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Skills yt-transcript

YouTube Transcript Extraction

install
source · Clone the upstream repo
git clone https://github.com/openclaw/skills
Claude Code · Install into ~/.claude/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/openclaw/skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.claude/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/alti-systems/yt-transcript" ~/.claude/skills/openclaw-skills-yt-transcript && rm -rf "$T"
OpenClaw · Install into ~/.openclaw/skills/
T=$(mktemp -d) && git clone --depth=1 https://github.com/openclaw/skills "$T" && mkdir -p ~/.openclaw/skills && cp -r "$T/skills/alti-systems/yt-transcript" ~/.openclaw/skills/openclaw-skills-yt-transcript && rm -rf "$T"
manifest: skills/alti-systems/yt-transcript/SKILL.md
tags
#youtube#video#transcript#api#data-extraction#automation
source content

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!