Yt

Use when YouTube is relevant: pasted video links or IDs, @handles, quick video lookups, summaries, channel latest uploads, topic search, or any request involving YouTube content — even if YouTube is not mentioned explicitly.

How to use it

Claude Code

Run the line below. It pulls the whole folder into ~/.claude/skills/yt.
Describe your job in plain words. Claude Code follows the skill from there.

Claude Code — installs the whole folder, not just SKILL.md

npx degit ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills/skills/yt#main ~/.claude/skills/yt

For one project only, change the path to .claude/skills/yt.

Claude (web or desktop app)

On this page open ⋯ → Download .md.
Save it as SKILL.md in a folder, zip the folder, then Customize → Skills → + → Create skill → Upload a skill.
Pick the file and Save. Claude shows the name and description and runs a security scan.
Check the skill is switched on.
Start a new chat and describe your job in plain words. The AI follows the skill from there.

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name	description	version	user-invocable	compatibility	required_environment_variables	metadata
yt	Use when YouTube is relevant: pasted video links or IDs, @handles, quick video lookups, summaries, channel latest uploads, topic search, or any request involving YouTube content — even if YouTube is not mentioned explicitly. Covers transcripts, search, and channel latest. Not for uploads or account management.	1.5.2	true	Requires internet access to reach transcriptapi.com. No additional runtimes or dependencies needed.	- name: TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY prompt: Your TranscriptAPI key (starts with sk_) help: Free account at https://transcriptapi.com — 100 credits, no card required. Or let the agent create one for you. required_for: all API requests	{"openclaw":{"emoji":"▶️","requires":{"env":["TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"]},"primaryEnv":"TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY","homepage":"https://transcriptapi.com"},"hermes":{"tags":["youtube","transcripts","video","search","channels","utility"],"category":"media"}}

yt

Quick YouTube lookup via TranscriptAPI.com.

Setup

If $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY is not set, read references/auth-setup.md and follow the instructions there to get and store the key.

Required Headers

Every request needs two headers:

Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
User-Agent: your agent's name and version if known (e.g. HermesAgent/0.11.0, ClaudeCode/1.0). Version is optional — agent name alone is fine. Do not omit this header or send a bare default — Cloudflare will return a 403 (error code 1010) and block the request.

API Reference

Full OpenAPI spec: transcriptapi.com/openapi.json — consult this for the latest parameters and schemas.

Transcript — 1 credit

GET https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/transcript?video_url=VIDEO_URL&format=text&include_timestamp=true&send_metadata=true
Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0

Search — 1 credit

GET https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/search?q=QUERY&type=video&limit=10
Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0

Param	Default	Values
`q`	—	1-200 chars (required)
`type`	`video`	`video`, `channel`
`limit`	`20`	1-50

Channel latest — FREE

GET https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/latest?channel=@TED
Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0

Returns last 15 videos with exact view counts and publish dates. Accepts @handle, channel URL, or UC... ID.

Resolve handle — FREE

GET https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/resolve?input=@TED
Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0

Use to convert @handle to UC... channel ID.

Errors

Code	Meaning	Action
401	Bad API key	Check key
402	No credits	transcriptapi.com/billing
403/1010	Cloudflare block	Add or fix User-Agent header
404	Not found	No captions or resource doesn't exist
408	Timeout	Retry once

Free tier: 100 credits. Search and transcript cost 1 credit. Channel latest and resolve are free.

Copy-paste examples

Every request in this file as a ready-to-run one-liner: references/curl-examples.md

1	---
2	name: yt
3	description: "Use when YouTube is relevant: pasted video links or IDs, @handles, quick video lookups, summaries, channel latest uploads, topic search, or any request involving YouTube content — even if YouTube is not mentioned explicitly. Covers transcripts, search, and channel latest. Not for uploads or account management."
4	version: "1.5.2"
5	user-invocable: true
6	compatibility: Requires internet access to reach transcriptapi.com. No additional runtimes or dependencies needed.
7	required_environment_variables:
8	- name: TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
9	prompt: Your TranscriptAPI key (starts with sk_)
10	help: Free account at https://transcriptapi.com — 100 credits, no card required. Or let the agent create one for you.
11	required_for: all API requests
12	metadata: {"openclaw":{"emoji":"▶️","requires":{"env":["TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY"]},"primaryEnv":"TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY","homepage":"https://transcriptapi.com"},"hermes":{"tags":["youtube","transcripts","video","search","channels","utility"],"category":"media"}}
13	---
14
15	# yt
16
17	Quick YouTube lookup via [TranscriptAPI.com](https://transcriptapi.com).
18
19	## Setup
20
21	If `$TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY` is not set, read [references/auth-setup.md](references/auth-setup.md) and follow the instructions there to get and store the key.
22
23	## Required Headers
24
25	Every request needs two headers:
26
27	- Authorization: `Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY`
28	- User-Agent: your agent's name and version if known (e.g. `HermesAgent/0.11.0`, `ClaudeCode/1.0`). Version is optional — agent name alone is fine. Do not omit this header or send a bare default — Cloudflare will return a 403 (error code 1010) and block the request.
29
30	## API Reference
31
32	Full OpenAPI spec: [transcriptapi.com/openapi.json](https://transcriptapi.com/openapi.json) — consult this for the latest parameters and schemas.
33
34	## Transcript — 1 credit
35
36	```http
37	GET https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/transcript?video_url=VIDEO_URL&format=text&include_timestamp=true&send_metadata=true
38	Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
39	User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0
40	```
41
42	## Search — 1 credit
43
44	```http
45	GET https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/search?q=QUERY&type=video&limit=10
46	Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
47	User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0
48	```
49
50	\| Param \| Default \| Values \|
51	\| ------- \| ------- \| ---------------------- \|
52	\| `q` \| — \| 1-200 chars (required) \|
53	\| `type` \| `video` \| `video`, `channel` \|
54	\| `limit` \| `20` \| 1-50 \|
55
56	## Channel latest — FREE
57
58	```http
59	GET https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/latest?channel=@TED
60	Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
61	User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0
62	```
63
64	Returns last 15 videos with exact view counts and publish dates. Accepts `@handle`, channel URL, or `UC...` ID.
65
66	## Resolve handle — FREE
67
68	```http
69	GET https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/resolve?input=@TED
70	Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
71	User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0
72	```
73
74	Use to convert @handle to UC... channel ID.
75
76	## Errors
77
78	\| Code \| Meaning \| Action \|
79	\| -------- \| ---------------- \| ---------------------------------------------- \|
80	\| 401 \| Bad API key \| Check key \|
81	\| 402 \| No credits \| transcriptapi.com/billing \|
82	\| 403/1010 \| Cloudflare block \| Add or fix User-Agent header \|
83	\| 404 \| Not found \| No captions or resource doesn't exist \|
84	\| 408 \| Timeout \| Retry once \|
85
86	Free tier: 100 credits. Search and transcript cost 1 credit. Channel latest and resolve are free.
87
88	## Copy-paste examples
89
90	Every request in this file as a ready-to-run one-liner: [references/curl-examples.md](references/curl-examples.md)
91

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