Agent skill

Youtube Instant Article

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

Transform YouTube videos into Telegraph Instant View articles with visual slides and timestamped summaries.

No licenceAuto-check: notesDocuments & Office

Install Youtube Instant Article

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

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills youtube-instant-article --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-instant-article .claude/skills/youtube-instant-article && 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-instant-article
GitHub stars
663
Token cost
~926 tokens
SKILL.md length
353 words
Files
5 (incl. scripts)
Skills in repo
383
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
None found

At a glance

Transform YouTube videos into Telegraph Instant View articles with visual slides and timestamped summaries.

  • A user shares a YouTube URL (youtube.com
  • SKILL.md covers When to Use, Quick Start, Options and Environment Variables, plus 7 more sections
  • Runs Shell scripts from its folder; calls brew; needs OPENAI_API_KEY and TELEGRAPH_TOKEN
  • Youtu.be) and asks to summarize

What it does

Youtube Instant Article is an agent skill from sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills. Transform YouTube videos into Telegraph Instant View articles with visual slides and timestamped summaries. Use this skill whenever a user shares a YouTube URL (youtube.com or youtu.be) and asks to summarize, explain, or process the video. This is the DEFAULT skill for all YouTube video requests - do NOT use the generic summarize tool for YouTube.

Its SKILL.md is about 930 tokens, which your agent loads only when the skill is triggered. The skill folder holds 5 other files, including scripts (for example `README.md`, `instant-article.sh` and `scripts/generate.sh`).

It sits in Documents & Office, covering Slides and decks. It works with YouTube and OpenAI. The repository describes itself as: Top OpenClaw skills, with the most popular and useful ones.

When your agent uses it

  • A user shares a YouTube URL (youtube.com
  • Youtu.be) and asks to summarize
  • Process the video

Example prompts

  • “/youtube-instant-article”

Requirements

  • A Bash shell
  • A credential in TELEGRAPH_TOKEN
  • A credential in OPENAI_API_KEY
  • Pre-approved tools (allowed-tools): Bash(summarize:*), Bash(curl:*), Bash(jq:*)

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 these tools, so the agent can use them without asking each time:

    • Bash(summarize:*)
    • Bash(curl:*)
    • Bash(jq:*)

    From allowed-tools in the SKILL.md frontmatter.

  • Runs code

    Ships 2 files in scripts/ (Shell), which the agent can run.

    Shell commands in SKILL.md call:

    • brew

    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 these keys or tokens, usually read from environment variables:

    • OPENAI_API_KEY
    • TELEGRAPH_TOKEN

    From names ending in _API_KEY, _TOKEN, _SECRET, _KEY or _PASSWORD in SKILL.md.

Context cost

Youtube Instant Article loads about 926 tokens when it runs. Until then it costs about 93 tokens; SKILL.md has 353 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~93
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~926

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.

  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:28
    source /Users/viticci/clawd/.env && {baseDir}/scripts/generate.sh "$ARGUMENTS"
  • NoteMentions a .env fileSKILL.md:40
    es are loaded from `/Users/viticci/clawd/.env`:

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 353 words (~926 tokens).

“Transform YouTube videos into Telegraph Instant View articles with visual slides and timestamped summaries.”

— opening of SKILL.md by sundial-org
name
youtube-instant-article
allowed-tools
Bash(summarize:*), Bash(curl:*), Bash(jq:*)
argument-hint
<youtube-url>

Read the full SKILL.md on GitHub

Files

SKILL.md and 4 other files (scripts) in skills/youtube-instant-article of sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills.

  • SKILL.md
  • README.md
  • instant-article.sh
  • scripts/generate.sh
  • scripts/setup.sh

Open the folder on GitHubat commit b80cde2

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Works with

Questions about Youtube Instant Article

What does Youtube Instant Article do?

Transform YouTube videos into Telegraph Instant View articles with visual slides and timestamped summaries. Youtube Instant Article is an agent skill from sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills. Transform YouTube videos into Telegraph Instant View articles with visual slides and timestamped summaries.

When should I use Youtube Instant Article?

Youtube Instant Article fits situations like: A user shares a YouTube URL (youtube.com; youtu.be) and asks to summarize; process the video.

How do I install Youtube Instant Article in Claude Code?

Run `npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill youtube-instant-article -a claude-code`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/youtube-instant-article in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills) into .claude/skills/youtube-instant-article in your project. Claude Code loads it when a task matches its description.

How do I install Youtube Instant Article in Codex?

Run `npx skills add sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills --skill youtube-instant-article -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/youtube-instant-article in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills) into .agents/skills/youtube-instant-article in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Youtube Instant Article 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-instant-article -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-instant-article, .gemini/skills/youtube-instant-article, .github/skills/youtube-instant-article and .opencode/skills/youtube-instant-article in your project.

What does Youtube Instant Article need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Youtube Instant Article needs a shell for the scripts in its folder, the command-line tools its instructions call (brew) and credentials named OPENAI_API_KEY and TELEGRAPH_TOKEN. Our summary lists: A Bash shell; A credential in TELEGRAPH_TOKEN; A credential in OPENAI_API_KEY. Its frontmatter pre-approves these tools: Bash(summarize:*), Bash(curl:*), Bash(jq:*).

Does Youtube Instant Article 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 Instant Article safe to install?

Our automated static check of SKILL.md found notes only (mentions a .env file), 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 Instant Article use?

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

How many tokens does Youtube Instant Article use?

About 926 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.7k 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 Instant Article?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Youtube Instant Article: Gpt Image2 Ppt (JuneYaooo/gpt-image2-ppt-skills, 1.3k stars), Threads Carousel (itchernetski/threads-carousel-claude-skill, 110 stars), Q-Presentations Slide Deck Generator (TyrealQ/q-skills, 108 stars) and Extract Wisdom (sammcj/agentic-coding, 162 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Youtube Instant Article?

sundial-org (a GitHub organization) maintains it in sundial-org/awesome-openclaw-skills, which has 663 GitHub stars. The repository holds 383 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.