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youtube-instant-article
Transform YouTube videos into Telegraph Instant View articles with visual slides and timestamped summaries. Use this skill whenever a user shares a YouTube URL (youtube.com or youtu.be) and asks to summarize, explain, or process the video. This is the DEFAULT skill for all YouTube video requests - do NOT use the generic summarize tool for YouTube.
Why this skill is useful
Adds a specific script for transforming YouTube videos into Telegraph articles with timestamped summaries and visual slides, which the AI wouldn't generate on its own.
What it needs
Requires curl, jq, summarize installed locally. Requires openai account access. About 2k tokens when loaded. Last updated 2026-03-07. 639 stars on the source repository.
What this skill does
YouTube Instant Article Transform YouTube videos into Telegraph Instant View articles with visual slides and timestamped summaries. When to Use ALWAYS use this skill when: User shares a YouTube URL (any youtube.com or youtu.be link) "Summarize this video" "What's this video about?" "Turn this into an article" "Give me the gist of this video" Only use generic summarize for: Non-YouTube URLs (articles, websites, PDFs) Explicit "just give me the transcript" requests Quick Start Options Flag Default Description ------ --------- ------------- --slides-max N 6 Maximum slides to extract --debug off Keep temp files for debugging Environment Variables Required environment variables are loaded from /Users/viticci/clawd/.env: TELEGRAPHTOKEN - Telegraph API access token OPENAIAPIKEY - For GPT-5.2 summarization Output Telegraph Instant View article with: 📺 Video link at top 🖼️ Slides interleaved with timestamped sections ⏱️ Key moments with timestamps 💬 Notable quotes as blockquotes ✨ Proper title from YouTube Architecture Key Features Image Hosting: catbox.moe No API key required No expiration Reliable CDN Direct URL embedding LLM: OpenAI GPT-5.2 Fast (~4-5 seconds) High quality summaries Automatic timestamp extraction Layout: Interleaved Images Images distributed across timestamp sections Not grouped at top Each major section gets a relevant slide ⚠️ Important Notes Instant View Timing Telegram needs 1-2 minutes to generate Instant View for new pages. If the ⚡ button doesn't appear immediately, wait and try again. Script Requirements Uses zsh (not bash) for associative array support Requires: summarize, jq, curl Optional: ffmpeg (for local video processing) Always Use the Script NEVER manually create Telegraph content. …
How to use it
Reference it in AdaL, Claude Code, Cursor or any coding agent — nothing to install:
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