# video-summarizer

Downloads video and audio via yt-dlp, extracts subtitles or transcribes speech with faster-whisper, and generates an AI summary in Markdown.

- skill · `type=skill` · Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, OpenCode · 524 installs · ★ 57
- Author: liang121
- License: MIT · policy=mirror · the beginning of the file is at the end of this page
- Source: https://github.com/liang121/video-summarizer/tree/HEAD/skills/video-summarizer/SKILL.md
- Updated: 2026-01-23
- HTML: https://affpapa.org/en/nevibecode/skills/video-summarizer

## What it does

The skill automates media extraction and content analysis using yt-dlp. It downloads video up to 1080p in MP4 format, extracts MP3 audio, and pulls available subtitles. When no subtitles exist, it runs a parallel transcription script powered by faster-whisper that splits audio at silence points to generate text. The agent then populates a Markdown summary from a prompt template.

Everything installs and runs through uv, which checks Python and handles ffmpeg alongside yt-dlp. All outputs land in the downloads directory inside your project folder. The tool can also import cookies from a browser if a platform requires an account.

First-time transcription requires downloading a Whisper model to local disk, so initial execution demands stable bandwidth.

## Install

### Claude Code (native platform)

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add liang121/video-summarizer --skill video-summarizer -a claude-code
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `~/.claude/skills/video-summarizer/SKILL.md` — Copy the whole skill folder; for one project use .claude/skills/video-summarizer/

### Codex

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add liang121/video-summarizer --skill video-summarizer -a codex
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.agents/skills/video-summarizer/SKILL.md` — For all projects use ~/.agents/skills/

### Cursor

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add liang121/video-summarizer --skill video-summarizer -a cursor
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.cursor/skills/video-summarizer/SKILL.md` — Cursor also reads .agents/skills/ and .claude/skills/

### GitHub Copilot

1. **GitHub CLI**
```bash
gh skill install liang121/video-summarizer video-summarizer
```

2. **Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.github/skills/video-summarizer/SKILL.md`

### Gemini CLI

1. **Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add liang121/video-summarizer --skill video-summarizer -a gemini-cli
```

2. **Platform CLI**
```bash
gemini skills install https://github.com/liang121/video-summarizer --path skills/video-summarizer
```

### Windsurf (Devin Desktop)

**Manually: put the files in place**
- File: `.devin/skills/video-summarizer/SKILL.md` — The legacy .windsurf/skills/ path still works

### OpenCode

**Skills CLI (Vercel)**
```bash
npx skills add liang121/video-summarizer --skill video-summarizer -a opencode
```

### Claude.ai

**Claude.ai**
- Zip the folder and upload it in Settings → Capabilities → Skills

Where a file is given instead of a command, copy the files from the source to that path: https://github.com/liang121/video-summarizer/tree/HEAD/skills/video-summarizer/SKILL.md

## When to use it
- download video and extracted audio from hosting platforms
- extract subtitles or transcribe speech locally with faster-whisper
- generate structured Markdown summaries of long recordings
- bypass platform authentication barriers using browser cookies

## Example prompts
- Summarize this video: <url>
- Download this video and transcribe the audio: <url>
- Extract subtitles and give me a brief outline of this link: <url>

## Source text · SKILL.md · MIT

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name: video-summarizer
description: "Download videos from 1800+ platforms (YouTube, Bilibili, Twitter/X, TikTok, Vimeo, Instagram, etc.) and generate complete resource package with video, audio, subtitles, and AI summary. Actions: summarize, download, transcribe, extract video content. Platforms: youtube.com, bilibili.com, twitter.com, x.com, tiktok.com, vimeo.com, instagram.com, twitch.tv. Outputs: MP4 video, MP3 audio, VTT subtitles with timestamps, TXT transcript, MD AI summary. Auto-installs uv, yt-dlp, ffmpeg. Python dependencies managed by uv."
---

# Video Summarizer

## Overview

Download videos from any platform and generate a complete resource package including:
- Original video file (mp4)
- Audio file (mp3)
- Subtitle file (with timestamps, vtt/srt format)
- Summary file (summary.md)

Supports all 1800+ websites supported by yt-dlp.

## Trigger Conditions

When the user:
- Provides a video link and asks for a summary
- Says "summarize this video", "what's in this video"
- Asks to "extract video content", "transcribe video"
- Says "download this video"
- Provides a link from YouTube/Bilibili/Twitter/Vimeo/TikTok etc.

## Supported Platforms

- YouTube (youtube.com, youtu.be)
- Bilibili (bilibili.com, b23.tv)
- Twitter/X (x.com, twitter.com)
- Vimeo (vimeo.com)
- TikTok (tiktok.com)
- Instagram (instagram.com)
- Twitch (twitch.tv)
- And 1800+ other platforms (all sites supported by yt-dlp)

## Output Structure

All files are saved to `downloads/<video-title>/` in the **current working directory**:

```
./downloads/
└── <video-title>/
    ├── video.mp4          # Original video
    ├── audio.mp3          # Extracted audio
    ├── subtitle.vtt       # Subtitles with timestamps
    ├── transcript.txt     # Plain text transcript (no timestamps)
    └── summary.md         # Structured summary
```

## Workflow

### Step 1: Install Dependencies

Run the install script to check and install all dependencies:

```bash
bash "$SKILL_DIR/scripts/install_deps.sh"
```

This installs: uv (Python package manager), ffmpeg, yt-dlp, and checks Python version.
faster-whisper will be automatically managed by uv.

### Step 2: Get Video Info and Create Output Directory

```bash
# Get video title (sanitize special characters for folder name)
TITLE=$(yt-dlp --print "%(title)s" "VIDEO_URL" | sed 's/[/:*?"<>|]/_/g' | cut -c1-80)
DURATION=$(yt-dlp --print "%(duration)s" "VIDEO_URL")

# Create output directory
OUTPUT_DIR=./downloads/"$TITLE"
mkdir -p "$OUTPUT_DIR"
```

### Step 3: Download Video and Audio

```bash
# Download video (mp4 format, best quality up to 1080p)
yt-dlp -f "bestvideo[height<=1080][ext=mp4]+bestaudio[ext=m4a]/best[height<=1080][ext=mp4]/best" \
  --merge-output-format mp4 \
  -o "$OUTPUT_DIR/video.%(ext)s" "VIDEO_URL"

# Extract audio (mp3 format)
yt-dlp -x --audio-format mp3 -o "$OUTPUT_DIR/audio.%(ext)s" "VIDEO_URL"
```

### Step 4: Get Subtitles

**Priority order:**
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