get-youtube-transcript

Extract the transcript from a YouTube video by URL or video ID. Use when the user shares a YouTube link and wants the transcript, captions, or text content of the video. Falls back automatically if the requested language isn't available.

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Repository: Abilityai/cornelius
Last source activity: July 6, 2026 at 13:40
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name	get-youtube-transcript
description	Extract the transcript from a YouTube video by URL or video ID. Use when the user shares a YouTube link and wants the transcript, captions, or text content of the video. Falls back automatically if the requested language isn't available.
allowed-tools	["Bash"]
user-invocable	true
argument-hint	<youtube-url-or-video-id>