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Use when subtitles or the spoken text of a YouTube video is needed: pasted video links or IDs, requests to translate a video, read along, follow foreign-language content, or extract what was said. Also use for language learning or accessibility. Fetches timestamped subtitles from any YouTube video. Not for uploading subtitles or account management.
Passed 21 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 9 of 22 without it.
and 18 more in the full report
13 fixed9 passed either way1 still failing0 broke
Tokens, turns and time describe resource use, not a dollar price.
One of 13 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
A developer cloned the repository and ran a transcript script without setting `$TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY`. Where in the project files should they look for instructions to configure the key?
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| References references/auth-setup.md | Missed | Passed |
The instructions your model reads when the skill loads.
Fetch YouTube video subtitles 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=text&include_timestamp=false&send_metadata=true
Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0
| Param | Values | Use case |
|---|---|---|
video_url | YouTube URL or video ID | Required |
format | json, text | json for sync'd subs with timing |
include_timestamp | true, false | false for clean text for reading/translation |
send_metadata | true, false | Include title, channel, description |
For language learning — clean text without timestamps:
GET https://transcriptapi.com/api/v2/youtube/transcript?video_url=VIDEO_ID&format=text&include_timestamp=false
Authorization: Bearer $TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY
User-Agent: YourAgent/1.0
For translation — structured segments:
test cases passed, vs 9 / 22 without
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