| name | youtube-transcript |
| description | Fetch transcripts from YouTube videos for summarization, analysis, or reference. Accepts video ID or full URL. No API key required. Triggers: YouTube transcript, video transcript, get subtitles, what did they say in the video, summarize YouTube, extract video text, caption from video. |
| allowed-tools | Bash(youtube-transcript:*) |
| metadata | {"version":"1.0","author":"canvas-studios"} |
YouTube Transcript
Fetch transcripts from YouTube videos. Works with both auto-generated and manually added captions.
When to Use
- Summarizing YouTube videos
- Analyzing video content without watching
- Extracting quotes or references from videos
- Any task involving YouTube video content
Usage
youtube-transcript <video-id-or-url>
Accepts video ID or any YouTube URL format:
youtube-transcript EBw7gsDPAYQ
youtube-transcript https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EBw7gsDPAYQ
youtube-transcript 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 (auto-generated or manual)
- No API key required
