youtube-full

# YouTube Full Complete YouTube toolkit via [TranscriptAPI](https://transcriptapi.com). Transcripts, search, channels, and playlists in one skill — no `yt-dlp`, no headless browser, no binary to keep patched. ## When to Use This Skill - Someone pastes a YouTube link, video ID, or @handle and wants the content, not just the URL - You need a transcript to summarize, quote, translate, or search within - You're researching a topic where a talk, tutorial, or expert walkthrough will answer it better than a blog post - You're tracking a channel for new uploads ## What This Skill Does 1. **Transcripts** — full text with timestamps, one API call, 1 credit 2. **Search** — video or channel search across YouTube, 1 credit/page 3. **Channel data** — videos, in-channel search, latest uploads (the last one is free) 4. **Playlists** — bulk video extraction for courses and lecture series ## How to Use ### Basic Usage ``` Get the transcript for https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID and summarize it in 3 bullets. ``` ### Advanced Usage ``` Search TED for talks about complexity theory from the last two years, then pull transcripts for the top 3 and compare their arguments. ``` ## Example **User**: "Has @NASA posted anything new this week?" **Output**: Calls the free `channel/latest` endpoint, returns new uploads with title, publish date, and view count — no credits spent. ## Setup First run prompts for a `TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY` (or Claude can provision one automatically). Free tier: 100 credits, no card required. ## Tips - `channel/latest` and `channel/resolve` are free — use them for polling and handle lookups before spending a credit on anything else - Failed or rate-limited calls don't cost credits - Works the same on a laptop or a cloud server — TranscriptAPI handles the infrastructure YouTube blocks for direct scraping ## Common Use Cases - Daily digest of new uploads across tracked channels - Turning a lecture playlist into study notes - Competitive research across a channel's back catalog - Content repurposing — video into blog post, thread, or newsletter