Youtube Skills For Ai Agents
@ZeroPointRepo
YouTube skills powered by TranscriptAPI gives MCP-compatible AI agents direct access to YouTube's largest knowledge base. Extract full transcripts with timestamps from any public YouTube video, search across entire channels by keyword, and pull transcripts from complete playlists
概要
What is Youtube Skills For Ai Agents?
Youtube Skills For Ai Agents gives your AI agent instant access to YouTube transcripts, video search, channel data, and playlist extraction. It works without yt-dlp, headless browsers, or binaries, powered by TranscriptAPI. Designed for any agent that supports the Agent Skills format, including OpenClaw, Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and more.
How to use Youtube Skills For Ai Agents?
Install via npx skills add ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills --skill youtube-full or npx clawhub@latest install youtube-full. On first run, the agent automatically sets up a free API key by email OTP. For manual setup, use the included registration script or sign up at transcriptapi.com and export the key.
Key features of Youtube Skills For Ai Agents
- Get YouTube transcripts with timestamps
- Search YouTube for videos and channels
- Browse channel uploads and latest videos
- Extract all videos from a playlist
- Bulk download transcripts for multiple videos
- Resolve channel @handles automatically
- Search within a specific channel
- No Google API key, quota, or OAuth required
Use cases of Youtube Skills For Ai Agents
- Summarize a YouTube video from its transcript
- Find and summarize the top 5 videos on a research topic
- List all recent uploads from a favorite channel
- Extract every transcript from a playlist for analysis
- Search a specific channel for videos about a keyword
FAQ from Youtube Skills For Ai Agents
How do I get a YouTube transcript?
Install youtube-full and ask your agent to "Get the transcript for this video: [URL]". The agent fetches the full transcript with timestamps.
Do I need a Google YouTube Data API key?
No. TranscriptAPI replaces the Google YouTube Data API for transcript extraction, search, and channel/playlist operations. No Google Cloud project, quota limits, or OAuth setup required.
Do I need an API key?
Yes, but signup is free and instant — 100 credits, no credit card required. Your agent handles the setup automatically on first run via email OTP.
Which skill should I install?
Install youtube-full for all features (recommended). For specific tasks, choose: transcript, youtube-search, youtube-channels, or youtube-playlist.
Can I bulk download YouTube transcripts?
Yes. Install youtube-full and ask your agent to "Get transcripts for all videos in this playlist: [URL]". The agent iterates through the playlist and extracts each transcript.
