Youtube Skills For Ai Agents

by ZeroPointRepo

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YouTube skills powered by TranscriptAPI gives MCP-compatible AI agents direct access to YouTube's largest knowledge base. Extract full transcripts with timestamps from any public YouTube video, search across entire channels by keyword, and pull transcripts from complete playlists

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Author: ZeroPointRepo
Downloads: 371
Categories: Search, Knowledge Base, Other, Media, AI

- Get YouTube transcripts with timestamps
- Search YouTube for videos and channels
- Browse channel uploads and latest videos
- Extract all videos from a playlist
- Bulk download transcripts for multiple videos
- Resolve channel @handles automatically
- Search within a specific channel
- No Google API key, quota, or OAuth required

Setting up with Highlight

This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:

Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
Configure the plugin with the settings below

Plugin Name Youtube Skills For Ai Agents

Command (node, npx, python, etc.)

Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches

Setting up with Cursor

Open Cursor's settings
Navigate to the MCP section
Click "Add new Global MCP server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube skills for ai agents": {
            "youtube-skills": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "@anthropic-ai/claude-code",
                    "--skills_path",
                    "/path/to/youtube-skills"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube skills for ai agents": {
            "youtube-skills": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "@anthropic-ai/claude-code",
                    "--skills_path",
                    "/path/to/youtube-skills"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube skills for ai agents": {
            "youtube-skills": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "@anthropic-ai/claude-code",
                    "--skills_path",
                    "/path/to/youtube-skills"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop's settings
Go to the Integrations tab
Click "Add MCP Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure Claude Desktop is running before attempting to connect.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube skills for ai agents": {
            "youtube-skills": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "@anthropic-ai/claude-code",
                    "--skills_path",
                    "/path/to/youtube-skills"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube skills for ai agents": {
            "youtube-skills": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "@anthropic-ai/claude-code",
                    "--skills_path",
                    "/path/to/youtube-skills"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube skills for ai agents": {
            "youtube-skills": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "@anthropic-ai/claude-code",
                    "--skills_path",
                    "/path/to/youtube-skills"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Windsurf

Open Windsurf's preferences
Go to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Integration"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube skills for ai agents": {
            "youtube-skills": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "@anthropic-ai/claude-code",
                    "--skills_path",
                    "/path/to/youtube-skills"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube skills for ai agents": {
            "youtube-skills": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "@anthropic-ai/claude-code",
                    "--skills_path",
                    "/path/to/youtube-skills"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube skills for ai agents": {
            "youtube-skills": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "@anthropic-ai/claude-code",
                    "--skills_path",
                    "/path/to/youtube-skills"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Cline

Open Cline's settings
Navigate to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure to restart Cline after adding the configuration.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube skills for ai agents": {
            "youtube-skills": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "@anthropic-ai/claude-code",
                    "--skills_path",
                    "/path/to/youtube-skills"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube skills for ai agents": {
            "youtube-skills": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "@anthropic-ai/claude-code",
                    "--skills_path",
                    "/path/to/youtube-skills"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube skills for ai agents": {
            "youtube-skills": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "@anthropic-ai/claude-code",
                    "--skills_path",
                    "/path/to/youtube-skills"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Goose

Open Goose's preferences
Go to the Integrations tab
Select "MCP Servers"
Click "Add New Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube skills for ai agents": {
            "youtube-skills": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "@anthropic-ai/claude-code",
                    "--skills_path",
                    "/path/to/youtube-skills"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube skills for ai agents": {
            "youtube-skills": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "@anthropic-ai/claude-code",
                    "--skills_path",
                    "/path/to/youtube-skills"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube skills for ai agents": {
            "youtube-skills": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "@anthropic-ai/claude-code",
                    "--skills_path",
                    "/path/to/youtube-skills"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

From the repository

Install via npx skills add ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills --skill youtube-full or npx clawhub@latest install youtube-full. On first run, the agent automatically sets up a free API key by email OTP. For manual setup, use the included registration script or sign up at transcriptapi.com and export the key.

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube skills for ai agents": {
            "youtube-skills": {
                "command": "npx",
                "args": [
                    "-y",
                    "@anthropic-ai/claude-code",
                    "--skills_path",
                    "/path/to/youtube-skills"
                ]
            }
        }
    }
}

McpServers

{
    "youtube-skills": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": [
            "-y",
            "@anthropic-ai/claude-code",
            "--skills_path",
            "/path/to/youtube-skills"
        ]
    }
}

YouTube Skills for AI Agents 🎬

> Get YouTube transcripts, search videos, browse channels, and extract playlists — from any AI agent.

YouTube Skills gives your AI agent instant access to YouTube transcripts, video search, channel data, and playlist extraction. No yt-dlp (YouTube blocks all major cloud IPs), no headless browsers, no binaries — just a fast API call that works everywhere. Powered by TranscriptAPI, the same backend behind YouTubeToTranscript.com.

Works with 🦞 OpenClaw (ClawdBot/Moltbot), Claude Code, Cursor, Windsurf, and any agent that supports the Agent Skills format.

Free tier · No credit card · 100 credits on signup

TranscriptAPI.com · MCP Server · Docs

---

Install

Most users want youtube-full — it covers transcripts, search, channels, and playlists in one skill.

🦞 OpenClaw (ClawdBot/Moltbot):

npx clawhub@latest install youtube-full

Claude Code / Cursor / Windsurf / Cline / Codex:

npx skills add ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills --skill youtube-full

All 12 skills at once:

npx skills add ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills

Manual (git clone):

git clone https://github.com/ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills.git

cp -r youtube-skills/skills/youtube-full ~/.claude/skills/

> Not a developer? Just paste this prompt into 🦞 OpenClaw, Claude, ChatGPT, or any AI agent:
>
>

> Install the youtube skills from this GitHub repo: https://github.com/ZeroPointRepo/youtube-skills

> I want to be able to get YouTube transcripts, search YouTube, and browse channel videos from my agent.

> Set everything up for me.

>

>
> The agent will handle the rest.

---

What You Can Do

Just install and ask. No config, no code — talk to your agent in plain English.

| Task | Example Prompt |
|------|----------------|
| Get a YouTube transcript | "Summarize this video: [URL]" |
| Search YouTube | "Find videos about machine learning" |
| Browse a channel | "What has TED posted this week?" |
| Get playlist contents | "List all videos in this playlist" |
| Extract video captions | "Get captions from this video in Spanish" |
| Bulk transcripts | "Get transcripts for every video in this channel" |
| Research a topic | "Find and summarize the top 5 videos about quantum computing" |
| Get latest uploads | "Show me NASA's recent videos" |
| Search within a channel | "Search the TED channel for 'artificial intelligence'" |

---

Setup — API Key

When you install a skill and run your agent for the first time, the agent will set up your free API key automatically. Here's what happens:

1. The agent runs the registration script and asks you for your email address
2. You'll receive an OTP code in your email — the agent will ask you to enter it
3. Once verified, the agent saves the API key to your shell and agent config automatically

That's it. 100 free credits, no credit card required.

<details>
<summary><strong>Manual setup (if you prefer to do it yourself)</strong></summary>

```bash

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