Installation
Copy the prompt below and send it to your AI assistant (e.g. Claude Code) — it will follow the instructions and install automatically.
Install the "baoyu-youtube-transcript" skill by following the instructions at https://skill123.me/install/baoyu-youtube-transcript.
Run in your terminal — downloads and installs to ~/.claude/skills/.
curl -fsSL https://skill123.me/install/baoyu-youtube-transcript.sh | bash
Download the zip and extract it into your skills directory (e.g. ~/.claude/skills/), then restart your session.
⬇ Download v1.0.0 · 23 KBAbout this skill
Overview
Downloads YouTube video transcripts/subtitles and cover images by URL or video ID. Supports multiple languages, translation, chapters, and speaker identification. Caches raw data for fast re-formatting. Use when user asks to "get YouTube transcript", "download subtitles", "get captions", "YouTube字幕", "YouTube封面", "视频封面", "video thumbnail", "video cover image", or provides a YouTube URL and wants the transcript/subtitle text or cover image extracted.
Source
- Repo: https://github.com/JimLiu/baoyu-skills
- Path: skills/baoyu-youtube-transcript
Evaluation
AI-evaluated 2026-09-03: Clear CLI contract with options table, caching layout, chapter/speaker sub-workflows, and an error-case table; no API key needed for a very common task. Slight safety deductions: it tells the agent to install yt-dlp itself rather than ask the user, and the fallback path can pass browser cookies via an env var.