youtube-transcript

Name: youtube-transcript
Rating: 63 (1 reviews)
Author: xthezealot

Medium

by xthezealot | Audited: 2026-02-26T09:59:20.936Z | Ruleset: 0.2.0

Quick Install

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clawhub install youtube-transcript

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About This Skill

Fetch and summarize YouTube video transcripts. Use when asked to summarize, transcribe, or extract content from YouTube videos. Handles transcript fetching via residential IP proxy to bypass YouTube'…

✨ Python dependencies installation

✨ WireGuard VPN configuration (required for cloud VPS)

✨ Troubleshooting common errors

✨ Alternative proxy options

Use Cases

1 Workflow automation

2 Data transformation

3 System integration

Documentation (Original)

Source: SKILL.md

The following is the author's original documentation (often English). For installation, follow “Quick Install” above.

name: youtube-transcript
description: Fetch and summarize YouTube video transcripts. Use when asked to summarize, transcribe, or extract content from YouTube videos. Handles transcript fetching via residential IP proxy to bypass YouTube's cloud IP blocks.

YouTube Transcript

Fetch transcripts from YouTube videos and optionally summarize them.

Quick Start

python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py <video_id_or_url> [languages]

Examples:

python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py dQw4w9WgXcQ
python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py dQw4w9WgXcQ "fr,en,de"

Output: JSON with video_id, title, author, full_text, and timestamped transcript array.

Workflow

Run fetch_transcript.py with video ID or URL
Script checks VPN, brings it up if needed
Returns JSON with full transcript text
Summarize the full_text field as needed

Language Codes

Default priority: en, fr, de, es, it, pt, nl

Override with second argument: python3 scripts/fetch_transcript.py VIDEO_ID "ja,ko,zh"

Setup & Configuration

See references/SETUP.md for:

Python dependencies installation
WireGuard VPN configuration (required for cloud VPS)
Troubleshooting common errors
Alternative proxy options

Security Audit

Medium

Summary

Risk Profile

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ToxicSkills Analysis

Blocklist

Not matched

Prompt Injection

Not detected

Toxic Flags

malwareexfiltration

No Toxic signals detected by current static checks.

Key Risks 0 items

No LLM risk bullets (LLM disabled or not cached).

Deterministic Findings (Evidence)

Rule	Severity	File	Snippet
PROC_EXEC	high	skills/xthezealot/youtube-transcript/scripts/fetch_transcript.py Line 32	result = subprocess.run(
PROC_EXEC	high	skills/xthezealot/youtube-transcript/scripts/fetch_transcript.py Line 48	subprocess.run(["wg-quick", "up", VPN_INTERFACE], capture_output=True, timeout=10)
PROC_EXEC	high	skills/xthezealot/youtube-transcript/scripts/fetch_transcript.py Line 49	subprocess.run(
NET_HTTP_REQUEST	medium	skills/xthezealot/youtube-transcript/scripts/fetch_transcript.py Line 83	transcript = api.fetch(video_id, languages=languages)
NET_HTTP_REQUEST	medium	skills/xthezealot/youtube-transcript/scripts/fetch_transcript.py Line 91	resp = requests.get(

Scoring Criteria

Each skill is scored across 5 dimensions. The weighted total determines the star rating.

Code Toxicity 34/100 (weight 30%)

Privacy Risk 76/100 (weight 25%)

Permission Scope 80/100 (weight 20%)

Author Reputation 75/100 (weight 15%)

Code Quality 70/100 (weight 10%)

Star Rating Scale

5★ Safe — Score ≥ 80

4★ Good — Score 70–79

3★ Caution — Score 60–69

2★ Risky — Score 40–59

1★ Dangerous — Score < 40

Why This Score?

The following dimensions scored below 60, dragging the overall rating down:

Code Toxicity: 34/100

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