youtube-transcript

youtube-transcript — Claude Code Plugin

A Claude Code plugin that fetches and processes YouTube video transcripts using yt-dlp. Automatically installs yt-dlp if needed.

What it does

Pass a YouTube URL and optionally tell Claude what you want:

• Full transcript — just paste the URL
• Summary — add "summarize"
• Extract info — ask a specific question about the video

Install

/plugin marketplace add johnreitano/claude-skill-youtube-transcript
/plugin install youtube-transcript@johnreitano-claude-skill-youtube-transcript

Usage

/youtube-transcript:youtube-transcript https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID
/youtube-transcript:youtube-transcript https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID summarize
/youtube-transcript:youtube-transcript https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID what does it say about caffeine?

Requirements

• macOS with Homebrew (for auto-installing yt-dlp), or yt-dlp already on your PATH
• Python 3 (standard on macOS)

How it works

1. Installs yt-dlp via Homebrew if not present
2. Downloads auto-generated subtitles as an SRT file
3. Strips timestamps and deduplicates lines into clean text
4. Claude responds based on your intent — full transcript, summary, or targeted extraction

License

MIT