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Download YouTube video transcripts with timestamps. Use when asked to transcribe a YouTube video, get transcript, or extract text from a video URL.

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hamel

hamelsmu/hamel

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hamel-tools

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hamelsmu/hamel
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plugins/hamel-tools/skills/youtube-transcribe/SKILL.md

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January 21, 2026

Install Skill

Select agents to install to:

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npx add-skill https://github.com/hamelsmu/hamel/blob/main/plugins/hamel-tools/skills/youtube-transcribe/SKILL.md -a claude-code --skill youtube-transcribe

Installation paths:

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.claude/skills/youtube-transcribe/
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Instructions

# YouTube Transcript Downloader

Use the `ai-transcribe` CLI tool to download transcripts from YouTube videos.

## Usage

```bash
ai-transcribe "https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID"
ai-transcribe "https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID" --seconds  # Use seconds for timestamps
ai-transcribe "https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID" > transcript.txt  # Save to file
```

## Requirements

- The `hamel_tools` package must be installed: `pip install hamel_tools`

## Output

Returns transcript text with timestamps in HH:MM:SS format (default) or seconds with `--seconds` flag.

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