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YouTube Full skill
Runs by itself, every morning.

New videos from your channels become short notes.

Install the YouTube Full skill and make it a habit: follow https://gethabit.dev/skills/zeropointrepo/youtube-full.md

  1. 1Copy
  2. 2Paste into Claude Code, Codex or Cursor
  3. 3It runs by itself

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YouTube Full

by zeropointrepo · 2K installs

The skill

Gets the text of YouTube videos and searches channels.

Only when you ask.

Time saved

New videos from your channels become short notes. You save time every day.

↻ Runs by itselfevery morning

How the habit works.
You don't have to.

Three questionsWhen does it start? How does it check its work? What does it remember?

01

It starts by itself

daily channel check. Runs in Claude Code routine or cron.

  • ↻ daily channel check
  • 0 7 * * *

02

It checks its work

requests succeed, notes written. If a check fails, it tells you.

  • ✓every request sends Authorization and a User-Agent header
  • ✓channel/latest returns without 401 or 403
  • ✓each new video note has a transcript or a 404 reason

03

It remembers

seen videos log. The next run reads it first: video IDs already summarized per channel.

loops/youtube-channel-watch-loop/run-log.md

One run, step by step.
Then it stops.

Stop ruleStops after 10 channels and 3 new videos per channel per run.

  1. 01

    Check the key

    Confirm TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY is set, else follow references/auth-setup.md.

  2. 02

    Latest uploads

    Call channel/latest with each @handle.

  3. 03

    Skip seen videos

    Drop video IDs already in the log.

  4. 04

    Fetch transcripts

    Call transcript with format=text, include_timestamp=true and send_metadata=true.

  5. 05

    Write notes

    Summarize each video with timestamps and log the IDs.

What it may do.
Nothing more.

Safe by defaultIt writes only in its own folder and asks you before anything goes out.

Is it for you?
Use it when it fits.

Quick checkRead both lists. If the left one sounds like you, the YouTube Full skill helps.

Use it when

  • ✓ You need a video transcript
  • ✓ You research a topic on YouTube
  • ✓ You follow new uploads from channels

Skip it when

  • – You want to upload or manage videos
  • – Your research needs written sources only

Questions

YouTube Full skill, answered.

Why does the API return 403?

The skill says a missing or default User-Agent header gets blocked.

Does it upload videos?

No. The skill is read-only; uploads and account management are out of scope.

How do I install the YouTube Full skill?

Copy the prompt at the top into your agent. It installs the skill from zeropointrepo/youtube-skills and sets up the habit. Or run npx skills add zeropointrepo/youtube-skills --skill youtube-full.

Is the YouTube Full skill free?

Yes. It is published under MIT. Habit is free too.

YouTube Full. Now as a habit.

Install the YouTube Full skill and make it a habit: follow https://gethabit.dev/skills/zeropointrepo/youtube-full.md

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Works in

  • Claude Code
  • Codex
  • Cursor
  • ChatGPT
  • Claude app

Made by zeropointrepo, published under MIT. Habit links to the original and never changes it. Is this your skill?

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