youtube-transcript

# YouTube — Transcript Extraction & Content Reformatting > YouTube video URL → timestamped transcript → summary / chapters / thread / blog / quotes ## Language All process output to user (progress updates, process notifications) follows the user's language. ## Objective Extract the full transcript from a YouTube video's built-in transcript panel, then transform it into the output format the user requests. ## Prerequisites - Target YouTube video page is already open in the browser: `https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={VIDEO_ID}` ## Pre-execution Checks ### 1. Tool Readiness If browser-act has been confirmed available in the current session → skip this step. Invoke `browser-act` via Skill tool to load usage. If installation or configuration issues arise, follow its guidance to resolve then retry. ## Capability Components > This Skill's operational boundary = what the user can manually do in their browser. It only reads data already displayed to the user on the page, never bypassing authentication or access controls. JS code is encapsulated in Python files under the `scripts/` directory, invoked via `eval "$(python scripts/xxx.py)"`. Use the bash tool for execution. ### DOM: Check transcript availability and list languages `eval "$(python scripts/get-languages.py)"` No parameters. Reads `ytInitialPlayerResponse` from the current page. Output example: ```json { "available_languages": [ {"code": "en", "name": "English", "kind": "manual", "is_auto": false}, ...