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/install tube-summary
Description
Search YouTube videos on any topic, extract English subtitles, and generate detailed summaries with key topics, quotes, and timestamps.
Usage Guidance
This skill appears internally consistent and implements what it claims: it searches YouTube, uses yt-dlp (preferred) or web-scraping (fallback) to produce an English .vtt subtitle file, then summarizes it locally. Before installing/using: ensure you have yt-dlp and Python (and install requests and beautifulsoup4 if you plan to use the scraping fallback), be aware that the tool will make network requests to YouTube and will create .vtt files in the directory where you run it (it does not download video content by default). No credentials are requested. If you need stricter privacy, run this in a controlled environment since subtitle files can contain sensitive text from videos.
Capability Analysis
Type: OpenClaw Skill
Name: tube-summary
Version: 1.0.0
The OpenClaw skill 'tube-summary' is benign. Its purpose is to search YouTube videos and summarize their subtitles. All scripts (`youtube-search.py`, `process-subtitles.py`) and instructions in `SKILL.md` are directly aligned with this stated purpose. `youtube-search.py` uses `yt-dlp` via `subprocess` or `requests` for web scraping to interact solely with YouTube, which is necessary for its function. `process-subtitles.py` performs local text processing on VTT files. There is no evidence of data exfiltration, malicious execution, persistence, prompt injection, or obfuscation.
Capability Assessment
Purpose & Capability
Name/description (search YouTube, extract subtitles, summarize) align with the included scripts: youtube-search.py finds videos (yt-dlp or web-scrape) and process-subtitles.py parses .vtt files and produces summaries. No unrelated binaries, env vars, or config paths are required.
Instruction Scope
SKILL.md stays within expected scope (search → download subtitles with yt-dlp → process locally). Minor issues: the fallback web-scrape path imports BeautifulSoup (bs4) but bs4 is not listed in the Prerequisites; yt-dlp is required for both subtitle extraction and the primary search method. The scripts perform network requests to YouTube (expected) and write subtitle .vtt files to the working directory (documented).
Install Mechanism
No install specification is provided (instruction-only). That minimizes install-time risk. The skill relies on existing tools (yt-dlp, requests, bs4) rather than downloading arbitrary code at install time.
Credentials
The skill declares no environment variables or credentials and the code does not access secrets or external tokens. Requested capabilities (network access and ability to read local subtitle files) are proportional to the task.
Persistence & Privilege
The skill is not always-enabled and does not request persistent or system-wide modifications. It does not alter other skills' settings or require elevated privileges.
How to Use
- Make sure OpenClaw is installed (local or Docker)
- Run the install command in chat:
/install tube-summary - After installation, invoke the skill by name or use
/tube-summary - Provide required inputs per the skill's parameter spec and get structured output
Version History
v1.0.0
Search YouTube videos and extract/summarize subtitles for any topic. Workflow: search → pick video → download subs → analyze and provide key topics, summary, quotes, and notable moments.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is tube-summary?
Search YouTube videos on any topic, extract English subtitles, and generate detailed summaries with key topics, quotes, and timestamps. It is an AI Agent Skill for Claude Code / OpenClaw, with 2569 downloads so far.
How do I install tube-summary?
Run "/install tube-summary" in the OpenClaw or Claude Code chat to install it in one step — no extra setup required.
Is tube-summary free?
Yes, tube-summary is completely free (open-source). You can download, install and use it at no cost.
Which platforms does tube-summary support?
tube-summary is cross-platform and runs anywhere OpenClaw / Claude Code is available (cross-platform).
Who created tube-summary?
It is built and maintained by dillera (@dillera); the current version is v1.0.0.
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