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zarazhangrui/youtube-to-ebook

Claude skill for turning YouTube transcripts from your favorite channels into EPUB ebooks, delivered to your email inbox regularly

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Individual skills in this repository

youtube-to-ebook /

How it works

youtube-to-ebook

When your agent uses it

Transform YouTube videos into beautifully formatted ebook articles with transcripts

What it loads into context

Frontmatter

20 tokens

Always available to the agent

SKILL.md

1,184 tokens

When the skill is activated

Reference documents

802 tokens

Loaded on request

Token counts are estimates. Scripts run separately; they are not counted as reference context.

The playbook

What This Skill Does
Quick Start
Requirements
Commands
Key Files
Known Pitfalls & Solutions
Customization
Workflow
Example Output

Scripts executed separately

dashboard.py
get_transcripts.py
get_videos.py
launch_dashboard.command
main.py
run_newsletter.sh
send_email.py
video_tracker.py
write_articles.py

Files

.env.exampleasset577 bytes
.github/workflows/newsletter.ymlasset1,547 bytes
.gitignoreasset204 bytes
README.mddoc3,436 bytes
SKILL.mdcore5,135 bytes
SKILL.mdcore5,135 bytes
SKILL.mdcore5,135 bytes
SKILL.mdcore5,135 bytes
SKILL.mdcore5,135 bytes
com.youtube.newsletter.dashboard.plistasset1,102 bytes
com.youtube.newsletter.plistasset1,028 bytes
dashboard.pyruns27,677 bytes
get_transcripts.pyruns4,829 bytes
get_videos.pyruns4,807 bytes
launch_dashboard.commandruns179 bytes
main.pyruns2,323 bytes
requirements.txtdoc99 bytes
run_newsletter.shruns578 bytes
send_email.pyruns11,820 bytes
video_tracker.pyruns2,361 bytes
write_articles.pyruns3,791 bytes

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Skills included

youtube-to-ebook

Repository facts

License: No license detected
Created: Jan 21, 2026
Last pushed: Jan 28, 2026
Forks: 122
Open issues: 2
Project activity: Slowing

Before you install

Network or broad shell

Automated signals, not a guarantee

Checked Nov 6, 2026

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No broad tool permissions
No dangerous shell commands
43 network referencesin 10 files: README.md:18 .env.example:4 dashboard.py:35 and 7 more
No hidden or obfuscated text
No instruction overrides
9 executable scriptsin 9 files: dashboard.py:1 get_transcripts.py:1 get_videos.py:1 and 6 more
22 references to secretsin 8 files: get_transcripts.py:12 .env.example:2 .github/workflows/newsletter.yml:38 and 5 more
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`.env.example`

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```
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# YouTube Data API Key (free from Google Cloud Console) # Get it at: https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials

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# Get it at: https://console.cloud.google.com/apis/credentials

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# Anthropic API Key (for Claude) # Get it at: https://console.anthropic.com/

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# Get it at: https://console.anthropic.com/

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# Gmail credentials (optional - for email delivery) # Create an App Password at: https://myaccount.google.com/apppasswords

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# Create an App Password at: https://myaccount.google.com/apppasswords

`.github/workflows/newsletter.yml`

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`.gitignore`

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`README.md`

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git clone https://github.com/YOUR_USERNAME/youtube-to-ebook.git

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### YouTube Data API (Free) 1. Go to [Google Cloud Console](https://console.cloud.google.com/)

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1. Go to [Google Cloud Console](https://console.cloud.google.com/)

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### Anthropic API 1. Go to [Anthropic Console](https://console.anthropic.com/)

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1. Go to [Anthropic Console](https://console.anthropic.com/)

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| Shorts not filtered by duration | Check `/shorts/` URL pattern | | Search API not chronological | Use uploads playlist instead | | Transcript API syntax changed | Use instance method `ytt_api.fetch()` |

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| Search API not chronological | Use uploads playlist instead | | Transcript API syntax changed | Use instance method `ytt_api.fetch()` | | Cloud servers blocked | Run locally, not GitHub Actions |

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| Transcript API syntax changed | Use instance method `ytt_api.fetch()` |

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`SKILL.md`

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def is_youtube_short(video_id):     shorts_url = f"https://www.youtube.com/shorts/{video_id}"     response = requests.head(shorts_url, allow_redirects=True, timeout=5)

