How do I install the Youtube Podcaster skill?

Run npx skillmds@latest add lord1egypt/youtube-podcaster in your terminal (requires Node.js), paste this page's agent-chat prompt into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP-connected agent, or download the SKILL.md file and copy it into your agent's skills directory.

Is Youtube Podcaster safe to use?

This skill has not completed SkillMD's automated safety review yet. Independent scanners report: SkillSpector: PASS, Skill Scanner: PASS. Capability flags: makes network calls. SkillMD never runs a skill's scripts for you; review the SKILL.md before installing.

Which AI agents work with Youtube Podcaster?

This skill is tagged as working with Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex. SKILL.md is an open format, so most agents that read a skills directory can load it too.

Is Youtube Podcaster free to use?

Yes. Installing skills from SkillMD is free, and the skill stays under its author's original license.

Who published Youtube Podcaster?

Lord1Egypt (@lord1egypt) published this skill. Their other Agent Skills are listed on their SkillMD profile.

Youtube Podcaster by lord1egypt — Agent Skill

Name: Youtube Podcaster
Rating: 4.666666666666667 (3 reviews)
Author: Lord1Egypt

Youtube Podcaster

Extracts the original text of a Youtube video and converts it into a multi-voice AI podcast using Gemini for script generation, OpenAI for TTS, and a local Node.js API with FFmpeg. It also can show you the text of the Podcast in WebVTT format.

Lord1Egypt Updated Sep 8, 2026 2 repo stars

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YouTube Podcaster

This skill enables the automated conversion of YouTube videos into multi-host AI podcasts. It manages transcription, script generation via Gemini, and audio synthesis via OpenAI locally.

Security Setup

For maximum security, the backend server binds strictly to 127.0.0.1. It is not accessible from your local network or the internet.

Install Dependencies: You must run the install command once before the first use. Say: Run the npm install command for the youtube-podcaster skill.
Credentials: Place your Gemini API Key and OpenAI API Key in the .env file within the skill folder (skills/youtube-podcaster/.env) using the variable names GEMINI_API_KEY and OPENAI_API_KEY.
Execution: Start the server with npm start or by instructing the agent: Start the local server for the youtube-podcaster skill.

Usage

Once the server is running, say: Create a podcast for the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=<video_id> using the youtube-podcaster skill

The skill orchestrates three local API calls to localhost:7860:

Transcription: Extracts text via the YouTube transcript API.
Drafting: Uses Gemini to create a natural dialogue script.
Synthesis: Uses OpenAI TTS (tts-1) and FFmpeg to generate a gapless .m4a file.

Safe Cleanup

When you are finished using the studio, shut down the background process to free up system resources. Do not use generic kill commands. Instead, instruct the agent to use the tracked process ID: Stop the youtube-podcaster server process

(The agent will execute kill $(cat .podcaster.pid) or pkill -f "node index.js" to target the specific process safely).

Storage & File Outputs

Files are saved to downloads/<session_id>/ inside the skill directory. The server includes an hourly garbage collector that automatically deletes inactive sessions.

Audio: podcast.m4a
Captions: podcast.vtt
Scripts: script.txt and original.txt

Source Code

The source code is available at: https://github.com/kaudata/youtube-podcaster

---name: youtube-podcasterdescription: Extracts the original text of a Youtube video and converts it into a multi-voice AI podcast using Gemini for script generation, OpenAI for TTS, and a local Node.js API with FFmpeg. It also can show you the text of the Podcast in WebVTT format.---# YouTube PodcasterThis skill enables the automated conversion of YouTube videos into multi-host AI podcasts. It manages transcription, script generation via Gemini, and audio synthesis via OpenAI locally.## Security SetupFor maximum security, the backend server binds strictly to `127.0.0.1`. It is not accessible from your local network or the internet.1. **Install Dependencies:** You must run the install command once before the first use. Say: `Run the npm install command for the youtube-podcaster skill`.2. **Credentials:** Place your Gemini API Key and OpenAI API Key in the `.env` file within the skill folder (`skills/youtube-podcaster/.env`) using the variable names `GEMINI_API_KEY` and `OPENAI_API_KEY`.3. **Execution:** Start the server with `npm start` or by instructing the agent: `Start the local server for the youtube-podcaster skill`.## UsageOnce the server is running, say: `Create a podcast for the video https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=<video_id> using the youtube-podcaster skill`The skill orchestrates three local API calls to `localhost:7860`:1. **Transcription:** Extracts text via the YouTube transcript API.2. **Drafting:** Uses Gemini to create a natural dialogue script.3. **Synthesis:** Uses OpenAI TTS (tts-1) and FFmpeg to generate a gapless `.m4a` file.## Safe CleanupWhen you are finished using the studio, shut down the background process to free up system resources. Do not use generic kill commands. Instead, instruct the agent to use the tracked process ID:`Stop the youtube-podcaster server process` *(The agent will execute `kill $(cat .podcaster.pid)` or `pkill -f "node index.js"` to target the specific process safely).*## Storage & File OutputsFiles are saved to `downloads/<session_id>/` inside the skill directory. The server includes an hourly garbage collector that automatically deletes inactive sessions.* **Audio:** `podcast.m4a`* **Captions:** `podcast.vtt`* **Scripts:** `script.txt` and `original.txt`## Source CodeThe source code is available at: [https://github.com/kaudata/youtube-podcaster](https://github.com/kaudata/youtube-podcaster)

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