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Youtube Content

YouTube transcripts to summaries, threads, blogs

YouTubeVideoTranscriptsMediaBundledHermes skill
Last registry verification2026-08-18v1.0.0Teknium (teknium1), Hermes Agent
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Plain meaning

What does it add to Hermes?

YouTube transcripts to summaries, threads, blogs

Youtube Content is a skill related to design and media. It adds tools to create, read, or modify media such as designs, images, audio, or video.

This plain-language explanation is based on the publisher description. The original text remains visible for verification.

Use it when

Use it when your goal in design and media is clear and you can limit it to the data and actions it actually needs.

Skip it when

Do not add it merely to experiment when Hermes already has a simpler path, or when you cannot review its source and permissions.

Who is it for?

Best for users who want a repeatable way of working inside Hermes.

Safe first test

Start with a disposable asset and create a copy instead of changing the original.

Original publisher description

YouTube transcripts to summaries, threads, blogs

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Data source

This entry was indexed from Hermes Bundled Skills. Our explanation interprets the type and domain without inventing a capability not present upstream.

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Security review

The source is official or editorially reviewed, but you still need to review permissions and version compatibility.

Safe setup path

Inspect, install, then test.

  1. 01
    Open the source

    Match the publisher, license, and description to your need. Check the real update history.

  2. 02
    Review permissions and secrets

    Never paste a secret value into this site. Use environment-variable names and grant the smallest scope.

  3. 03
    Copy setup only after review

    The controls below copy text. They do not execute commands on your device.

  4. 04
    Test with a non-sensitive task

    Inspect the visible tools, then exclude write or delete tools you do not need.

Setup method

Already installed with Hermes.

This skill ships with Hermes and loads when the agent decides it is relevant. There is nothing to install; read the definition below so you know what it will do.

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The full skill definition

Exactly what Hermes loads when this skill runs.

Reproduced from the official documentation. Read it before enabling the skill: this text becomes the agent's instructions.

YouTube transcripts to summaries, threads, blogs.

Skill metadata

A lookup table. Do not read it all; find the row that applies to you.

SourceBundled (installed by default)
Pathskills/media/youtube-content
Version1.0.0
AuthorTeknium (teknium1), Hermes Agent
LicenseMIT
Platformslinux, macos, windows
TagsYouTube, Video, Transcripts, Media

Reference: full SKILL.md

Explains the idea itself. Read it slowly; the later sections build on it.

When to use

Explains the idea itself. Read it slowly; the later sections build on it.

Use when the user shares a YouTube URL or video link, asks to summarize a video, requests a transcript, or wants to extract and reformat content from any YouTube video. Transforms transcripts into structured content (chapters, summaries, threads, blog posts).

Extract transcripts from YouTube videos and convert them into useful formats.

Setup

Ordered, practical steps. Run one and confirm it worked before moving on.

Use uv so the dependency is installed into the same Hermes-managed environment that runs the helper script:

Shell1 line
uv pip install youtube-transcript-api

Helper Script

Settings you configure once. Change one at a time so you can see what each does. Set SKILL_DIR, VIDEO_ID in your environment, not in the chat.

SKILL_DIR is the directory containing this SKILL.md file. The script accepts any standard YouTube URL format, short links (youtu.be), shorts, embeds, live links, or a raw 11-character video ID.

Shell11 lines
# JSON output with metadata
uv run python3 SKILL_DIR/scripts/fetch_transcript.py "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"

# Plain text (good for piping into further processing)
uv run python3 SKILL_DIR/scripts/fetch_transcript.py "URL" --text-only

# With timestamps
uv run python3 SKILL_DIR/scripts/fetch_transcript.py "URL" --timestamps

# Specific language with fallback chain
uv run python3 SKILL_DIR/scripts/fetch_transcript.py "URL" --language tr,en

Output Formats

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After fetching the transcript, format it based on what the user asks for:

  • Chapters: Group by topic shifts, output timestamped chapter list
  • Summary: Concise 5-10 sentence overview of the entire video
  • Chapter summaries: Chapters with a short paragraph summary for each
  • Thread: Twitter/X thread format — numbered posts, each under 280 chars
  • Blog post: Full article with title, sections, and key takeaways
  • Quotes: Notable quotes with timestamps

Example — Chapters Output

Text5 lines
00:00 Introduction — host opens with the problem statement
03:45 Background — prior work and why existing solutions fall short
12:20 Core method — walkthrough of the proposed approach
24:10 Results — benchmark comparisons and key takeaways
31:55 Q&A — audience questions on scalability and next steps

Workflow

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  1. Fetch the transcript using the helper script with --text-only --timestamps via uv run python3.
  2. Validate: confirm the output is non-empty and in the expected language. If empty, retry without --language to get any available transcript. If still empty, tell the user the video likely has transcripts disabled.
  3. Chunk if needed: if the transcript exceeds ~50K characters, split into overlapping chunks (~40K with 2K overlap) and summarize each chunk before merging.
  4. Transform into the requested output format. If the user did not specify a format, default to a summary.
  5. Verify: re-read the transformed output to check for coherence, correct timestamps, and completeness before presenting.

Error Handling

A troubleshooting section. Find the symptom that matches yours rather than reading it end to end.

  • Transcript disabled: tell the user; suggest they check if subtitles are available on the video page.
  • Private/unavailable video: relay the error and ask the user to verify the URL.
  • No matching language: retry without --language to fetch any available transcript, then note the actual language to the user.
  • Dependency missing: run uv pip install youtube-transcript-api and retry.