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shorts_url = f"https://www.youtube.com/shorts/{video_id}"     response = requests.head(shorts_url, allow_redirects=True, timeout=5)     return "/shorts/" in response.url

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response = requests.head(shorts_url, allow_redirects=True, timeout=5)

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ytt_api = YouTubeTranscriptApi() transcript = ytt_api.fetch(video_id)

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```
transcript = ytt_api.fetch(video_id)
```

`com.youtube.newsletter.dashboard.plist`

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

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<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

`com.youtube.newsletter.plist`

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?> <!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

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<!DOCTYPE plist PUBLIC "-//Apple//DTD PLIST 1.0//EN" "http://www.apple.com/DTDs/PropertyList-1.0.dtd">

`dashboard.py`

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st.markdown(""" <style>     @import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Cormorant+Garamond:ital,wght@0,400;0,600;0,700;1,400&family=JetBrains+Mono:wght@400;500&family=Sora:wght@300;400;500;600&display=swap');

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@import url('https://fonts.googleapis.com/css2?family=Cormorant+Garamond:ital,wght@0,400;0,600;0,700;1,400&family=JetBrains+Mono:wght@400;500&family=Sora:wght@300;400;500;600&display=swap');

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new_input = st.text_input(                 "Channel URL or handle",                 placeholder="https://youtube.com/@channelname or @channelname",

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"Channel URL or handle",                 placeholder="https://youtube.com/@channelname or @channelname",                 label_visibility="collapsed"

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placeholder="https://youtube.com/@channelname or @channelname",

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st.markdown(f"[Watch on YouTube](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={video_id})")

`get_transcripts.py`

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SUPADATA_TRANSCRIPT_URL = "https://api.supadata.ai/v1/transcript"

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youtube_url = f"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={video_id}"

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`get_videos.py`

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shorts_url = f"https://www.youtube.com/shorts/{video_id}"

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response = requests.head(shorts_url, allow_redirects=True, timeout=5)

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"description": item["snippet"]["description"],             "channel": channel_name,             "url": f"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={video_id}"

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"channel": channel_name,             "url": f"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={video_id}"         }

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"url": f"https://www.youtube.com/watch?v={video_id}"

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`launch_dashboard.command`

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#!/bin/bash
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`main.py`

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`run_newsletter.sh`

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#!/bin/bash
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`send_email.py`

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"title": "Test Article",             "channel": "Test Channel",             "url": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=test",

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"channel": "Test Channel",             "url": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=test",             "article": "# Test Headline\n\nThis is a test article with **bold** and *italic* text.\n\n## Section 1\n\nSome content here."

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"url": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=test",

`video_tracker.py`

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`write_articles.py`

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"title": "Test Video",         "channel": "Test Channel",         "url": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=test",

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"channel": "Test Channel",         "url": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=test",         "transcript": "Hello everyone, today we're going to talk about something really exciting. I've been working on this project for months and I can't wait to

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"url": "https://youtube.com/watch?v=test",

How the signals fit together

Facts from a static read of the files at the pinned commit. They describe what the code does, not why.

Some files could not be read; the facts below still hold.

Declared and executed: 2 facts

Contacts fonts.googleapis.com, which SKILL.md, the README and the plugin manifest do not mentiondashboard.py:37High confidence
Contacts api.supadata.ai, which SKILL.md, the README and the plugin manifest do not mentionget_transcripts.py:17High confidence

Signal confidence: 57 facts

Network access in code of documentationREADME.md:18Low confidence
Access to secrets in code of documentationREADME.md:25Low confidence
