youtube
Extract transcripts from YouTube videos via the YouTube caption system
Install / Use
npx skills add axoviq-ai/synthadoc --skill youtubeInstalls into whichever agent you are using.
SKILL.md
Installable skill definition
Quality Score
Category
AI & Machine LearningSupported Platforms
Our assessment of youtube
youtube scores 82/100 on our quality scale, 612th of 894 AI & Machine Learning skills we index.
We have not analysed the SKILL.md file itself yet, so the content part of this score is an estimate until our crawler reaches it.
With 1,351 GitHub stars, it is one of the more widely adopted skills in the catalogue.
Maintenance, license and trust
- The repository was last updated 6 days ago, so youtube is actively maintained.
- It is released under AGPL-3.0, a copyleft license: you can use it, but modified versions you distribute must carry the same license.
- Its trust signals score 100/100, with no cautions. These come from repository metadata, not a code audit — read the skill file before letting an agent act on it.
youtube compared with similar skills
All 4 of these similar skills score higher than youtube; compare them before choosing.
| Skill | Score | Stars | Updated | Format |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| youtube (this skill)by axoviq-ai | 82 | 1.4k | 6d ago | SKILL.md |
| claude-memby thedotmack | 100 | 95.0k | today | CLAUDE.md |
| Agent-Reachby Panniantong | 100 | 86.4k | 15d ago | CLAUDE.md |
| Understand-Anythingby Egonex-AI | 100 | 84.8k | 2d ago | CLAUDE.md |
| headroomby headroomlabs-ai | 100 | 74.2k | today | CLAUDE.md |
Frequently asked questions
- How do I install youtube?
- Run
npx skills add axoviq-ai/synthadoc --skill youtube. The install tabs above show the steps for each supported agent. - Which AI agents does youtube work with?
- It is written for Universal, as a SKILL.md file. Other agents that read the same format can often use it too.
- Is youtube safe to use?
- It is AGPL-3.0-licensed and scores 100/100 on trust signals. Skills are instructions an agent will follow, so read the file before installing it and do not approve commands you do not understand.
- Is youtube still maintained?
- The repository was last updated 6 days ago, so youtube is actively maintained.
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Trust signals
From repository metadata: license, adoption, age and documentation. Not a code audit — see the Safety scan above for what the skill file itself contains.