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YouTube Notes
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welbinator
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· v1.0.4
· MIT-0
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Install in OpenClaw
/install youtube-notes
Description
Convert any YouTube video into clean, structured markdown notes — steps, tools, timestamps, and parts lists. Use when a user shares a YouTube link and asks y...
Usage Guidance
This skill appears coherent and does what it says: it will call TranscriptAPI (requires you to provide TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY) and optionally fetch the YouTube page HTML to read the description. Before installing/providing the key, verify you trust TranscriptAPI.com (their free tier and proxy claims are in the SKILL.md). Keep your API key secure and only provide it to agents you trust; if you do not want the agent to make network calls or use third-party services, do not set TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY. If you plan to have the agent save notes to external services, control or confirm those handoffs separately (the skill explicitly defers saving to other tools).
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: youtube-notes
Version: 1.0.4
The skill is designed to convert YouTube videos into markdown notes by fetching transcripts via a third-party API (transcriptapi.com) and scraping video descriptions. The workflow in SKILL.md uses standard curl commands for data retrieval and provides clear instructions for the agent to process and format the information. No evidence of data exfiltration, malicious execution, or prompt injection was found.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
Name/description (convert YouTube to structured notes) match the runtime instructions and the single required credential. Requesting TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY for TranscriptAPI.com is expected for transcript retrieval; fetching the video page HTML to read the description is also coherent with the stated goal.
Instruction Scope
SKILL.md explicitly limits actions to extracting a YouTube video ID, calling TranscriptAPI with an Authorization header, fetching the YouTube page HTML to read the description, parsing transcripts, and producing markdown. It does not instruct reading unrelated files, scanning system state, or exfiltrating extra data beyond the video/transcript/description.
Install Mechanism
No install spec or code files — instruction-only skill. No binaries or external downloads are requested, so there is nothing being written to disk by the skill itself.
Credentials
Only one required environment variable (TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY), declared as the primary credential. This is proportional to the skill's function and is justified by the dependency on TranscriptAPI. No unrelated credentials or config paths are requested.
Persistence & Privilege
always is false and the skill doesn't request elevated or permanent platform privileges. It asks the agent to store the provided API key 'wherever your agent manages credentials' (normal), but it does not modify other skills or system settings.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install youtube-notes - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/youtube-notes - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.4
Fix: declare TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY using correct openclaw metadata format (openclaw.requires.env + primaryEnv). Registry now recognizes the required credential.
v1.0.3
Refactor: skill now outputs structured markdown directly to the user. Removed all external write instructions — saving to Parchment/Notion/etc is handled by the agent's own tools after the user is asked. Single external dependency: TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY for TranscriptAPI.com (declared in metadata). Clean trust profile.
v1.0.2
Fix: cleaner trust profile — declared TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY env var in metadata, removed automated registration/install recommendations from setup flow, companion skills (youtube-full, parchment) moved to optional section at bottom. Setup now just asks user to sign up at transcriptapi.com and provide their API key.
v1.0.1
Fix: removed references to local scripts that weren't included in the package. Setup now instructs the agent to have the user install the youtube-full skill (clawhub install youtube-full) for automated TranscriptAPI registration, or sign up manually at transcriptapi.com. No more warnings about missing scripts.
v1.0.0
Initial release — convert any YouTube video into structured notes with timestamp links. Includes first-time TranscriptAPI setup walkthrough and support for Parchment, Notion, Google Docs, or local markdown.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is YouTube Notes?
Convert any YouTube video into clean, structured markdown notes — steps, tools, timestamps, and parts lists. Use when a user shares a YouTube link and asks y... It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 171 downloads so far.
How do I install YouTube Notes?
Run "/install youtube-notes" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is YouTube Notes free?
Yes, YouTube Notes is completely free, licensed under MIT-0. You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does YouTube Notes support?
YouTube Notes is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created YouTube Notes?
It is built and maintained by welbinator (@welbinator); the current version is v1.0.4.
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