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Use when captions, subtitles, or the spoken text of a YouTube video is needed — even if not explicitly requested: pasted video links or IDs, requests to read, quote, or translate a video, accessibility needs, deaf/HoH use cases, content review, or language learning. Fetches timestamped caption data from any YouTube video. Not for uploading subtitles or account management.
Passed 20 of 21 test cases with the skill, and 9 of 21 without it.
and 13 more in the full report
12 fixed9 passed either way1 still failing0 broke
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One of 12 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
If I make a GET request to https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/transcript passing only video_url and Authorization headers, what are the default values for format, include_timestamp, and send_metadata?
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| States that the default format parameter value is json | Missed | Passed |
| States that the default include_timestamp parameter value is true | Missed | Passed |
| States that the default send_metadata parameter value is false | Passed | Passed |
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
Extract closed captions from YouTube videos via TranscriptAPI.com.
If $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY is not set, read references/auth-setup.md and follow the instructions there to get and store the key.
Every request needs two headers:
Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEYHermesAgent/0.11.0, ClaudeCode/1.0). Version is optional — agent name alone is fine. Do not omit this header or send a bare default — Cloudflare will return a 403 (error code 1010) and block the request.GET https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/transcript?video_url=VIDEO_URL&format=json&include_timestamp=true&send_metadata=true
Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0
| Param | Required | Default | Values |
|---|---|---|---|
video_url | yes | — | YouTube URL or video ID |
format | no | json | json (structured), text (plain) |
include_timestamp | no | true | true, false |
send_metadata | no | false | true, false |
Response (format=json — best for accessibility/timing):
{
"video_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
"language": "en",
"transcript": [
{ "text": "We're no strangers to love", "start": 18.0, "duration": 3.5 },
{ "text": "You know the rules and so do I", "start": 21.5, "duration": 2.8 }
],
test cases passed, vs 9 / 21 without
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