yt-transcribe
Use when user asks about YouTube video content, wants to know what a video says, needs information from a YouTube URL, or when video transcription would answer their question
npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill yt-transcribe-mhagrelius-dotfiles-2 --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 Video Transcription ## Overview Use `yt-transcribe` to get the actual spoken content from YouTube videos. Web search and fetch tools cannot access video content - they only see metadata. ## When to Use **Use this skill when:** - User shares a YouTube URL and asks what it says/contains - User wants information that likely exists in a video - User asks "what does this video talk about?" - You need to extract spoken content from YouTube **Do NOT use:** - For video metadata only (title, description) - web search is faster - When user explicitly wants just the link, not content ## Quick Reference | Flag | Purpose | |------|---------| | `-q` | **Required for LLMs** - clean stdout, no progress noise | | `-m tiny` | Faster transcription (less accurate) | | `-m medium` | More accurate (slower, larger model) | | `-o file` | Save to file instead of stdout | | `-f srt/vtt` | Include timestamps | ## Core Pattern ```bash # Standard usage for LLM consumption yt-transcribe "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" -q # Faster but less accurate yt-transcribe "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" -q -m tiny # With timestamps yt-transcribe "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" -q -f srt ```
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Standard usage for LLM consumption yt-transcribe "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" -q Faster but less accurate yt-transcribe "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" -q -m tiny With timestamps yt-transcribe "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" -q -f srt
What does the yt-transcribe skill do?
Use when user asks about YouTube video content, wants to know what a video says, needs information from a YouTube URL, or when video transcription would answer their question
How do I install it?
Run `npx skills add majiayu000/claude-skill-registry --skill yt-transcribe-mhagrelius-dotfiles-2 --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.