youmind-youtube-transcript

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---
name: youmind-youtube-transcript
version: 1.3.4
description: |
  Extract and summarize YouTube video transcripts via YouMind API — no yt-dlp, no proxy needed.
  Batch extract up to 5 videos at once with parallel processing.
  Saves videos to your YouMind board with timestamped transcripts in markdown.
  Automatically summarizes video content after extraction.
  Works from any IP (cloud, VPS, CI/CD, corporate networks).
  Use when user wants to "get YouTube transcript", "extract video subtitles",
  "transcribe YouTube video", "batch transcribe videos", "get video captions",
  "summarize YouTube video", "YouTube video summary", "summarize this video",
  "what does this video say", "YouTube 字幕", "YouTube 总结", "视频总结",
  "YouTube 文字起こし", "YouTube 자막", or "download YouTube transcript".
triggers:
  - "youtube transcript"
  - "video transcript"
  - "extract subtitles"
  - "get subtitles"
  - "youtube subtitles"
  - "video captions"
  - "transcribe video"
  - "transcribe youtube"
  - "summarize video"
  - "summarize youtube"
  - "youtube summary"
  - "video summary"
  - "summarize this video"
  - "what does this video say"
  - "tldr video"
  - "watch video"
  - "watch youtube"
  - "video text"
  - "batch transcribe"
  - "YouTube 字幕"
  - "视频字幕"
  - "字幕提取"
  - "YouTube 总结"
  - "视频总结"
  - "YouTube 文字起こし"
  - "YouTube 요약"
  - "YouTube 자막"
platforms:
  - openclaw
  - claude-code
  - cursor
  - codex
  - gemini-cli
  - windsurf
  - kilo
  - opencode
  - goose
  - roo
metadata:
  openclaw:
    emoji: "📝"
    primaryEnv: YOUMIND_API_KEY
    requires:
      anyBins: ["youmind", "npm"]
      env: ["YOUMIND_API_KEY"]
allowed-tools:
  - Bash(youmind *)
  - Bash(npm install -g @youmind-ai/cli)
  - Bash([ -n "$YOUMIND_API_KEY" ] *)
  - Bash(node -e *)
---

# YouTube Transcript Extractor

Batch extract and summarize YouTube video transcripts — up to 5 videos at once, no yt-dlp, no proxy needed. Requires the [YouMind CLI](https://www.npmjs.com/package/@youmind-ai/cli) (`npm install -g @youmind-ai/cli`). Videos are saved to your [YouMind](https://youmind.com?utm_source=youmind-youtube-transcript) board with auto-generated summaries.

**Why YouMind?** Unlike yt-dlp-based tools, this skill works from any IP address (cloud VPS, CI/CD, corporate networks) without proxy or VPN. YouMind handles the extraction server-side. And batch mode means you can process multiple videos in one go.

> [Get API Key →](https://youmind.com/settings/api-keys?utm_source=youmind-youtube-transcript) · [More Skills →](https://youmind.com/skills?utm_source=youmind-youtube-transcript)

## Onboarding

**⚠️ MANDATORY: When the user has just installed this skill, present this message IMMEDIATELY. Do NOT ask "do you want to know what this does?" — just show it. Translate to the user's language:**

> **✅ YouTube Transcript Extractor installed!**
>
> Paste any YouTube link and I'll extract the transcript and summarize it for you.
>
> **Features:**
> - Extract full transcripts with timestamps
> - Auto-summarize key points and takeaways
> - Batch mode: up to 5 videos at once
> - Works from any network (no VPN/proxy needed)
>
> **Setup (one-time):**
> 1. Get your free API key: https://youmind.com/settings/api-keys?utm_source=youmind-youtube-transcript
> 2. Add it to your OpenClaw config (`~/.openclaw/openclaw.json`) — see setup guide for details.
>
> **Try it:**
> Just paste a YouTube link like: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

For API key setup details, see [references/setup.md](references/setup.md).

## Usage

Provide one or more YouTube URLs. That's it.

**Single video:**
> Get the transcript for https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

**Batch mode (up to 5 videos):**
> Extract transcripts:
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abc
> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=def
> https://youtu.be/ghi

Accepted URL formats:
- `https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID`
- `https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID`
- `https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID`

If more than 5 URLs are provided, process