# Youtube Insights

> Extract transcripts and key insights from YouTube videos. Handles single or multiple URLs. Uses yt-dlp for reliable transcript extraction, supports all languages. Actions: get transcript, summarize video, extract insights, analyze video. Triggers on: YouTube URL, 'insight video', 'resume video', 'transcript', 'what does this video say'.

- Skill: `momomuchu/youtube-insights` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 4 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add momomuchu/youtube-insights`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/momomuchu/youtube-insights/raw
- Safety review: pending
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Research & Search
- Author: momomuchu (https://skillmd.com/u/momomuchu)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/momomuchu/youtube-insights

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# YouTube Insights

Extract transcripts and deliver structured insight summaries from YouTube videos.

## When to Use

- User shares a YouTube URL and wants insights, summary, or transcript
- User says "get me the insight of this video", "resume cette video", "what's in this video"
- User shares multiple YouTube URLs to analyze
- Any request involving YouTube video content extraction

## Prerequisites

- `yt-dlp` must be installed and in PATH (check with `where yt-dlp` or `which yt-dlp`)
- Python 3.x available

## Workflow

### Step 1: Extract Transcripts

For EACH YouTube URL provided, run the extraction script **in parallel** (one agent per video if multiple):

```bash
python "C:\Users\momomuchu\.claude\skills\youtube-insights\scripts\get-transcript.py" "<youtube-url>"
```

The script returns JSON with: `video_id`, `title`, `channel`, `duration`, `upload_date`, `view_count`, `description`, `transcript`.

If the script fails or transcript is empty, try specifying languages:
```bash
python "C:\Users\momomuchu\.claude\skills\youtube-insights\scripts\get-transcript.py" "<youtube-url>" "fr,en"
```

### Step 2: Analyze & Summarize

For each video, produce a structured insight summary using this format:

```markdown
## [Video Title] — [Channel Name]

**Duration:** X min | **Views:** X | **Date:** YYYY-MM-DD

### Key Insights
- [Insight 1 — the most important, actionable takeaway]
- [Insight 2]
- [Insight 3]
- [...]

### What to Take Away
[2-3 sentences: what's personally actionable for the user based on their context/projects]

### Notable Quotes
> "[Direct quote from transcript that captures a key point]"
```

### Rules

1. **Parallel extraction** — if multiple URLs, launch all transcript downloads simultaneously
2. **Language detection** — the script auto-tries en, fr, es, de, pt, ja, ko, zh. French videos will get French transcripts
3. **Insight focus** — don't just summarize chronologically. Extract the NON-OBVIOUS insights, frameworks, numbers, and actionable advice
4. **User context** — if memory has info about the user's projects/goals, connect insights to what matters to them
5. **Be concise** — max 10 bullet points per video. Quality over quantity
6. **Numbers matter** — always extract specific metrics, revenue numbers, conversion rates, timeframes
7. **Frameworks** — if the speaker shares a step-by-step framework, extract it as a numbered list
8. **Warnings** — if the speaker warns against something, flag it clearly
9. **Skip filler** — ignore sponsor segments, self-promotion, "like and subscribe" content