youtube-transcript-analyzer
Use when analyzing YouTube videos, extracting insights from tutorials, researching video content, or learning from talks and presentations
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill youtube-transcript-analyzer --agent claude-code
Same command for any agent — swap --agent for codex, cursor, copilot.
Weekly change comes from our own snapshots, not the repository page — it measures attention, not adoption.
<objective> Download and analyze YouTube video transcripts to extract insights, understand concepts, and relate content to your work. Uses yt-dlp for reliable transcript extraction with intelligent chunking for long-form content. </objective> <when-to-use> Use when you need to understand how a YouTube video/tutorial relates to your current project, research technical concepts explained in video format, extract key insights from talks or presentations, compare video content with your codebase or approach, or learn from video demonstrations without watching the entire video. </when-to-use> <prerequisites> Ensure yt-dlp is installed: ```bash # Install via pip pip install yt-dlp # Or via homebrew (macOS) brew install yt-dlp # Verify installation yt-dlp --version ``` </prerequisites> <transcript-extraction> Setup temporary directory - IMPORTANT: Always create and use a temporary directory for downloaded files to avoid cluttering the repository: ```bash # Create temporary directory for this analysis ANALYSIS_DIR=$(mktemp -d) echo "Using temporary directory: $ANALYSIS_DIR" ``` Download transcript using yt-dlp to extract subtitles/transcripts to the temporary directory: ```bash # Download
Install via pip pip install yt-dlp Or via homebrew (macOS) brew install yt-dlp Verify installation yt-dlp --version Create temporary directory for this analysis echo "Using temporary directory: $ANALYSIS_DIR" Download transcript only (no video) yt-dlp --skip-download --write-auto-sub --sub-format vtt --output "$ANALYSIS_DIR/transcript.%(ext)s" URL
What does the youtube-transcript-analyzer skill do?
Use when analyzing YouTube videos, extracting insights from tutorials, researching video content, or learning from talks and presentations
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill youtube-transcript-analyzer --agent claude-code` — it drops the skill into your project so the agent can pick it up. Swap the --agent value for codex, cursor or copilot if you use one of those.
Where does this skill come from?
From majiayu000/claude-skill-registry, a repository with 534 stars. We read it straight from the repository tree rather than a submitted listing, so what you see here is what is actually published.
Is a popular skill a good skill?
Not necessarily. Stars measure attention, not adoption — a repository can trend for a week and be abandoned. That is why we show the weekly change from our own snapshots next to the total, instead of a single flattering number.