YouTube Transcript (yt-dlp)

Extract YouTube video transcripts from existing captions (manual or auto-generated) using yt-dlp, with optional timestamps and local SQLite caching. Use when...

This skill appears to do what it claims: it runs a bundled Python script that calls yt-dlp to fetch captions, parses VTT, and caches results locally. Before installing: (1) ensure you trust the yt-dlp binary on your system, (2) be aware the script writes a SQLite cache under the skill directory (or a custom path you provide), (3) if you need age-restricted content you must supply YouTube cookies — treat those cookie files (or YT_TRANSCRIPT_COOKIES env var) as sensitive and store them securely, and note that the registry metadata did not declare this optional env/config usage, (4) inspect the bundled script if you want to confirm it meets your privacy/security expectations. Overall coherent and proportionate for its purpose.

Type: OpenClaw Skill Name: yt-transcript-yt-dlp Version: 1.1.0 The skill is a well-implemented YouTube transcript extractor that uses yt-dlp with a fallback to YouTube's internal 'youtubei' API. It demonstrates good security practices, including input validation via regular expressions, safe subprocess execution (using argument lists rather than shell strings), and strict path allowlisting for cache and cookie files in scripts/yt_transcript.py. While the script contains unused 'dead code' for third-party transcript services (e.g., downsub.com, noteey.com), these functions are not reachable in the main execution flow and do not perform any malicious actions.