An efficient AI skill for extracting transcripts, summaries, and key highlights from YouTube content.
Install & Download
1. ClawHub CLI
The fastest way to install a skill directly from the registry.
npx clawhub@latest install yt-digest
2. Manual Installation
Copy the skill folder to one of these locations
~/.openclaw/skills/ <project>/skills/ Priority: Workspace > Local > Bundled
3. Prompt Installation
Copy this prompt to OpenClaw to install it automatically.
Help me install yt-digest using Clawhub. If Clawhub is not installed, install it first (npm i -g clawhub).
Prefer to download?
Get the raw skill files in a ZIP archive.
What is yt-digest?
yt-digest is a robust utility built for the Openclaw Skills ecosystem that simplifies the process of consuming video content. It allows users to quickly generate AI-powered summaries and full transcripts from YouTube URLs, making it an essential tool for developers, students, and content creators. By utilizing this skill, you can transform hours of video into structured, searchable data in seconds.
This tool is particularly useful for those who want to integrate video intelligence into their local workflows without relying on heavy web interfaces. As a part of the Openclaw Skills library, it offers a developer-centric approach to video analysis.
yt-digest Use Cases
- Summarizing technical tutorials to quickly grasp core concepts.
- Extracting full transcripts for repurposing into written documentation or articles.
- Generating timestamps for long-form podcasts or interviews.
- Converting video summaries into audio format for offline listening.
How yt-digest Works
- The skill receives a YouTube URL via a CLI command.
- It fetches the video's transcript directly through public APIs, requiring no personal API keys.
- The raw data is processed to generate structured metadata like channel info and duration.
- AI models are applied to summarize the text and identify key moments.
- The final analyzed content is presented in a clean Markdown format.
yt-digest Setup
To start using this tool within the Openclaw Skills framework, follow these steps:
# Install the skill to your local environment
openclaw install yt-digest
# Verify installation by running a simple transcript command
yt-digest transcript "https://youtube.com/watch?v=example"
yt-digest Data Schema & Taxonomy
The yt-digest skill organizes output data into a structured format designed for readability and further processing. Within the Openclaw Skills environment, the data includes:
| Attribute | Type | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Video Name | String | The title of the processed video |
| Channel | String | The author or creator of the video |
| Duration | Timestamp | The total runtime of the video content |
| Summary | Markdown | AI-generated highlights of the video |
| Key Moments | List | Timestamped chapters and significant events |
| Transcript | String | The full textual representation of the audio |
yt-digest Advanced Features
- Integration with the sag skill for summary-to-audio conversion.
- Full analysis mode that aggregates transcripts, summaries, and chapters in one execution.
- Headless transcript extraction that bypasses the need for complex API configurations.
- Support for pipe-able output to other Openclaw Skills for automated content pipelines.
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