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youtube-to-obsidian

Summarize recent YouTube videos from a channel into weekly Obsidian markdown files.

Updated Feb 8, 2026
Search Tags:#automation#summarization#knowledge management#youtube#obsidian#video analysis
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/rollrat/.skills --skill youtube-to-obsidian
Or copy as Structured Prompt for Agent▼
Please help me install this Agent Skill.
Skill: youtube-to-obsidian
Source: https://github.com/rollrat/.skills/tree/main/youtube-to-obsidian
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/rollrat/.skills --skill youtube-to-obsidian

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill requires yt-dlp, and includes scripts (resource) and references (resource) and assets (resource) components.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill automates the process of summarizing YouTube videos based on their subtitles and organizing these summaries within an Obsidian vault, making video content easily digestible and searchable.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Automated Summarization: Extracts subtitles, summarizes videos in Korean using parallel agents, and groups them by week.
  • Obsidian Integration: Saves summaries into a specified Obsidian vault folder, organized by channel and week.
  • Customizable Options: Allows specifying the number of videos, subtitle language, summarization model, and output folder.
  • Use Case: A researcher wants to keep up with the latest content from several educational YouTube channels. This Skill can automatically fetch, summarize, and store the key information from recent videos, creating weekly digests within their Obsidian notes.

Quick Start

Use the youtube-to-obsidian skill to summarize the 10 most recent videos from the channel @syukaworld.

Frequently Asked Questions about youtube-to-obsidian

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I automatically summarize YouTube videos and save them to Obsidian?▼

To summarize YouTube videos into Obsidian, this Skill fetches videos from a specified channel, extracts subtitle data, processes summaries in parallel, and saves the output as weekly markdown files directly into your vault.

Do I need to install yt-dlp to extract YouTube subtitles for summarization?▼

Yes, yt-dlp is required to extract YouTube subtitles. The Skill depends on yt-dlp to handle video metadata collection and subtitle retrieval before passing the text data to the AI for parallel summarization.

Can I customize the subtitle language and summarization model for YouTube video analysis?▼

Yes, you can customize the subtitle language, summarization model, output folder, and the number of recent videos to process. This allows flexible YouTube video analysis tailored to your knowledge management needs.

How are the generated YouTube video summaries organized within an Obsidian vault?▼

YouTube video summaries are organized within an Obsidian vault by channel and week. The Skill automatically groups the processed markdown files into weekly digests and generates a summary document for retrieval.

What happens if there are encoding issues when extracting YouTube subtitles on Windows?▼

The Skill explicitly handles potential encoding issues on Windows during subtitle extraction. It ensures that text data is correctly parsed and formatted before saving the summaries into your Obsidian markdown files.

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