| name | youtube-ingest |
| description | Transcribe YouTube videos and playlists using Gemini Flash |
| version | 0.1.0 |
| tools | ["Bash"] |
YouTube Ingest
Downloads YouTube audio via yt-dlp and produces polished markdown transcripts via Gemini Flash.
When to Use
- User wants to transcribe a YouTube video or playlist
- Building a knowledge base from YouTube content
- Extracting insights from video lectures, interviews, talks
Commands
bun run youtube-ingest/scripts/ingest.ts --url "https://youtube.com/watch?v=..."
bun run youtube-ingest/scripts/ingest.ts --playlist "https://youtube.com/playlist?list=..." --list
bun run youtube-ingest/scripts/ingest.ts --playlist "https://youtube.com/playlist?list=..." --limit 5
Requirements
GEMINI_API_KEY environment variable
yt-dlp installed (brew install yt-dlp)
- Output goes to
output/youtube/ by default
Output Format
Each video produces a markdown file with YAML frontmatter containing title, channel, videoId, source URL, and full transcript with sections.
Cost
~$0.005 per hour of audio (Gemini Flash).