YouTube Skills
YouTube Skills for AI Agents
A set of skills that gives an agent YouTube transcripts, video and channel search, and playlist extraction over one API
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Extended access
Why this level
- Reaches a third-party API and needs a key
- Stores the key and registers an email into shell configs
Install
- Works in
In your terminal, with SkillFoxx CLI
npx skillfoxx add skills/youtube-skills-for-ai-agentsDetects the agents on your machine, shows the access level and pins the version.
Other ways to install
Access and checks
How we reviewExtended accessThe tool runs code or makes network calls and only reads external data.
- Reaches a third-party API and needs a key
- Stores the key and registers an email into shell configs
This is third-party code. Review the repository files before installing.
What it does
The set connects an agent to YouTube data through TranscriptAPI, with no yt-dlp and no headless browser. The agent pulls transcripts and captions, searches videos, channels and playlists, and reads metadata and a channel's recent uploads. There are focused skills per task plus a combined youtube-full that covers everything. Requests go as plain API calls, so they work where direct YouTube access is blocked.
Who it is for. For creators, marketers and researchers who need YouTube text and data inside their agent.
Good fit when
- You need a transcript or captions to summarize or translate a video
- You need to find and summarize several videos on a topic
- You need a channel's or a playlist's list of videos
Not a fit when
- You need uploads, account management or publishing
- You only want text sources and no video
Example request
Get the transcript of this video and give me a short bullet summaryLimitations
It needs a TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY: signup gives 100 free credits, then paid tiers. The auto-setup registers your email with the service and saves the key to your shell and agent config; you can do the steps manually. Coverage is limited to what TranscriptAPI returns, and access depends on the service being reachable from your network.
How to disable. Remove the youtube skill folders from the agent's skills directory and drop TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY from your shell configs.
FAQ
Do I need yt-dlp or a browser?
No. Data comes through the TranscriptAPI, so no separate downloader or headless browser is needed.
Is there a free tier?
Signup gives 100 credits with no card, then paid tiers based on request count.
How are YouTube Skills different from yt-dlp scripts?
The set connects the agent to YouTube data through TranscriptAPI, with no yt-dlp or headless browser. The agent gets transcripts and subtitles, searches videos, channels and playlists and reads metadata.
How do I install YouTube Skills for an agent?
npx skills add ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills --skill youtube-full installs the full skill into Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and Cline. Requests need a TranscriptAPI key, see the service site for access terms.
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Comparison with similar tools
Cards that share the main search query, and how they differ.
| Tool | Official | Repository stars | Main difference |
|---|---|---|---|
| YouTube Skills (this card) | no | 1,191 | |
| YouTube agent skill | no | 5,689 | eleven Claude Code skills |
| Chubby Skills | no | 1,323 | 14 skills and a CLI save videos |
README in short
The README bundles 12 YouTube skills: transcripts, captions, video and channel search, playlists and metadata. Most users want the combined youtube-full. It installs via the skills CLI, clawhub for OpenClaw or a clone, and works with Claude Code, Cursor, Cline, Codex and other agents. Data flows through TranscriptAPI, with the key set up on first run. MIT licensed.