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ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills
Agent skills that give AI agents access to YouTube transcripts, video search, channel browsing and playlist extraction via the TranscriptAPI service.
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What is it?
YouTube Skills is a set of Agent Skills-format packages that let AI agents fetch YouTube transcripts, search videos, browse channel uploads and extract playlist contents. Instead of running yt-dlp or a headless browser, the skills make API calls to TranscriptAPI, which the project says works from cloud servers where YouTube blocks many IPs.
The main skill, youtube-full, bundles transcripts, search, channels and playlists in one install. Narrower skills such as transcript, youtube-search, youtube-channels and youtube-playlist are available for agents where a smaller context is preferred. Installation works through the skills CLI, OpenClaw, Hermes Agent, or a manual git clone, and the agent can register for a free API key on first run.
The service is not affiliated with YouTube or Google. Pricing is credit-based with a free tier, and the project offers an MCP server as a separate option for direct LLM integration.
Key features
- 01Fetches video transcripts with timestamps and caption language selection
- 02Searches YouTube videos and channels
- 03Lists channel uploads and resolves @handles
- 04Extracts all videos from a playlist
- 05Installs for OpenClaw, Hermes Agent, Claude Code, Cursor and other Agent Skills runtimes
Use cases
- Asking an agent to summarize or quote a long YouTube video
- Researching a topic by searching and summarizing several videos
- Bulk-collecting transcripts from a channel or playlist
- Monitoring a channel's latest uploads from an agent workflow
Quick start
- 1
Install the youtube-full skill for Claude Code, Cursor and similar agents
npx skills add ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills --skill youtube-full - 2
Set your TranscriptAPI key as an environment variable (or let the agent register you on first run)
export TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY="sk_your_key_here" - 3
Ask your agent in plain English, e.g. get a video transcript
Things to know
- Requires a TranscriptAPI key; the free tier gives 100 credits and paid plans start at $5/month.
- Depends on a third-party hosted service rather than running locally.
Topics
FAQ
- What is youtube-skills?
- Agent skills that give AI agents access to YouTube transcripts, video search, channel browsing and playlist extraction via the TranscriptAPI service. YouTube Skills is a set of Agent Skills-format packages that let AI agents fetch YouTube transcripts, search videos, browse channel uploads and extract playlist contents. Instead of running yt-dlp or a headless browser, the skills make API calls to TranscriptAPI, which the project says works from cloud servers where YouTube blocks many IPs.
- Is youtube-skills free to use? What license does it have?
- youtube-skills is open source under the MIT license. Check the license terms before using it in commercial products.
- Is youtube-skills still maintained?
- Actively maintained. The last commit to youtube-skills was on Oct 14, 2026.
- What can I use youtube-skills for?
- Asking an agent to summarize or quote a long YouTube video Researching a topic by searching and summarizing several videos Bulk-collecting transcripts from a channel or playlist Monitoring a channel's latest uploads from an agent workflow
- How do I install youtube-skills?
- Install the youtube-full skill for Claude Code, Cursor and similar agents: npx skills add ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills --skill youtube-full Set your TranscriptAPI key as an environment variable (or let the agent register you on first run): export TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY="sk_your_key_here" Ask your agent in plain English, e.g. get a video transcript
- Where can I get youtube-skills?
- The source code and installation instructions are on GitHub: https://github.com/ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills
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