yt-transcribe

Download videos, fetch transcripts, and analyze YouTube content with yt-dlp (with JavaScript support), transcript API, and speech-to-text capabilities.

Installation

npx claude-plugins install @dotclaude/dotclaude-plugins/yt-transcribe

Contents

Folders: agents, commands

Files: ARCHITECTURE.md, QUICK_REFERENCE.md, README.md, SETUP_GUIDE.md

Documentation

Download videos, fetch transcripts, and analyze YouTube content

Download videos with yt-dlp (with JavaScript support), fetch transcripts via API, and perform intelligent analysis with built-in speech-to-text capabilities.

🎯 Commands

• /yt-transcribe - Main command to transcribe a video
• /yt-download - Download a video with format selection
• /yt-analyze - Analyze video metadata and transcript quality
• /yt-fetch-transcript - Fetch transcript via API or speech-to-text

📦 Installation

# Add the dotclaude marketplace
/plugin marketplace add dotclaude/marketplace

# All plugins install automatically with the marketplace

🚀 Quick Start

/yt-transcribe "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"
/yt-download "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" --format best
/yt-analyze "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"
/yt-fetch-transcript "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" --method api

💡 Use Cases

• Content Analysis - Transcribe videos, extract key points, summarize content
• Research & Documentation - Download and analyze educational content, lectures
• Accessibility - Generate transcripts for videos without captions
• Data Collection - Extract transcript data for NLP analysis or archival
• Quality Checking - Validate transcript accuracy and completeness

🔧 Requirements

• yt-dlp - For downloading videos with JavaScript support
• Python 3.7+ - Runtime for yt-dlp and transcript processing
• ffmpeg (optional) - For video format conversion
• OpenAI Whisper (optional) - For local speech-to-text transcription

📄 License

MIT License - see LICENSE file for details

🌟 Part of the DotClaude Ecosystem

Complete development pipeline with 14 specialized plugins:

• Adaptive Learning - Skill building and teaching
• Dev Accelerator - TDD and development workflows
• Insight Engine - Meta-cognitive analysis
• Personalities - Multi-persona problem solving
• Data Intelligence & Analytics - Data processing
• YouTube Transcribe & Download - This plugin
• 8 more plugins

Ready to get started? Install the marketplace and access all DotClaude plugins.

Source

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