youtube-full — Claude Code plugin: what it does, how to install
Fetches YouTube transcripts, queries videos, parses playlists, and tracks channel uploads. Runs on open tools without an API key.
/plugin marketplace add alirezarezvani/claude-skills
/plugin install youtube-full@claude-code-skillsWhat youtube-full does
The plugin handles YouTube search, playlist extraction, transcript downloads, and new upload tracking in Claude Code. It relies on open-source utilities: yt-dlp, youtube-transcript-api, and YouTube RSS feeds.
You do not need an account or platform API credentials to fetch public metadata. A hosted transcript API exists only as an optional user-selected fallback when needed.
What it helps with
- pull video transcripts without proprietary API tokens
- extract items from YouTube playlists via yt-dlp
- monitor new channel uploads using RSS feeds
- search for YouTube videos directly in the agent workspace
Example prompts for the agent
- Search YouTube for recent tutorials about Rust memory management
- Fetch the transcript for video ID dQw4w9WgXcQ using youtube-transcript-api
- List the latest videos from this channel RSS feed
How to install youtube-full
Plugin marketplace
/plugin marketplace add alirezarezvani/claude-skills/plugin install youtube-full@claude-code-skillsStep by step, with commands for each platform: Claude Code plugins: marketplaces, installing, and building your own
Questions about youtube-full
How to install youtube-full in Claude Code?
Add the marketplace source with /plugin marketplace add alirezarezvani/claude-skills, then run /plugin install youtube-full@claude-code-skills.
Does youtube-full require a YouTube API key?
No API key is needed. It operates via yt-dlp, youtube-transcript-api, and public RSS feeds.
What tools does the plugin use to extract data?
It relies on open-source packages yt-dlp and youtube-transcript-api alongside YouTube RSS streams.
Source text
youtube-full · MIT
YouTube transcripts, video search, channel browsing, playlist extraction, and upload monitoring with open-source tools (yt-dlp, youtube-transcript-api, RSS). No API key needed.
© therohitdas · MIT · alirezarezvani/claude-skills