youtube-transcript-extractor-api-skill
This skill helps users automatically extract YouTube video transcripts and metadata via the BrowserAct API. The Agent should proactively apply this skill when users express needs like extracting full transcript from a specific YouTube video, getting subtitles and metadata for video content analysis, gathering video titles and likes counts, summarizing YouTube videos without watching them, collecting channel details from a video URL, tracking transcript automation for specific videos, scraping YouTube subtitles for internal knowledge bases, fetching full video content for AI summarization pipelines, downloading structured transcripts from YouTube links, analyzing video text content for media research, monitoring video publisher information and channel links, or building datasets from YouTube video transcripts.
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Frequently asked questions about youtube-transcript-extractor-api-skill
What does the youtube-transcript-extractor-api-skill skill do?
This skill helps users automatically extract YouTube video transcripts and metadata via the BrowserAct API. The Agent should proactively apply this skill when users express needs like extracting full transcript from a specific YouTube video, getting subtitles and metadata for video content analysis, gathering video titles and likes counts, summarizing YouTube videos without watching them, collecting channel details from a video URL, tracking transcript automation for specific videos, scraping YouTube subtitles for internal knowledge bases, fetching full video content for AI summarization pipelines, downloading structured transcripts from YouTube links, analyzing video text content for media research, monitoring video publisher information and channel links, or building datasets from YouTube video transcripts. It's a reusable SKILL.md instruction set that loads into your AI coding assistant on demand, no prompt engineering, no copy-pasting every session.
How do I install the youtube-transcript-extractor-api-skill skill?
Run `npx @skills-hub-ai/cli install browser-act-youtube-transcript-extractor-api-skill` from your terminal. The CLI writes the SKILL.md to the correct location for your AI tool (e.g. ~/.claude/skills/browser-act-youtube-transcript-extractor-api-skill/ for Claude Code or ~/.cursor/skills/ for Cursor with --target cursor) and adds it to your project's .skills.json lockfile.
Which AI tools does youtube-transcript-extractor-api-skill work with?
youtube-transcript-extractor-api-skill runs in Claude Code. It follows the open Agent Skills standard (SKILL.md), so the same skill works in every supported tool without modification.
Is the youtube-transcript-extractor-api-skill skill free?
Yes. Every skill on skills-hub.ai is free and open-source. There are no premium tiers, paywalls, or usage limits. You only pay for whatever AI assistant you're already using.
How do I use youtube-transcript-extractor-api-skill after installing it?
In Claude Code, type `/browser-act-youtube-transcript-extractor-api-skill` (or whatever slash command the skill registers) and the AI follows the skill's instructions immediately. You can also reference it by name in natural language, your AI loads the skill into context when relevant.
Can I share the youtube-transcript-extractor-api-skill skill with my team?
Yes. Commit your project's .skills.json lockfile and teammates run `npx @skills-hub-ai/cli install` (no args) to install every skill at the exact version you pinned. Organization-scoped installs work via skills-hub.ai organizations.