# Send YouTube Transcript (yt-dlp captions) to your agent Hand the extracted package to your coding agent with a concrete install brief instead of figuring it out manually. ## Fast path - 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. ## Suggested prompts ### New install ```text 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 ```text 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. ``` ## Machine-readable fields ```json { "schemaVersion": "1.0", "item": { "slug": "youtube-transcript-yt-dlp", "name": "YouTube Transcript (yt-dlp captions)", "source": "tencent", "type": "skill", "category": "开发工具", "sourceUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/ItzSubhadip/youtube-transcript-yt-dlp", "canonicalUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/ItzSubhadip/youtube-transcript-yt-dlp", "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw" }, "install": { "downloadUrl": "/downloads/youtube-transcript-yt-dlp", "sourceDownloadUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=youtube-transcript-yt-dlp", "sourcePlatform": "tencent", "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw", "packageFormat": "ZIP package", "primaryDoc": "SKILL.md", "includedAssets": [ "SKILL.md", "scripts/yt_transcript.py" ], "downloadMode": "redirect", "sourceHealth": { "source": "tencent", "status": "healthy", "reason": "direct_download_ok", "recommendedAction": "download", "checkedAt": "2026-05-07T17:22:31.273Z", "expiresAt": "2026-05-14T17:22:31.273Z", "httpStatus": 200, "finalUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=afrexai-annual-report", "contentType": "application/zip", "probeMethod": "head", "details": { "probeUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=afrexai-annual-report", "contentDisposition": "attachment; filename=\"afrexai-annual-report-1.0.0.zip\"", "redirectLocation": null, "bodySnippet": null }, "scope": "source", "summary": "Source download looks usable.", "detail": "Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this source.", "primaryActionLabel": "Download for OpenClaw", "primaryActionHref": "/downloads/youtube-transcript-yt-dlp" }, "validation": { "installChecklist": [ "Use the Yavira download entry.", "Review SKILL.md after the package is downloaded.", "Confirm the extracted package contains the expected setup assets." ], "postInstallChecks": [ "Confirm the extracted package includes the expected docs or setup files.", "Validate the skill or prompts are available in your target agent workspace.", "Capture any manual follow-up steps the agent could not complete." ] } }, "links": { "detailUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/youtube-transcript-yt-dlp", "downloadUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/youtube-transcript-yt-dlp", "agentUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/youtube-transcript-yt-dlp/agent", "manifestUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/youtube-transcript-yt-dlp/agent.json", "briefUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/youtube-transcript-yt-dlp/agent.md" } } ``` ## 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: YouTube’s 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 python3 {baseDir}/scripts/yt_transcript.py --lang en python3 {baseDir}/scripts/yt_transcript.py --text python3 {baseDir}/scripts/yt_transcript.py --no-ts Cookies (optional, but often required on VPS IPs): python3 {baseDir}/scripts/yt_transcript.py --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 ## Trust - Source: tencent - Verification: Indexed source record - Publisher: ItzSubhadip - Version: 1.0.5 ## Source health - Status: healthy - Source download looks usable. - Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this source. - Health scope: source - Reason: direct_download_ok - Checked at: 2026-05-07T17:22:31.273Z - Expires at: 2026-05-14T17:22:31.273Z - Recommended action: Download for OpenClaw ## Links - [Detail page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/youtube-transcript-yt-dlp) - [Send to Agent page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/youtube-transcript-yt-dlp/agent) - [JSON manifest](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/youtube-transcript-yt-dlp/agent.json) - [Markdown brief](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/youtube-transcript-yt-dlp/agent.md) - [Download page](https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/youtube-transcript-yt-dlp)