Requirements
- Target platform
- OpenClaw
- Install method
- Manual import
- Extraction
- Extract archive
- Prerequisites
- OpenClaw
- Primary doc
- SKILL.md
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YouTube Transcript (yt-dlp captions)
Extract YouTube video transcripts from existing captions (manual or auto-generated) using yt-dlp, with optional timestamps and local SQLite caching. Use when...
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Extract YouTube video transcripts from existing captions (manual or auto-generated) using yt-dlp, with optional timestamps and local SQLite caching. Use when...
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Install for OpenClaw
Quick setup
- Download the package from Yavira.
- Extract the archive and review SKILL.md first.
- Import or place the package into your OpenClaw setup.
Package facts
- Download mode
- Yavira redirect
- Package format
- ZIP package
- Source platform
- Tencent SkillHub
- What's included
- SKILL.md, scripts/yt_transcript.py
Validation
- Use the Yavira download entry.
- Review SKILL.md after the package is downloaded.
- Confirm the extracted package contains the expected setup assets.
Install with your agent
Agent handoff
Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually.
- Download the package from Yavira.
- Extract it into a folder your agent can access.
- Paste one of the prompts below and point your agent at the extracted folder.
New install
I downloaded a skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder and install it by following the included instructions. Tell me what you changed and call out any manual steps you could not complete.
Upgrade existing
I downloaded an updated skill package from Yavira. Read SKILL.md from the extracted folder, compare it with my current installation, and upgrade it while preserving any custom configuration unless the package docs explicitly say otherwise. Summarize what changed and any follow-up checks I should run.
Trust & source
Release facts
- Source
- Tencent SkillHub
- Verification
- Indexed source record
- Version
- 1.0.5
Provenance
- Publisher
- ItzSubhadip
- Source page
- View original listing
- Canonical URL
- Open canonical page
Documentation
YouTube Transcript (Captions-Only)
This skill extracts transcripts from existing YouTube captions. Primary behavior Prefer manual subtitles when available. Fall back to auto-generated captions. Output either: JSON segments (default) or plain text (--text) Cache results locally in SQLite for speed. Reliability behavior If YouTube blocks anonymous access (bot-check), provide cookies.txt. If yt-dlp reports no captions for a video, the script tries a fallback: YouTubeโs transcript panel (youtubei get_transcript) when accessible This published version intentionally does not call third-party transcript providers. Privacy note: This published version only contacts YouTube directly (via yt-dlp and the transcript panel fallback). It does not send video IDs/URLs to third-party transcript providers. Cookies: Cookies are treated as secrets. The script supports --cookies / YT_TRANSCRIPT_COOKIES, but does not auto-load cookies from inside the skill directory. Store cookies under ~/.config/yt-transcript/. Path safety: This skill restricts --cookies and --cache paths to approved directories. cookies allowed under: ~/.config/yt-transcript/ cache allowed under: {baseDir}/cache/ and ~/.config/yt-transcript/
How to run
Script path: {baseDir}/scripts/yt_transcript.py Typical usage: python3 {baseDir}/scripts/yt_transcript.py <youtube_url_or_id> python3 {baseDir}/scripts/yt_transcript.py <url> --lang en python3 {baseDir}/scripts/yt_transcript.py <url> --text python3 {baseDir}/scripts/yt_transcript.py <url> --no-ts Cookies (optional, but often required on VPS IPs): python3 {baseDir}/scripts/yt_transcript.py <url> --cookies /path/to/youtube-cookies.txt or set env var: YT_TRANSCRIPT_COOKIES=/path/to/youtube-cookies.txt Publishing safety note: Cookies are optional, so YT_TRANSCRIPT_COOKIES is intentionally not required by skill metadata. Only set it if you need authenticated access. Best practice: store cookies outside the skill folder (so you never accidentally publish them), e.g. ~/.config/yt-transcript/youtube-cookies.txt, and point to it via --cookies or YT_TRANSCRIPT_COOKIES.
JSON mode (default)
A JSON object: video_id: 11-char id lang: chosen language source: manual | auto | panel segments: list of { start, duration, text } (or text-only when --no-ts)
Text mode (--text)
A newline-separated transcript. By default timestamps are included as [12.34s]. Use --no-ts to output only the text lines.
Caching
Default cache DB: {baseDir}/cache/transcripts.sqlite Cache key includes: video_id, lang, source, include_timestamp, format
Cookie handling (important)
Cookies must be in Netscape cookies.txt format. Treat cookies as secrets. Never commit / publish cookies to ClawHub. Recommended local path (ignored by git/publish): {baseDir}/cache/youtube-cookies.txt (chmod 600)
Notes (safety + reliability)
Only accept a YouTube URL or an 11-character video ID. Do not forward arbitrary user-provided flags into the command. If yt-dlp is missing, instruct the user to install it (recommended): install pipx pipx install yt-dlp ensure yt-dlp is on PATH
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Package contents
Included in package
1 Docs1 Scripts
- SKILL.md
- scripts/yt_transcript.py