Fetch transcripts, metadata, and captions from YouTube videos.
NewMaintained
Automatic
◆Research pack
Last verified 8/20/2026
What it changes
Passed 0 of 21 test cases with the skill, and 21 of 21 without it.
Without skill100%
With skill0%
0 fixed17 passed either way4 still failing1 broke
Pass-rate lift
-100 pp
Tokens
-9%
Agent turns
0%
Response time
-26%
Model gemini-3.6-flashMeasured 8/20/2026v1 · latest is v217 of 22 cases passed with skill · 21 comparable
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
This benchmark measured an earlier version of the skill.
What's inside
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
SKILL.md39 lines3 filesincludes scripts
YouTube
Purpose
Fetch transcripts, metadata, and captions from YouTube videos. Use when you need to summarize a video, answer questions about its content, extract key points, compare videos, or pull quotes with timestamps. Supports auto-generated and manual captions, multiple languages, and translation.
Routing
Use when: User shares a YouTube link, asks to summarize a video, wants to know what a video says, asks to extract information from a YouTube video, or needs video transcripts
Do not use when: User wants to upload or stream video, manage a YouTube channel, or edit video files
Outputs: Video transcripts with timestamps, summaries, key quotes, metadata, chapter breakdowns
Success criteria: User receives accurate transcript content with timestamps and clear formatting
Trigger Examples
Positive
Use the youtube skill for this request.
Help me with youtube.
User shares a YouTube link, asks to summarize a video, wants to know what a video says, asks to extract information from a YouTube video, or needs video transcripts
YouTube: provide an actionable result.
Negative
User wants to upload or stream video, manage a YouTube channel, or edit video files
Do not use youtube for unrelated requests.
This request is outside youtube scope.
This is conceptual discussion only; no tool workflow is needed.
Parameters
Name
Type
Required
Description
url
string
No
YouTube video URL or video ID
Runtime Prompt
Current runtime prompt length: 821 characters.
Runtime prompt is defined directly in ../youtube.json.