Yt
Use when YouTube is relevant: pasted video links or IDs, @handles, quick video lookups...
Install
npx skills add ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills --skill yt -g -a claude-code -y- Repository
- ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills1.2k
- Category
- Media
- Updated
- 8d ago
- License
- MIT
- Context cost
- Lightabout 684 tokens
- Runs scripts
- No, instructions only
What it does
Use when YouTube is relevant: pasted video links or IDs, @handles, quick video lookups, summaries, channel latest uploads, topic search, or any request involving YouTube content, even if YouTube is not mentioned explicitly. Covers transcripts, search, and channel latest. Not for uploads or account management.
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Quick YouTube lookup via TranscriptAPI.com.
Setup
If $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY is not set, read references/auth-setup.md and follow the instructions there to get and store the key.
Required Headers
Every request needs two headers:
- Authorization:
Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY - User-Agent: your agent's name and version if known (e.g.
HermesAgent/0.11.0,ClaudeCode/1.0). Version is optional, agent name alone is fine. Do not omit this header or send a bare default, Cloudflare will return a 403 (error code 1010) and block the request.
API Reference
Full OpenAPI spec: transcriptapi.com/openapi.json, consult this for the latest parameters and schemas.
Transcript, 1 credit
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/transcript\
?video_url=VIDEO_URL&format=text&include_timestamp=true&send_metadata=true" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
-H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"
Search, 1 credit
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/search?q=QUERY&type=video&limit=10" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
-H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"
| Param | Default | Values |
|---|---|---|
q | , | 1-200 chars (required) |
type | video | video, channel |
limit | 20 | 1-50 |
Channel latest, FREE
curl -s "https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/channel/latest?channel=@TED" \
-H "Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY" \
-H "User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0"
Returns last 15 videos with exact view counts and publish dates. Accepts @handle, channel URL, or UC... ID.
