youtube-summarizer

The YouTube Summarizer is a powerful AI-driven skill designed to transform long-form video content into digestible, actionable text. By leveraging the MCP YouTube Transcript server, the agent autonomously extracts raw transcript data from various YouTube video formats, including standard watch pages, shortened links, and Shorts. It processes this data to generate professional-grade summaries formatted for quick consumption, making it an essential tool for researchers, students, content creators, and professionals who need to stay informed without watching hours of footage.

• Automated transcript fetching for YouTube URLs (watch, youtu.be, shorts).

• Structured summary generation featuring a main thesis, key insights, notable points, and practical takeaways.

• Extraction of rich video metadata including titles, channel authors, view counts, and publication dates.

• Intelligent platform-specific delivery, including file attachments for Telegram or text-based responses for web interfaces.

• Robust error handling for cases involving disabled captions or unsupported video formats.

• Full transcript archival stored in local directories for future reference and indexing.

• Requires the MCP YouTube Transcript server installed at /root/clawd/mcp-server-youtube-transcript.

• Operates best when provided with direct URLs or valid 11-character video IDs.

• The skill utilizes Android client emulation to bypass YouTube's cloud IP blocking, ensuring high reliability in VPS environments.

• Output detail levels automatically scale based on video duration, providing high-level overviews for short clips and detailed breakdowns for long-form content.

• Users can trigger this skill by sharing a YouTube link or requesting a summary of specific video content.