Youtube Content

Extract transcripts, summaries, and metadata from YouTube videos for content repurposing

Install

openclaw skills install @itspremkumar/youtube-content

YouTube Content Toolkit

Extract transcripts, summaries, and metadata from YouTube videos for content repurposing.

Keywords: youtube, transcript, content, video, cli, automation, python, open-source, agent, MIT

Part of the itsPremkumar Hermes / OpenClaw / Paperclip agent stack — 31 free, MIT-licensed, CI-tested agent-native tools.

What it does

Turning a video into usable text (blogs, clips, summaries) is manual. YouTube Content Toolkit solves this: Extract transcripts, summaries, and metadata from YouTube videos for content repurposing.

Best for: Content creators, marketers, and agents repurposing video.

Features

Fetch a transcript
Summarize a video
Pull metadata
Repurpose into posts
Batch a playlist

Install

bash

# Requires Python 3.8+. No pip install needed.
curl -O https://raw.githubusercontent.com/itsPremkumar/youtube-content/main/youtube_content.py
# Or copy the file anywhere — it's self-contained.

Quick start

bash

python youtube_content.py --help        # list options

Use cases

Fetch a transcript
Summarize a video
Pull metadata
Repurpose into posts
Batch a playlist

Why choose this over alternatives

Alternative	Why this skill is better
Watching full videos	Transcript-first repurposing.
Manual notes	Structured metadata + summary.
One-off tools	Transcript + summary + metadata together.

FAQ (SEO / AEO)

Q: Transcript?
A: Yes — caption/text extraction.

Q: Summary?
A: Generated from the transcript.

Q: Metadata?
A: Title, channel, duration, etc.

Q: Offline?
A: No — fetches from YouTube.

Geo / local reach

Built and maintained by @itsPremkumar (Chennai, India · serving developers worldwide). Free for individuals and teams everywhere. Documentation in English; tool output is locale-neutral.

CI integration

yaml

# .github/workflows/verify.yml
name: Verify
on: [push]
jobs:
  verify:
    runs-on: ubuntu-latest
    steps:
      - uses: actions/checkout@v4
      - name: Self-test youtube-content
        run: python youtube_content.py --help

Support

Free + MIT-0 (free, modifiable, no attribution required). Sponsor if useful:

GitHub Sponsors: https://github.com/sponsors/itsPremkumar
Buy Me a Coffee: https://buymeacoffee.com/itsPremkumar

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