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Agent skill

Youtube Content

by Tommy-yw in Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes

Fetch YouTube video transcripts and transform them into structured content (chapters, summaries, threads, blog posts).

MITAuto-check passedWriting & Content

Install Youtube Content

skills CLI
$ npx skills add Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes --skill youtube-content -a claude-code

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

GitHub CLI
$ gh skill install Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes youtube-content --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/Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes.git skills-src && mkdir -p .claude/skills && cp -r skills-src/skills/media/youtube-content .claude/skills/youtube-content && 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-content
GitHub stars
546
Used in
1 other repo
Token cost
~785 tokens
SKILL.md length
280 words
Files
3 (incl. scripts, references)
Skills in repo
38
Repo updated
First seen
Licence
MIT

At a glance

Fetch YouTube video transcripts and transform them into structured content (chapters, summaries, threads, blog posts).

  • Works in 5 steps: Fetch the transcript using the helper… → Validate: confirm the output is… → Chunk if needed: if the transcript… → …
  • The user shares a YouTube URL
  • SKILL.md covers Setup, Helper Script, Output Formats and Workflow, plus 1 more section
  • Runs Python scripts from its folder; calls python3 and pip; reaches youtube.com

What it does

Youtube Content is an agent skill from Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes. Fetch YouTube video transcripts and transform them into structured content (chapters, summaries, threads, blog posts). Use when the user shares a YouTube URL or video link, asks to summarize a video, requests a transcript, or wants to extract and reformat content from any YouTube video.

Its SKILL.md is about 790 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/output-formats.md` and `scripts/fetch_transcript.py`).

It sits in Writing & Content, covering Blog and article writing and Transcription. It works with YouTube. The repository describes itself as: Hermes-native AIOps agent for evidence-driven incident response, approval-gated remediation, and runbook learning. The licence is MIT.

When your agent uses it

  • The user shares a YouTube URL
  • Asks to summarize a video
  • Requests a transcript
  • Wants to extract and reformat content from any YouTube video

Example prompts

  • “/youtube-content”

Requirements

  • Python 3

Workflow steps

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

  1. Fetch the transcript using the helper script with --text-only --timestamps.
  2. Validate: confirm the output is non-empty and in the expected language. If empty, retry without --language to get any available…
  3. Chunk if needed: if the transcript exceeds ~50K characters, split into overlapping chunks (~40K with 2K overlap) and summarize each chunk…
  4. Transform into the requested output format. If the user did not specify a format, default to a summary.
  5. Verify: re-read the transformed output to check for coherence, correct timestamps, and completeness before presenting.

What it can do on your machine

Read from SKILL.md and the folder at commit 7fd2b9a. 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
    • pip

    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 Content loads about 785 tokens when it runs, and up to ~1.1k if it reads all its reference files. Until then it costs about 76 tokens; SKILL.md has 280 words of instructions outside code blocks.

Always · name and description, kept in context so the agent knows when to use it
~76
When it runs · the whole SKILL.md, loaded when a task matches
~785
With references · SKILL.md plus every file in references/, read only if the agent opens them
~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); the scripts in this folder are not scanned.

SKILL.md

The full file from Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes at commit 7fd2b9a, republished under its MIT licence (© Tommy-yw). 280 words, ~785 tokens.

Download SKILL.mdSave it as .claude/skills/youtube-content/SKILL.md (or your agent's skills folder). This skill also uses 2 other files; get the full folder from GitHub.
name
youtube-content
description
Fetch YouTube video transcripts and transform them into structured content (chapters, summaries, threads, blog posts). Use when the user shares a YouTube URL or video link, asks to summarize a video, requests a transcript, or wants to extract and reformat content from any YouTube video.

YouTube Content Tool

Extract transcripts from YouTube videos and convert them into useful formats.

