Video Quote Finder
Find quote timestamps in YouTube videos using the summarize CLI transcript extraction with timestamps.
Quick start
bash
python3 skills/video-quote-finder/scripts/find_quote_timestamp.py \ "https://youtu.be/YFjfBk8HI5o" \ "I think vibe coding is a slur"
Workflow
- •Extract transcript with timestamps via
summarize --extract --timestamps. - •Score transcript lines against the requested quote.
- •Return best match + top alternatives.
- •Include direct YouTube links with
t=<seconds>.
Output format
- •
best_matchtimestamp + line + score - •
best_linkwith timestamp - •up to 5 candidate timestamps with links
Notes
- •Requires
summarizeCLI (@steipete/summarize) in PATH. - •Works best when YouTube captions are available.
- •If no exact match is found, uses fuzzy matching and suggests alternatives.