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YouTube Transcript

Easy

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.

Install

🤖Use in AI Agents

Claude Code

# Install Skill (downloads SKILL.md to .claude/skills/)
clawhub install youtube-transcript

# Then just tell Claude: "use YouTube Transcript to help me..."

OpenAI Codex / Cursor / Windsurf

# Same install command — works with all SKILL.md-compatible AI coding tools
clawhub install youtube-transcript

OpenClaw Ecosystem

This Skill is compatible with the OpenClaw standard. After installation, a SKILL.md file is auto-generated, usable by any OpenClaw-compatible AI Agent (Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, etc.).

SKILL.md

Fetch transcripts from YouTube videos and optionally summarize them.

Quick Start

python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py <video_id_or_url> [languages]

Examples:

python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py dQw4w9WgXcQ
python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py dQw4w9WgXcQ "fr,en,de"

Output: JSON with video_id, title, author, full_text, and timestamped transcript array.

Workflow

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

Language Codes

Default priority: en, fr, de, es, it, pt, nl

Override with second argument: python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py VIDEO_ID "ja,ko,zh"

Setup & Configuration

See [references/SETUP.md](references/SETUP.md) for:

Python dependencies installation
WireGuard VPN configuration (required for cloud VPS)
Troubleshooting common errors
Alternative proxy options

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