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youtube-transcript-extractor-api-skill

v1.0.0

This skill helps users automatically extract YouTube video transcripts and metadata via the BrowserAct API. The Agent should proactively apply this skill whe...

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MIT-0
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LicenseMIT-0 · Free to use, modify, and redistribute. No attribution required.
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Purpose & Capability
Name/description match the implemented behavior: the script calls BrowserAct workflow endpoints to run a YouTube transcript extractor template. Required env var (BROWSERACT_API_KEY) is appropriate for this API-based task.
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Instruction Scope
SKILL.md instructs the agent to check for BROWSERACT_API_KEY, run the included Python script with a TargetURL, and handle a one-time retry on non-auth errors. The runtime instructions and script only perform network calls to BrowserAct and print results; they do not read unrelated files or collect unrelated credentials.
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Install Mechanism
There is no install spec (instruction-only), which limits disk writes and is low risk. However, the included Python script imports the third-party 'requests' module but the skill does not document installing Python packages. Users/agents must ensure Python and required packages (requests) are present.
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Credentials
Only BROWSERACT_API_KEY is required; that matches the API usage in the code. No other secrets, system config paths, or unrelated credentials are requested.
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Persistence & Privilege
always is false and the skill does not request persistent system changes or modify other skills. It only performs one-off API calls when invoked.
Assessment
This skill appears coherent and does what it says: it sends the provided YouTube URL and your BrowserAct API key to BrowserAct and prints the transcript/metadata it returns. Before installing or running it, consider the following: (1) confirm you trust BrowserAct (api calls go to https://api.browseract.com), since transcripts and video data are sent to that external service; (2) keep your BROWSERACT_API_KEY secret and only set it as an environment variable in a trusted environment; (3) the Python script uses the third-party 'requests' package — ensure Python and requests are installed in the runtime environment; (4) transcripts may contain sensitive or PII data, so review how outputs are stored or forwarded by your agent; (5) check BrowserAct pricing, rate limits, and privacy policy for suitability. If you want stronger assurance, review the script yourself or run it in an isolated environment with a throwaway API key.

Like a lobster shell, security has layers — review code before you run it.

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License

MIT-0
Free to use, modify, and redistribute. No attribution required.
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Runtime requirements

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EnvBROWSERACT_API_KEY

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