JakeschincariolInstall Yt Chapters
Pick your agent. Every command is ready to paste.
npx skills add Jakeschincariol/youtube-agent-skill --skill yt-chaptersThe open skills CLI detects your agents (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 70+ more) and installs to the right folder. Add -g to install globally.
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Install it
Run the command above, or upload the folder in Claude.
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Ask naturally
Describe the task. Your agent loads yt-chapters when the request matches its description.
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Name it if needed
If it does not trigger, say “use the yt-chapters skill”. In Codex, type $yt-chapters.
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?
Tips for Yt Chapters
- • Start a fresh session after installing so your agent picks up the new skill.
- • This skill ships scripts. Read them before the first run, and run it in a project without secrets first.
- • It is part of a pack with 11 skills. Install only the ones you need with --skill to keep triggers precise.
- • If two skills overlap, mention the one you want by name.
Questions about Yt Chapters
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 Jakeschincariol/youtube-agent-skill --skill yt-chapters" in your project. The skills CLI installs it for Claude Code, Cursor, Codex and 70+ other agents. In Claude on the web, upload the skill folder as a ZIP under Customize > Skills.
Does Yt Chapters work in Cursor and Codex?
Yes. Yt Chapters uses the open SKILL.md format, so it works in Claude Code, Claude, Cursor, OpenAI Codex, Gemini CLI, GitHub Copilot and other agents that support agent skills.
Is Yt Chapters free?
Yt Chapters is open source on GitHub under the MIT license. It is free to install; check the license before commercial use.
Who made Yt Chapters?
Yt Chapters is published by Jakeschincariol in the Jakeschincariol/youtube-agent-skill repository, together with 10 other skills.
