YouTube Fetcher

Capture accessible YouTube captions without an API key. The bundled Python script exports archival Markdown, plain text, JSON, SRT, or WebVTT. Optional yt-dlp adds creator descriptions, chapters, upload dates, and duration.

Choose the result the user asked for

• Bare link, archive, or save: create a Markdown note. Use the user's named directory or exact file when supplied, then report the absolute saved path.
• Summary, question, or analysis: retrieve captions with --stdout --timestamps, read the result, and answer the request with timestamp links where useful. Saving an extra note is optional unless requested.
• Transcript or subtitle export: choose the requested format. --format txt means plain text; text is the legacy name for Markdown.
• Several explicit links: run once per video and report each outcome. A watch URL containing a playlist still means one video; do not expand a playlist.