Skills for AI agents to process presentations - helpful for teachers and speakers. The licence is MIT.
When your agent uses it
- : get transcript
- Transcribe YouTube video
- Fetch video transcript
- YouTube captions
Example prompts
- “/extract-transcript”
Requirements
- Python 3
What it can do on your machine
Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 2b809b3. 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 (Python), which the agent can run.
Shell commands in SKILL.md call:
uv
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
Extract Transcript loads about 287 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 59 tokens; SKILL.md has 62 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 pamelafox/presentation-skills at commit 2b809b3, republished under its MIT licence (© pamelafox). 62 words, ~287 tokens.
Download SKILL.mdSave it as
.claude/skills/extract-transcript/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 1 other file; get the full folder from GitHub.- name
- extract-transcript
- description
- Extract a timestamped transcript from a YouTube video. Returns text with [MM:SS] or [HH:MM:SS] timestamps for each segment. USE FOR: get transcript, transcribe YouTube video, fetch video transcript, YouTube captions.
- argument-hint
- <youtube_url> [output_file]
Extract transcript from YouTube video
Run the extract_transcript.py script to fetch a timestamped transcript:
uv run .agents/skills/extract-transcript/extract_transcript.py <youtube_url> [output_file]Arguments
youtube_url(required): YouTube video URL. Supported formats:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_IDhttps://youtu.be/VIDEO_IDhttps://www.youtube.com/embed/VIDEO_ID
output_file(optional): Path to save the transcript. If omitted, prints to stdout.
Output format
Each line has a timestamp followed by the transcript text:
[00:00] Welcome to this talk about...
[00:15] Today we'll be covering...
[01:30] Let's start with the first topic...Timestamps use [MM:SS] format for videos under an hour, [HH:MM:SS] for longer videos.
© pamelafox, 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 .agents/skills/extract-transcript of pamelafox/presentation-skills.
- SKILL.md
- extract_transcript.py
Open the folder on GitHubat commit 2b809b3
Compare with similar skills
Extract 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Extract Transcript this skillpamelafox/presentation-skills | 125 | — | ~287 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Youtube TranscriptCommandCodeAI/agent-skills | 132 | 1 repos | ~3.4k | Automated safety check: Notes | MIT | |
| Omk YoutubeKaimingWan/oh-my-kiro | 107 | — | ~381 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Youtube Batch Transcript Extractor API Skillbrowser-act/skills | 6.1k | 1 repos | ~1.4k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Youtube SrtBlackBeltTechnology/pi-agent-dashboard | 316 | — | ~1.2k | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT | |
| Youtube CLIItamarZand88/CLI-Anything-WEB | 231 | — | ~764 | Automated safety check: Pass | MIT |
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Questions about Extract Transcript
What does Extract Transcript do?
Extract a timestamped transcript from a YouTube video. An agent skill from pamelafox/presentation-skills. Extract Transcript is an agent skill from pamelafox/presentation-skills. Extract a timestamped transcript from a YouTube video.
When should I use Extract Transcript?
Extract Transcript fits situations like: : get transcript; transcribe YouTube video; fetch video transcript; youTube captions.
How do I install Extract Transcript in Claude Code?
Run `npx skills add pamelafox/presentation-skills --skill extract-transcript -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/extract-transcript in pamelafox/presentation-skills) into .claude/skills/extract-transcript in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.
How do I install Extract Transcript in Codex?
Run `npx skills add pamelafox/presentation-skills --skill extract-transcript -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (.agents/skills/extract-transcript in pamelafox/presentation-skills) into .agents/skills/extract-transcript in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.
Can I use Extract 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 pamelafox/presentation-skills --skill extract-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/extract-transcript, .gemini/skills/extract-transcript, .github/skills/extract-transcript and .opencode/skills/extract-transcript in your project.
What does Extract Transcript need to run?
Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Extract Transcript needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (uv). Our summary lists: Python 3.
Does Extract 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 Extract 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 Extract Transcript use?
Extract 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 Extract Transcript use?
About 287 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 1.1k 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 Extract Transcript?
Skills that share tags, products or a category with Extract Transcript: Youtube Transcript (CommandCodeAI/agent-skills, 132 stars), Omk Youtube (KaimingWan/oh-my-kiro, 107 stars), Youtube Batch Transcript Extractor API Skill (browser-act/skills, 6.1k stars) and Youtube Srt (BlackBeltTechnology/pi-agent-dashboard, 316 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.
Who maintains Extract Transcript?
pamelafox (a GitHub user) maintains it in pamelafox/presentation-skills, which has 125 GitHub stars. The repository holds 14 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on September 2, 2026.
Source: pamelafox/presentation-skills on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.