Skill

youtube-instant-article

From sundial-org-awesome-openclaw-skills-4

Transforms YouTube videos into Telegraph Instant View articles with visual slides and timestamped summaries. Activates automatically on YouTube URLs for summarization or explanation requests.

Bash

OpenAI

automation

ai-ml

Install

npx claudepluginhub joshuarweaver/cascade-ai-ml-agents-misc-2 --plugin sundial-org-awesome-openclaw-skills-4

Tool Access

This skill is limited to using the following tools:

Bash(summarize:*)Bash(curl:*)Bash(jq:*)

Preview

Transform YouTube videos into Telegraph Instant View articles with visual slides and timestamped summaries.

Supporting Assets

README.mdinstant-article.shscripts/generate.shscripts/setup.sh

SKILL.md

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YouTube Instant Article

Transform YouTube videos into Telegraph Instant View articles with visual slides and timestamped summaries.

When to Use

ALWAYS use this skill when:

User shares a YouTube URL (any youtube.com or youtu.be link)
"Summarize this video"
"What's this video about?"
"Turn this into an article"
"Give me the gist of this video"

Only use generic summarize for:

Non-YouTube URLs (articles, websites, PDFs)
Explicit "just give me the transcript" requests

Quick Start

source /Users/viticci/clawd/.env && {baseDir}/scripts/generate.sh "$ARGUMENTS"

Options

Flag	Default	Description
`--slides-max N`	6	Maximum slides to extract
`--debug`	off	Keep temp files for debugging

Environment Variables

Required environment variables are loaded from /Users/viticci/clawd/.env:

TELEGRAPH_TOKEN - Telegraph API access token
OPENAI_API_KEY - For GPT-5.2 summarization

Output

Telegraph Instant View article with:

📺 Video link at top
🖼️ Slides interleaved with timestamped sections
⏱️ Key moments with timestamps
💬 Notable quotes as blockquotes
✨ Proper title from YouTube

Architecture

YouTube URL
    │
    ├─► summarize --extract (get video title)
    │
    ├─► summarize --slides (extract key frames)
    │
    ├─► summarize --timestamps (GPT-5.2 summary)
    │
    ├─► catbox.moe (upload images)
    │
    └─► Telegraph API (create article)

Key Features

Image Hosting: catbox.moe

No API key required
No expiration
Reliable CDN
Direct URL embedding

LLM: OpenAI GPT-5.2

Fast (~4-5 seconds)
High quality summaries
Automatic timestamp extraction

Layout: Interleaved Images

Images distributed across timestamp sections
Not grouped at top
Each major section gets a relevant slide

⚠️ Important Notes

Instant View Timing

Telegram needs 1-2 minutes to generate Instant View for new pages. If the ⚡ button doesn't appear immediately, wait and try again.

Script Requirements

Uses zsh (not bash) for associative array support
Requires: summarize, jq, curl
Optional: ffmpeg (for local video processing)

Always Use the Script

NEVER manually create Telegraph content. Always use generate.sh:

Ensures proper h4 headers (required for Instant View)
Distributes images correctly
Extracts video title automatically

Dependencies

summarize v0.10.0+ (brew install steipete/tap/summarize)
jq (brew install jq)
curl (pre-installed on macOS)
OpenAI API key with GPT-5.2 access

Processing Time

Video Length	Approx. Time
< 15 min	20-30s
15-30 min	30-45s
30+ min	45-60s+

Troubleshooting

"Failed to get summary"

Check OPENAI_API_KEY is set
Verify API key has GPT-5.2 access
Try with --debug flag

No Instant View button

Wait 1-2 minutes for Telegram to process
Verify article has content (not empty)
Check images loaded (visit Telegraph URL directly)

Images not showing

catbox.moe might be temporarily down
Check upload succeeded in debug output
Verify URLs are HTTPS