Access to secrets in code of documentationREADME.md:26Low confidence
Network access in prose of documentationREADME.md:44Low confidence
Network access in prose of documentationREADME.md:45Low confidence
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Network access in prose of documentationREADME.md:96Low confidence
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Network access in prose of documentationREADME.md:98Low confidence
Access to secrets in code of documentation: a variable, placeholder or call, not a stored valueREADME.md:116Low confidence
Access to secrets in code of the SKILL.mdSKILL.md:51High confidence
Network access in code of the SKILL.mdSKILL.md:61High confidence
Network access in code of the SKILL.mdSKILL.md:62High confidence
Network access in code of the SKILL.mdSKILL.md:63High confidence
Network access in code of the SKILL.mdSKILL.md:94High confidence
Network access in code of the SKILL.mdSKILL.md:95High confidence
Executable script in prose of a file that runsdashboard.py:1Low confidence
Network access in code of a file that runsdashboard.py:35High confidence
Network access in code of a file that runsdashboard.py:37High confidence
Network access in code of a file that runsdashboard.py:667High confidence
Network access in code of a file that runsdashboard.py:668High confidence
Network access in code of a file that runsdashboard.py:669High confidence
Network access in code of a file that runsdashboard.py:832High confidence
Executable script in prose of a file that runsget_transcripts.py:1Low confidence
Access to secrets in a comment of a file that runsget_transcripts.py:12Low confidence
Access to secrets in code of a file that runs: a variable, placeholder or call, not a stored valueget_transcripts.py:14Low confidence
Network access in code of a file that runsget_transcripts.py:17High confidence
Access to secrets in code of a file that runsget_transcripts.py:32High confidence
Access to secrets in code of a file that runs: a variable, placeholder or call, not a stored valueget_transcripts.py:33Low confidence
Network access in code of a file that runsget_transcripts.py:38High confidence
Network access in code of a file that runsget_transcripts.py:42High confidence
Access to secrets in code of a file that runsget_transcripts.py:49High confidence
Access to secrets in code of a file that runs: a variable, placeholder or call, not a stored valueget_transcripts.py:132Low confidence
Executable script in prose of a file that runsget_videos.py:1Low confidence
Access to secrets in a comment of a file that runs: a variable, placeholder or call, not a stored valueget_videos.py:12Low confidence
Access to secrets in code of a file that runs: a variable, placeholder or call, not a stored valueget_videos.py:14Low confidence
Network access in code of a file that runsget_videos.py:64High confidence
Network access in code of a file that runsget_videos.py:68High confidence
Network access in code of a file that runsget_videos.py:104High confidence
Network access in code of a file that runsget_videos.py:105High confidence
Network access in code of a file that runsget_videos.py:106High confidence
Access to secrets in code of a file that runs: a variable, placeholder or call, not a stored valueget_videos.py:117Low confidence
Executable script in code of a file that runslaunch_dashboard.command:1High confidence
Executable script in prose of a file that runsmain.py:1Low confidence
Executable script in code of a file that runsrun_newsletter.sh:1High confidence
Executable script in prose of a file that runssend_email.py:1Low confidence
Network access in code of a file that runssend_email.py:396High confidence
Network access in code of a file that runssend_email.py:397High confidence
Network access in code of a file that runssend_email.py:398High confidence

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Works with

Agent compatibility, from the files in this repository
Agent	Status	Evidence	Install to
Claude Code	Compatible	Standard SKILL.md SKILL.md	`.claude/skills/<skill-name>/`
Codex	Compatible	Standard SKILL.md SKILL.md	`.agents/skills/<skill-name>/`
Cursor	Compatible	Standard SKILL.md SKILL.md	`.cursor/skills/<skill-name>/`
Gemini CLI	Compatible	Standard SKILL.md SKILL.md	`.gemini/skills/<skill-name>/`
GitHub Copilot	Compatible	Standard SKILL.md SKILL.md	`.github/skills/<skill-name>/`
OpenCode	Compatible	Standard SKILL.md SKILL.md	`.opencode/skills/<skill-name>/`

Native The repository ships a manifest, folder or frontmatter field for this agent.
Compatible A standard SKILL.md that this agent can read.
Unknown No evidence either way.

Derived automatically from paths, manifests and frontmatter. Not tested on each agent.

zarazhangrui/youtube-to-ebook

History

SKILL.md

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Individual skills in this repository

How it works

youtube-to-ebook

Frontmatter

SKILL.md

Reference documents

The playbook

Scripts executed separately

Files

Skills included

Repository facts

Before you install

.env.example

.github/workflows/newsletter.yml

.gitignore

README.md

SKILL.md

com.youtube.newsletter.dashboard.plist

com.youtube.newsletter.plist

dashboard.py

get_transcripts.py

get_videos.py

launch_dashboard.command

main.py

run_newsletter.sh

send_email.py

video_tracker.py

write_articles.py

How the signals fit together

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`SKILL.md`

`.env.example`

`.github/workflows/newsletter.yml`

`.gitignore`

`README.md`

`SKILL.md`

`com.youtube.newsletter.dashboard.plist`

`com.youtube.newsletter.plist`

`dashboard.py`

`get_transcripts.py`

`get_videos.py`

`launch_dashboard.command`

`main.py`

`run_newsletter.sh`

`send_email.py`

`video_tracker.py`

`write_articles.py`