Openclaw-master-skills youtube-transcript

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
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills
Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/youtube-transcript" ~/.claude/skills/leoyeai-openclaw-master-skills-youtube-transcript && rm -rf "$T"
OpenClaw · Install into ~/.openclaw/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/LeoYeAI/openclaw-master-skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/youtube-transcript" ~/.openclaw/skills/leoyeai-openclaw-master-skills-youtube-transcript && rm -rf "$T"
manifest: skills/youtube-transcript/SKILL.md
source content

YouTube Transcript

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

  1. Run
    fetch_transcript.py
    with video ID or URL
  2. Script checks VPN, brings it up if needed
  3. Returns JSON with full transcript text
  4. 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 for:

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