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YouTube Transcript Extraction

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YouTube Transcript Extraction

Extract high-quality transcripts from YouTube videos using multiple methods.

Commands

# Extract transcript from YouTube URL or video ID
/root/clawd/yt-transcript https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID
/root/clawd/yt-transcript VIDEO_ID

Features

  • Dual fallback system: Tries Supadata API first, falls back to yt-dlp
  • Auto-generated transcripts: Works even if no manual captions exist
  • Clean output: Returns plain text transcript ready for analysis
  • Fast: API method completes in seconds

Use Cases

  • Summarize long videos without watching
  • Extract key quotes and insights
  • Content research and analysis
  • Create written summaries for videos
  • Extract educational content

Technical Details

  • Primary: Supadata API (fast, clean formatting)
  • Fallback: yt-dlp CLI tool (comprehensive, handles edge cases)
  • Output: Plain text transcript with timestamps removed
  • API key: Stored in .env as SUPADATA_API_KEY

Example Workflow

Rob sends YouTube link → Alto pulls transcript → summarizes key points → Rob decides if worth watching

Saves 10-30 minutes per video!

Source information

Source
github
Repository
openclaw/skills
Path
skills/alti-systems/yt-transcript
Version
—
Commit
6e176ffac4c695caeccfa9dfbf12ea0c87632c14
Classification source
rules
Status
active
Visibility
public

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SKILL.md
# YouTube Transcript Extraction

Extract high-quality transcripts from YouTube videos using multiple methods.

## Commands

```bash
# Extract transcript from YouTube URL or video ID
/root/clawd/yt-transcript https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID
/root/clawd/yt-transcript VIDEO_ID
```

## Features

- **Dual fallback system**: Tries Supadata API first, falls back to yt-dlp
- **Auto-generated transcripts**: Works even if no manual captions exist
- **Clean output**: Returns plain text transcript ready for analysis
- **Fast**: API method completes in seconds

## Use Cases

- Summarize long videos without watching
- Extract key quotes and insights
- Content research and analysis
- Create written summaries for videos
- Extract educational content

## Technical Details

- **Primary**: Supadata API (fast, clean formatting)
- **Fallback**: yt-dlp CLI tool (comprehensive, handles edge cases)
- **Output**: Plain text transcript with timestamps removed
- **API key**: Stored in `.env` as `SUPADATA_API_KEY`

## Example Workflow

Rob sends YouTube link → Alto pulls transcript → summarizes key points → Rob decides if worth watching

Saves 10-30 minutes per video!

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