Setup

bash
pip install youtube-transcript-api

Helper Script

SKILL_DIR is the directory containing this SKILL.md file. The script accepts any standard YouTube URL format, short links (youtu.be), shorts, embeds, live links, or a raw 11-character video ID.

bash
# JSON output with metadata
python3 SKILL_DIR/scripts/fetch_transcript.py "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"

# Plain text (good for piping into further processing)
python3 SKILL_DIR/scripts/fetch_transcript.py "URL" --text-only

# With timestamps
python3 SKILL_DIR/scripts/fetch_transcript.py "URL" --timestamps

# Specific language with fallback chain
python3 SKILL_DIR/scripts/fetch_transcript.py "URL" --language tr,en

Output Formats

After fetching the transcript, format it based on what the user asks for:

  • Chapters: Group by topic shifts, output timestamped chapter list
  • Summary: Concise 5-10 sentence overview of the entire video
  • Chapter summaries: Chapters with a short paragraph summary for each
  • Thread: Twitter/X thread format — numbered posts, each under 280 chars
  • Blog post: Full article with title, sections, and key takeaways
  • Quotes: Notable quotes with timestamps
Example — Chapters Output
00:00 Introduction — host opens with the problem statement
03:45 Background — prior work and why existing solutions fall short
12:20 Core method — walkthrough of the proposed approach
24:10 Results — benchmark comparisons and key takeaways
31:55 Q&A — audience questions on scalability and next steps

Workflow

  1. Fetch the transcript using the helper script with --text-only --timestamps.
  2. Validate: confirm the output is non-empty and in the expected language. If empty, retry without --language to get any available transcript. If still empty, tell the user the video likely has transcripts disabled.
  3. Chunk if needed: if the transcript exceeds ~50K characters, split into overlapping chunks (~40K with 2K overlap) and summarize each chunk before merging.
  4. Transform into the requested output format. If the user did not specify a format, default to a summary.
  5. Verify: re-read the transformed output to check for coherence, correct timestamps, and completeness before presenting.

Error Handling

  • Transcript disabled: tell the user; suggest they check if subtitles are available on the video page.
  • Private/unavailable video: relay the error and ask the user to verify the URL.
  • No matching language: retry without --language to fetch any available transcript, then note the actual language to the user.
  • Dependency missing: run pip install youtube-transcript-api and retry.

© Tommy-yw, 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 2 other files (scripts, references) in skills/media/youtube-content of Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes.

  • SKILL.md
  • references/output-formats.md
  • scripts/fetch_transcript.py

Open the folder on GitHubat commit 7fd2b9a

Used in 1 other repository

We found 2 copies of this SKILL.md (exact, near-identical or edited) in other folders, from 1 other GitHub owner. This page covers the copy in Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes, which our catalogue first saw on October 7, 2026.

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Questions about Youtube Content

What does Youtube Content do?

Fetch YouTube video transcripts and transform them into structured content (chapters, summaries, threads, blog posts). Youtube Content is an agent skill from Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes. Fetch YouTube video transcripts and transform them into structured content (chapters, summaries, threads, blog posts).

When should I use Youtube Content?

Youtube Content fits situations like: the user shares a YouTube URL; asks to summarize a video; requests a transcript; wants to extract and reformat content from any YouTube video.

How do I install Youtube Content in Claude Code?

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

How do I install Youtube Content in Codex?

Run `npx skills add Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes --skill youtube-content -a codex`. Or copy the skill folder (skills/media/youtube-content in Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes) into .agents/skills/youtube-content in your project. Codex loads it when a task matches its description.

Can I use Youtube Content 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 Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes --skill youtube-content -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-content, .gemini/skills/youtube-content, .github/skills/youtube-content and .opencode/skills/youtube-content in your project.

What does Youtube Content need to run?

Going by SKILL.md and its folder, Youtube Content needs Python for the scripts in its folder and the command-line tools its instructions call (python3 and pip). Our summary lists: Python 3.

Does Youtube Content 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 Content 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 Content use?

Youtube Content 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 Content use?

About 785 tokens (SKILL.md is roughly 3.1k 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 315 tokens, read only when the agent opens those files.

What are the alternatives to Youtube Content?

Skills that share tags, products or a category with Youtube Content: Youtube Transcript (browser-act/skills, 6.1k stars), Add Content (debs-obrien/debbie.codes, 142 stars), Youtube Content (RedWoodOG/Hermes-Desktop, 177 stars) and Social Media Management (manojbajaj95/claude-gtm-plugin, 105 stars). The comparison table on this page puts their stars, adoption, token cost, safety result and licence side by side.

Who maintains Youtube Content?

Tommy-yw (a GitHub user) maintains it in Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes, which has 546 GitHub stars. The repository holds 38 skills in this directory. The repository was last updated on May 18, 2026.

Source: Tommy-yw/RunbookHermes on GitHub. Facts on this page come from the repository at the commit we read; the author's words are quoted as theirs.