watch-video
SKILL.md
Watch Video
Analyze a public video URL and produce a vivid, detailed report of what was seen on screen AND said aloud — precise enough for an engineer, PM, or designer to act on without watching it.
Workflow
Step 1: Determine video platform
| Platform | Strategy |
|---|---|
| Loom | Extract metadata + thumbnail from page; use Gemini on thumbnail + description |
| YouTube | Use yt-dlp to download audio → Whisper transcription; or Gemini with thumbnail |
| Other | Try yt-dlp first; fall back to page scrape + thumbnail |
Step 2: Extract what you can without downloading
Always try to get free data first (no disk needed):