# Youtube Transcript

> Fetch transcripts from YouTube videos for summarization and analysis. Use when this capability is needed.

- Skill: `tomevault-io/youtube-transcript-2` (Agent Skill, multi-file: 2 files)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add tomevault-io/youtube-transcript-2`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/tomevault-io/youtube-transcript-2/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: tomevault-io (https://skillmd.com/u/tomevault-io)
- Updated: 2026-09-17
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/tomevault-io/youtube-transcript-2

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# YouTube Transcript

Fetch transcripts from YouTube videos.

## Setup

```bash
cd {baseDir}
npm install
```

## Usage

```bash
{baseDir}/transcript.js <video-id-or-url>
```

Accepts video ID or full URL:
- `EBw7gsDPAYQ`
- `https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBw7gsDPAYQ`
- `https://youtu.be/EBw7gsDPAYQ`

## Output

Timestamped transcript entries:

```
[0:00] All right. So, I got this UniFi Theta
[0:15] I took the camera out, painted it
[1:23] And here's the final result
```

## Notes

- Requires the video to have captions/transcripts available
- Works with auto-generated and manual transcripts

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