---
name: video-analyzer-skill
description: >
  Download, transcribe, and analyze videos from YouTube, X/Twitter, and TikTok
  with local Whisper processing. Perfect for extracting TL;DRs, timestamps, and
  actionable insights. Use when asked to transcribe a video, summarize a YouTube
  video, extract key points from a podcast or talk, analyze what someone said in
  a video, get timestamps from a long video, or when the user shares any YouTube,
  X/Twitter, or TikTok video URL and wants to know what's in it.
homepage: https://github.com/minilozio/video-analyzer-skill
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    originalSource: "https://clawskills.sh/skills/minilozio-video-analyzer-skill"
    convertedAt: "2026-10-31T22:14:53.875Z"
    license: "Unknown"
---

# Video Analyzer 🎥

A tool to download, transcribe, and analyze videos from any platform using a smart two-tier system (yt-dlp for fast subtitles, local whisper-cpp for robust fallback).

## How to Use

When the user asks you to summarize, transcribe, or download a video/audio from a URL, use the bundled python script:

```bash
uv run {baseDir}/scripts/analyze_video.py --action <ACTION> --url "<URL>" [--quality <normal|max>] [--lang <en|it|etc>]
```

### Supported Actions:
- `transcript`: Extracts the text with timestamps. **Use this when the user asks for a summary or transcript.**
- `download-video`: Downloads the video as MP4 to the Desktop.
- `download-audio`: Downloads the audio as M4A/MP3 to the Desktop.

### Analyzing a Video (IMPORTANT)

If the user asks for a **summary, analysis, or key moments**:
1. Run the script with `--action transcript`.
2. The script will output the path to a `.txt` file containing the timestamped transcript.
3. Read that file.
4. Output your response **EXACTLY** in this Markdown format:

```markdown
## 📝 TL;DR
[A punchy 3-sentence summary of the video's core message]

## ⏱️ Key Moments
- [MM:SS] [Brief description of what is discussed]
- [MM:SS] [Brief description of what is discussed]
- [MM:SS] [Brief description of what is discussed]
*(Extract 3 to 7 key moments depending on video length)*

## 💡 Actionable Insights
1. [Practical takeaway 1]
2. [Practical takeaway 2]
3. [Practical takeaway 3]

---
```

### Local Whisper Quality
If the script needs to fall back to Whisper (e.g., for X/Twitter videos), it uses `normal` by default:
- `normal`: Fast (~1 min for 30 min video) — **Default**
- `max`: Best quality (~5 min for 30 min video) — use `--quality max` when accuracy is critical

### Multilingual Support
All Whisper models are **multilingual by default**. The skill can transcribe videos in any language (Italian, Spanish, Japanese, etc.).

**IMPORTANT:** Always respond to the user in THEIR language, not the video's language. If the user speaks Italian but sends an English video, give them the summary in Italian. 

### Finding specific moments
The transcript includes **precise timestamps** like `[05:53] text...`. If the user asks "When do they talk about X?", grep the transcript and return the exact timestamp from the file.