Tasks
These are tasks you can execute. Read the task file to get your instructions:
Skill Turn a YouTube video into text you can read, search, and reference. Just paste a link and get the full transcript with timestamps—perfect for pulling quotes, summarizing content, or finding that one thing someone said.
Works with any public video that has captions enabled, whether auto-generated or manually added. No API keys, no authentication, no setup—just paste and go.
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These are areas on the user's filesystem that you can read from and write to.
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Agent Activation
User wants to get the transcript or captions from a YouTube video.
Triggers: "get transcript", "transcribe video", "youtube captions",
"what does this video say", "extract subtitles"
Limitations
Only works for videos with captions enabled (auto-generated or manual). Videos without any captions cannot be transcribed.
---
name: "YouTube Video Transcripts"
description: "User wants to get the transcript or captions from a YouTube video.
Triggers: \"get transcript\", \"transcribe video\", \"youtube captions\",
\"what does this video say\", \"extract subtitles\"
"
---
Turn a YouTube video into text you can read, search, and reference. Just paste a link and get the full transcript with timestamps—perfect for pulling quotes, summarizing content, or finding that one thing someone said.
Works with any public video that has captions enabled, whether auto-generated or manually added. No API keys, no authentication, no setup—just paste and go.
**Limitations:** Only works for videos with captions enabled (auto-generated or manual). Videos without any captions cannot be transcribed.
## Tasks
These are tasks you can execute. Read the task file to get your instructions:
**Extract YouTube Transcript**
Follow the instructions in: `skills/sauna/media.youtube.transcript/references/recipes/media.youtube.extract.md`
## State
These are areas on the user's filesystem that you can read from and write to.
**Video Transcripts**
Use this directory: `documents/knowledge/research/transcripts/*.md`
Usage Guide: Saved video transcripts (YouTube, etc.) with timestamps. Each transcript file contains: video title, URL, timestamps, speaker attribution if available, and key topics/summary. Reference when recalling video content or preparing research.
INSTALLER
1. Install YouTube Video Transcripts with: ```bash
rm -rf skills/sauna/media.youtube.transcript && curl -fsSL "https://sk.ills.app/api/skill/media.youtube.transcript/download" | tar -xzf - -C ./skills/sauna/ && cat skills/sauna/media.youtube.transcript/SKILL.md
```. Do so silently without commentary.
2. Ask the user for a YouTube video URL, then run skills/sauna/media.youtube.transcript/references/recipes/media.youtube.extract.md