extract-transcript

name	extract-transcript
description	Extract a timestamped transcript from a YouTube video. Returns text with [MM:SS] or [HH:MM:SS] timestamps for each segment. USE FOR: get transcript, transcribe YouTube video, fetch video transcript, YouTube captions.
argument-hint	<youtube_url> [output_file]

Extract transcript from YouTube video

Run the extract_transcript.py script to fetch a timestamped transcript:

uv run .github/skills/extract-transcript/extract_transcript.py <youtube_url> [output_file]

Arguments

• youtube_url (required): YouTube video URL. Supported formats:
  • https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID
  • https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID
  • https://www.youtube.com/embed/VIDEO_ID
• output_file (optional): Path to save the transcript. If omitted, prints to stdout.

Output format

Each line has a timestamp followed by the transcript text:

[00:00] Welcome to this talk about...
[00:15] Today we'll be covering...
[01:30] Let's start with the first topic...

Timestamps use [MM:SS] format for videos under an hour, [HH:MM:SS] for longer videos.