YouTube Transcript Tool

Cursor plugin for extracting and working with YouTube video transcripts. Integrates with YouTubeTranscript.dev to fetch captions, AI transcription, and translations in 100+ languages.

Installation

/add-plugin youtube-transcript-tool

Target Users

• Developers building transcript-powered features
• Content creators summarizing or repurposing videos
• Researchers extracting text from educational content

Setup

1. Get an API key at youtubetranscript.dev/dashboard
2. Add to your environment: YOUTUBE_TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY=yt_sk_live_...

Components

Skills

Skill	Description
fetch-transcript	Fetch transcript for a YouTube URL (captions or AI transcription)

Rules

Rule	Description
transcript-conventions	Conventions for handling transcripts in the project
api-key-setup	API key configuration for YouTubeTranscript.dev

Agents

Agent	Description
transcript-specialist	Expert for extracting and working with YouTube transcripts

Commands

Command	Description
fetch-transcript	Extract transcript from a YouTube video URL

Usage

1. Use /fetch-transcript or /transcript-specialist with a YouTube URL.
2. Specify format (txt, srt, vtt, json) and language if needed.
3. Rules apply automatically when working with transcript files.

Links

• YouTubeTranscript.dev
• API docs

License

MIT