# Send Youtube Transcription Generator 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-transcription-generator",
    "name": "Youtube Transcription Generator",
    "source": "tencent",
    "type": "skill",
    "category": "开发工具",
    "sourceUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/MehediAhamed/youtube-transcription-generator",
    "canonicalUrl": "https://clawhub.ai/MehediAhamed/youtube-transcription-generator",
    "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw"
  },
  "install": {
    "downloadUrl": "/downloads/youtube-transcription-generator",
    "sourceDownloadUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=youtube-transcription-generator",
    "sourcePlatform": "tencent",
    "targetPlatform": "OpenClaw",
    "packageFormat": "ZIP package",
    "primaryDoc": "SKILL.md",
    "includedAssets": [
      "SKILL.md"
    ],
    "downloadMode": "redirect",
    "sourceHealth": {
      "source": "tencent",
      "slug": "youtube-transcription-generator",
      "status": "healthy",
      "reason": "direct_download_ok",
      "recommendedAction": "download",
      "checkedAt": "2026-05-11T11:11:47.235Z",
      "expiresAt": "2026-05-18T11:11:47.235Z",
      "httpStatus": 200,
      "finalUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=youtube-transcription-generator",
      "contentType": "application/zip",
      "probeMethod": "head",
      "details": {
        "probeUrl": "https://wry-manatee-359.convex.site/api/v1/download?slug=youtube-transcription-generator",
        "contentDisposition": "attachment; filename=\"youtube-transcription-generator-0.1.0.zip\"",
        "redirectLocation": null,
        "bodySnippet": null,
        "slug": "youtube-transcription-generator"
      },
      "scope": "item",
      "summary": "Item download looks usable.",
      "detail": "Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this item.",
      "primaryActionLabel": "Download for OpenClaw",
      "primaryActionHref": "/downloads/youtube-transcription-generator"
    },
    "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-transcription-generator",
    "downloadUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/youtube-transcription-generator",
    "agentUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/youtube-transcription-generator/agent",
    "manifestUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/youtube-transcription-generator/agent.json",
    "briefUrl": "https://openagent3.xyz/skills/youtube-transcription-generator/agent.md"
  }
}
```
## Documentation

### YouTube Transcription Generator (VLM Run)

Generate transcriptions from YouTube videos using vlmrun for speech-to-text and optional timestamps. This skill:

Downloads the YouTube video (or audio) with yt-dlp.
Transcribes the video with vlmrun (Orion visual AI).
Saves the transcript to a file (plain text or with timestamps).

Refer to vlmrun-cli-skill for vlmrun CLI setup, environment variables, and all vlmrun chat options.

### How the assistant should use this skill

Check .env for API key

Ensure .env (or .env.local) contains VLMRUN_API_KEY.
If missing, instruct the user to set it before running any vlmrun commands.



Use vlmrun for transcription only

For transcription (and optional timestamps), use the vlmrun CLI with a video file as input (-i <video>).
vlmrun accepts video files (e.g. .mp4). For YouTube, the skill first downloads the video with yt-dlp, then passes the file to vlmrun.



Workflow

User provides a YouTube URL (and optionally output path).
Download the video (or audio-only for faster/smaller) with yt-dlp.
Run: vlmrun chat "Transcribe this video with timestamps for each section. Output the full transcript in a clear, readable format." -i <downloaded_file> -o <output_dir>.
Capture vlmrun’s response and save it as the transcript file (e.g. transcript.txt).

### Prerequisites

Python 3.10+
VLMRUN_API_KEY (required for vlmrun)
vlmrun CLI (vlmrun[cli])
yt-dlp (for downloading YouTube videos)

See vlmrun-cli-skill for detailed vlmrun usage and examples (including video transcription).

### Installation & Setup

From the youtube-transcription-generator directory:

Windows (PowerShell):

cd path\\to\\youtube-transcription-generator
uv venv
.venv\\Scripts\\Activate.ps1
uv pip install -r requirements.txt

macOS/Linux:

cd path/to/youtube-transcription-generator
uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate
uv pip install -r requirements.txt

Copy .env_template to .env and set VLMRUN_API_KEY.

### Option A: Run the script (recommended)

# From youtube-transcription-generator directory, with venv activated
python scripts/run_transcription.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" -o ./output

This will:

Download the video with yt-dlp into the output directory.
Run vlmrun to transcribe the video.
Save the transcript as output/transcript.txt (and keep artifacts in output/).

### Option B: Manual vlmrun (after downloading the video yourself)

# 1) Download with yt-dlp
yt-dlp -f "bv*[ext=mp4]+ba/best[ext=mp4]/best" -o video.mp4 "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"

# 2) Transcribe with vlmrun (see vlmrun-cli-skill for options)
vlmrun chat "Transcribe this video with timestamps for each section. Output the full transcript in a clear, readable format." -i video.mp4 -o ./output

Capture the vlmrun stdout and save it as your transcript, or use --json if you need structured output.

### Prompt variants for vlmrun

With timestamps:
"Transcribe this video with timestamps for each section. Output the full transcript in a clear, readable format."


Plain transcript only:
"Transcribe everything said in this video. Output only the spoken text, no timestamps."


Structured (e.g. JSON):
Use --json and ask for a structured format in the prompt (e.g. list of { "time": "...", "text": "..." }).

### Workflow checklist

Confirm vlmrun is installed and VLMRUN_API_KEY is set (see vlmrun-cli-skill).
 Install dependencies: uv pip install -r requirements.txt (includes vlmrun[cli] and yt-dlp).
 Run python scripts/run_transcription.py <youtube_url> -o ./output or download + vlmrun manually.
 Find transcript in the output directory (e.g. output/transcript.txt).

### Troubleshooting

vlmrun not found
Activate the venv and run: uv pip install "vlmrun[cli]". See vlmrun-cli-skill.


Authentication errors
Verify VLMRUN_API_KEY in .env or the current shell.


yt-dlp fails
Update yt-dlp: uv pip install -U yt-dlp. Check the URL is a valid public YouTube video.


Large or long videos
Use audio-only download in the script (e.g. -f bestaudio) to reduce size and speed up transcription.
## Trust
- Source: tencent
- Verification: Indexed source record
- Publisher: MehediAhamed
- Version: 0.1.0
## Source health
- Status: healthy
- Item download looks usable.
- Yavira can redirect you to the upstream package for this item.
- Health scope: item
- Reason: direct_download_ok
- Checked at: 2026-05-11T11:11:47.235Z
- Expires at: 2026-05-18T11:11:47.235Z
- Recommended action: Download for OpenClaw
## Links
- [Detail page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/youtube-transcription-generator)
- [Send to Agent page](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/youtube-transcription-generator/agent)
- [JSON manifest](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/youtube-transcription-generator/agent.json)
- [Markdown brief](https://openagent3.xyz/skills/youtube-transcription-generator/agent.md)
- [Download page](https://openagent3.xyz/downloads/youtube-transcription-generator)