yt-chapters
Write YouTube chapters from a transcript, validated against YouTube's own rules so they actually render. Use for "add chapters", "timestamps", "break this video into sections".
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- 441
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- #3805
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Install
Works with every agent the skills CLI supports.
npx skills add https://github.com/jakeschincariol/youtube-agent-skill --skill yt-chapters- 01
Install
Run the command in your project. The CLI asks which agents to install for.
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Describe the task
Ask your agent for something this skill covers. It loads yt-chapters automatically when relevant.
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Review the result
The agent follows the SKILL.md steps, scripts and references bundled with the skill.
SKILL.md
The instructions your agent reads when the skill is triggered.
yt-chapters
python3 chapters.py transcript.srt --target 8
The rules, which are not optional
A chapter list that breaks any of these silently does not become chapters at all - the block just sits in the description doing nothing:
- The first entry must be 00:00.
- There must be at least three.
- Each must be at least 10 seconds long.
The tool checks all three and tells you when a list is invalid rather than letting you paste it.
Retitle every line
chapters.py finds the BOUNDARIES well - it scores the pauses you actually took by how much the
vocabulary shifts across them. The titles it emits are the topic words, and they are a draft. A
chapter called "Thumbnails Titles Packaging" is a placeholder. Rewrite each one as the promise of
that section, in the user's voice, three to five words.
Chapters are also a retention diagnostic: if a section cannot be named in five words, it is two sections or it is filler.
The gate
Nothing here publishes. This skill writes and you publish. Every output ends in a block the user copies, and the last line of every run is the question: ship it, or change it?
FAQ
What does the yt-chapters skill do?
Write YouTube chapters from a transcript, validated against YouTube's own rules so they actually render. Use for "add chapters", "timestamps", "break this video into sections".
How do I install yt-chapters?
Run npx skills add https://github.com/jakeschincariol/youtube-agent-skill --skill yt-chapters in your project. The skills CLI detects the agents you use and copies the skill into the right folder. For Claude Code you can also place the skill folder at ~/.claude/skills/yt-chapters/ (personal) or .claude/skills/yt-chapters/ (project).
Which AI agents can use yt-chapters?
Any agent that supports the open Agent Skills format (a folder with a SKILL.md file), including Claude Code, Codex, Cursor, GitHub Copilot, Gemini CLI, Windsurf, Cline, OpenCode and more.
Is yt-chapters safe to install?
No partner security audit is available yet. Skills can run commands and scripts, so read the SKILL.md and any bundled files before installing.
Who maintains yt-chapters?
It is published by jakeschincariol in jakeschincariol/youtube-agent-skill. It has 441 recorded installs.
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