Extract summaries, transcripts, and key moments from YouTube videos.
Features
Transcript extraction: Get full transcript with timestamps
Summary: AI-generated summary of video content
Key moments: Extract chapters and highlights
Audio output: Convert summary to audio (via sag skill)
Usage
# Get transcript
yt-digest transcript "https://youtube.com/watch?v=..."
# Get summary
yt-digest summary "https://youtube.com/watch?v=..."
# Get key moments/chapters
yt-digest chapters "https://youtube.com/watch?v=..."
# Full analysis
yt-digest analyze "https://youtube.com/watch?v=..."
Output
📺 Video: How to Build AI Agents
👤 Channel: TechChannel
⏱️ Duration: 15:32
## Summary
This video covers the basics of building AI agents...
## Key Moments
- 0:00 Introduction
- 2:30 Setting up the environment
- 5:45 Building the first agent
- 10:20 Advanced techniques
- 14:00 Conclusion
## Transcript (first 1000 chars)
...
Requirements
Uses YouTube's transcript API (no API key needed for public videos).
1---2name: yt-digest3description: yt-digest4---5# yt-digest67Extract summaries, transcripts, and key moments from YouTube videos.89## Features1011- **Transcript extraction**: Get full transcript with timestamps12- **Summary**: AI-generated summary of video content13- **Key moments**: Extract chapters and highlights14- **Audio output**: Convert summary to audio (via sag skill)1516## Usage1718```bash19# Get transcript20yt-digest transcript "https://youtube.com/watch?v=..."2122# Get summary23yt-digest summary "https://youtube.com/watch?v=..."2425# Get key moments/chapters26yt-digest chapters "https://youtube.com/watch?v=..."2728# Full analysis29yt-digest analyze "https://youtube.com/watch?v=..."30```3132## Output3334```35📺 Video: How to Build AI Agents36👤 Channel: TechChannel37⏱️ Duration: 15:323839## Summary40This video covers the basics of building AI agents...4142## Key Moments43- 0:00 Introduction44- 2:30 Setting up the environment45- 5:45 Building the first agent46- 10:20 Advanced techniques47- 14:00 Conclusion4849## Transcript (first 1000 chars)50...51```5253## Requirements5455Uses YouTube's transcript API (no API key needed for public videos).
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