youtube-summarizerlisted
Install: claude install-skill BrianRWagner/ai-marketing-claude-code-skills
# YouTube Summarizer Skill
Automatically fetch transcripts from YouTube videos, generate structured summaries, and deliver full transcripts to messaging platforms.
## Mode
Detect from context or ask: *"Quick TL;DR, full summary, or full summary with content angles?"*
| Mode | What you get | Best for |
|------|-------------|----------|
| `quick` | 3-bullet TL;DR + single key takeaway | Fast consumption, sharing a clip |
| `standard` | Full structured summary: thesis, insights, takeaway | Learning, note-taking, research |
| `deep` | Full summary + chapter breakdown + content repurposing opportunities | Turning a video into a content asset |
**Default: `standard`** — use `quick` if they just want the gist. Use `deep` if they want to extract the video into usable content.
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## Why This vs ChatGPT?
**Problem with ChatGPT:** It can't access YouTube transcripts directly. You have to manually copy/paste captions or use a third-party tool first, then feed the text to ChatGPT. Multi-step, clunky, loses video metadata.
**This skill provides:**
1. **One-step transcript extraction** - Drop a YouTube URL, get the full transcript automatically
2. **Structured summarization** - Consistent format (thesis → insights → takeaway) every time, not random bullet points
3. **Video metadata included** - Title, channel, views, publish date embedded in summary
4. **Full transcript delivery** - Saves timestamped transcript to file and sends to Telegram/chat platforms
5. **Works from VPS/cloud