youtube-wisdom
Extract wisdom, insights, and actionable takeaways from YouTube videos. Use when asked to analyse, summarise, or extract key learnings from YouTube content. Downloads video transcripts, performs analysis including summarisation, extracts key insights, notable quotes, structured summaries, and actionable takeaways.
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill youtube-wisdom --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.
# YouTube Wisdom Extraction ## Overview Extract meaningful insights, key learnings, and actionable wisdom from YouTube videos. This skill handles the complete workflow: downloading transcripts using yt-dlp (no video files), parsing subtitle data, performing comprehensive analysis, and saving results to organised markdown files. ## When to Use This Skill This skill is useful when users request: - Analysis or summary of YouTube video content - Extraction of key insights or learnings from videos - Identification of notable quotes or important statements - Structured breakdown of video content - Actionable takeaways from educational or informational videos ## Workflow ### Step 1: Download Transcript Execute the download script to fetch only the transcript (no video file): ```bash bash ~/.claude/skills/youtube-wisdom/scripts/download_video.sh <youtube-url> ``` The script will: - Extract the video ID from the URL - Create directory structure: `~/Library/Mobile\ Documents/com~apple~CloudDocs/Documents/Wisdom/<video-id>/` - Download English subtitles or auto-generated transcripts (no video file) - Convert subtitle JSON3 format to clean text files - Save transcript to the video ID directory
- Overview
- When to Use This Skill
- Workflow
- Step 1: Download Transcript
- Step 2: Locate and Read Transcript
- Step 3: Analyse and Extract Wisdom
- Step 4: Write Analysis to Markdown File
- Step 5: Critical Self-Review
- Step 6: Send Completion Notification
- Additional Capabilities
- Multiple Video Analysis
- Time-Stamped Analysis
- Topic-Specific Focus
- Tips
bash ~/.claude/skills/youtube-wisdom/scripts/download_video.sh <youtube-url> The transcript will be at:
What does the youtube-wisdom skill do?
Extract wisdom, insights, and actionable takeaways from YouTube videos. Use when asked to analyse, summarise, or extract key learnings from YouTube content. Downloads video transcripts, performs analysis including summarisation, extracts key insights, notable quotes, structured summaries, and actionable takeaways.
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill youtube-wisdom --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.