YouTube video → blog post
"Write a post about this video" gets you a generic article on the topic. A post built from the transcript keeps the speaker's actual arguments, examples and best lines, which is what makes it worth reading.
What you get
- An outline that follows the video's structure
- A draft with the speaker's examples and direct quotes
- A title, meta description and suggested headings
With an AI assistant
Connect the MCP server to Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor, then paste:
Read the transcript of <video URL>. Write a 1,200-word blog post that follows the video's argument in order. Keep the speaker's own examples and quote their three best lines verbatim. Do not add facts that are not in the transcript. Give me a title, a 155-character meta description and H2 headings.
With the API
Set GYT_API_KEY to a key from the developers page. Each transcript or list page costs one credit; checking a channel's latest uploads is free.
1. Get the transcript
curl -s -H "Authorization: Bearer $GYT_API_KEY" \ "https://getyoutubetranscript.com/api/v1/transcript?v=VIDEO_ID"
Limits to know
- Ask the creator before republishing their content; quoting with a link back is the safer default.
Tools for this workflow
Questions
Will the post be original?
The structure and wording are new, but the ideas are the speaker's. Credit and link the video, especially if it is not yours.
More workflows
EducationYouTube playlist → study notesA 20-lecture course is ten hours of video and about an hour of reading. Get the reading.EducationLectures → flashcards & quizzesTesting yourself beats rewatching. Build the questions from the transcript.MarketingCompetitor channels → weekly briefKnow what three competitors published this week without watching any of it.DevelopersPlaylist → RAG corpusIndex what a channel said, chunked on caption timings, with links that open at the right second.ContentOne video → a week of postsThe best hooks are lines someone already said out loud.AutomationNew uploads → summarized alertsA free check for new videos, a credit only when there is something new.