# YouTube Chapter Generator from Transcripts

> Extracts YouTube video transcripts via the youtube-transcript-api Python library and generates semantic chapter markers. Uses sentence-transformers for topic segmentation and formats chapter timestamps for YouTube description metadata compliance.

- Skill: `agentskillexchange/youtube-chapter-generator-from-transcripts` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add agentskillexchange/youtube-chapter-generator-from-transcripts`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/agentskillexchange/youtube-chapter-generator-from-transcripts/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Integrations & APIs
- Author: agentskillexchange (https://skillmd.com/u/agentskillexchange)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/agentskillexchange/youtube-chapter-generator-from-transcripts

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# YouTube Chapter Generator from Transcripts

Extracts YouTube video transcripts via the youtube-transcript-api Python library and generates semantic chapter markers. Uses sentence-transformers for topic segmentation and formats chapter timestamps for YouTube description metadata compliance.

## Prerequisites

Google account, Google Cloud project, YouTube Data API v3 enabled, and OAuth 2.0 credentials or an API key as supported

## Installation

Requirements and caveats from upstream:
- Use our code samples to jump-start your project. Samples are available for Apps Script, Go, Java, JavaScript, .NET, PHP, Python, and Ruby.
- Python

Basic usage or getting-started notes:
- The APIs Explorer lets you test unauthorized and authorized requests. The Quota Calculator shows how different requests impact your quota usage.

- Source: https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3

## Documentation

- https://developers.google.com/youtube/v3

## Source

- [Agent Skill Exchange](https://agentskillexchange.com/skills/youtube-chapter-generator-transcripts/)