Summarize YouTube videos automatically

youtube-summaryskillsetup L1★1

What it does

Summarize YouTube videos from transcripts

Best for

Quickly extracting key points from long YouTube videos (tutorials, talks, podcasts) without watching, especially when semantic accuracy across chunks matters.

Inputs

· [object Object]

Outputs

· [object Object]

Requires

· fetch_transcript tool
· read_chunk tool
· python3 scripts/summarize.py

Preconditions

· Video must have transcript available (auto-generated or creator-provided)
· Transcript language auto-detection
· Network access to YouTube

Failure modes

· Video has no transcript
· Auto-transcript unavailable or unreliable
· Multi-chunk transcript not fully fetched
· Non-Latin script transcripts may have quality issues

Trust signals

· Explicit multi-chunk handling (read_chunk after fetch_transcript)
· Auto-language detection
· Plain-text output prevents formatting slop
· max_tool_rounds: 15 prevents runaway loops