Turn any YouTube video into a polished research report.
Video Lens
Fetch YouTube transcripts and metadata to generate comprehensive, structured HTML reports with executive summaries, key points, and interactive timestamps.
Skill impact
A focused workflow with measurable value.
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107
Forks
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Updated
Aug 24, 2026
About Video Lens
video-lens is a coding agent skill that fetches a YouTube transcript and generates a structured HTML report — executive summary, takeaway, key points with analysis, timestamped topic outline, and an embedded in-page player.
What Video Lens Can Help You Do
Processes YouTube URLs or video IDs to extract transcripts, fetch metadata, generate structured analytical summaries, and output interactive HTML research reports.
Common use cases
Synthesizing long-form educational or conference talks into research notes
Extracting key insights and frameworks from podcast interviews
Analyzing instructional video tutorials and software walkthroughs
Archiving and organizing video summaries in a searchable report gallery
Reviewing non-English video content with native language transcription
Quick start
Install command
npx skills add kar2phi/video-lens@video-lensTags
Topics and capabilities