captions
✓Extract closed captions and subtitles from YouTube videos. Use when the user asks for captions, closed captions, CC, accessibility text, or wants to read what was said in a video. Supports timestamps and multiple languages. Great for deaf/HoH accessibility, content review, quoting, and translation.
Installation
SKILL.md
If $TRANSCRIPTAPIKEY is not set, help the user create an account (100 free credits, no card):
Step 1 — Register: Ask user for their email, generate a secure password.
→ OTP sent to email. Ask user: "Check your email for a 6-digit verification code." ⚠️ SAVE THE PASSWORD — you need it again in Step 2!
Extract closed captions and subtitles from YouTube videos. Use when the user asks for captions, closed captions, CC, accessibility text, or wants to read what was said in a video. Supports timestamps and multiple languages. Great for deaf/HoH accessibility, content review, quoting, and translation. Source: zeropointrepo/youtube-skills.
Facts (cite-ready)
Stable fields and commands for AI/search citations.
- Install command
npx skills add https://github.com/zeropointrepo/youtube-skills --skill captions- Category
- ""Writing
- Verified
- ✓
- First Seen
- 2026-02-06
- Updated
- 2026-02-18
Quick answers
What is captions?
Extract closed captions and subtitles from YouTube videos. Use when the user asks for captions, closed captions, CC, accessibility text, or wants to read what was said in a video. Supports timestamps and multiple languages. Great for deaf/HoH accessibility, content review, quoting, and translation. Source: zeropointrepo/youtube-skills.
How do I install captions?
Open your terminal or command line tool (Terminal, iTerm, Windows Terminal, etc.) Copy and run this command: npx skills add https://github.com/zeropointrepo/youtube-skills --skill captions Once installed, the skill will be automatically configured in your AI coding environment and ready to use in Claude Code or Cursor
Where is the source repository?
https://github.com/zeropointrepo/youtube-skills
Details
- Category
- ""Writing
- Source
- skills.sh
- First Seen
- 2026-02-06