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Shorts Channels
YouTube Scraper
Scrape videos, fetch thumbnails, and read transcripts.
TOOL
scrape_youtube
Scrape video data from a YouTube channel or single video. Returns metadata, transcripts, and top comments (sorted by likes). Async — submits a job, polls until complete, returns final results.
Example prompt
"Scrape the last 10 videos from @MrBeast and include transcripts and comments"
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | required | YouTube channel URL or video URL |
| video_type | string | both | Type of videos: shorts, videos, or both |
| sort | string | recent | Sort order: recent or popular |
| max_videos | integer | 20 | Maximum videos to scrape (1-100) |
| include_transcripts | boolean | false | Include full video transcripts |
| include_comments | boolean | false | Include top comments for each video (sorted by likes) |
| max_comments | integer | 100 | Max top comments to return per video when include_comments is true (1-100, default 100). Lower it only if the caller explicitly wants a smaller slice. |
TOOL
get_video_thumbnail
Fetch a YouTube video's thumbnail as an inline image so Claude can actually SEE it — read the text on the thumbnail, describe the visual, judge the style. Tries maxresdefault first, falls back to hqdefault when the higher-res asset doesn't exist.
Example prompt
"Look at this video's thumbnail and describe what makes it click-worthy: https://youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| url | string | null | YouTube video URL (watch, shorts, or youtu.be) or a raw 11-char video ID. Either url or video_id is required. |
| video_id | string | null | Alias for url — accepts a raw 11-char video ID or any video URL. |
TOOL
read_transcript
Fetch full transcript text for YouTube videos. Pass one or more transcript_url values from scrape_youtube results (comma-separated for batch). All URLs are fetched in parallel. Returns complete transcripts with no truncation.
Example prompt
"Read the transcript for the first video from the scrape results"
| Parameter | Type | Default | Description |
|---|---|---|---|
| transcript_url | string | required | One or more transcript_url values from scrape_youtube results. Pass a single URL or multiple comma-separated URLs to fetch all in parallel. |