How to Create Blog Posts from Videos with Claude

Turn videos into blog posts using Claude and ToolRouter. Repurpose video content for SEO.

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Video Transcripts

Claude handles the full video-to-blog transformation as a multi-step conversation in your terminal. Extract the transcript, restructure it into article format, add SEO elements, and generate social excerpts -- all through continuous dialogue. Claude's contextual memory means the blog post evolves naturally from the raw transcript through each refinement step.

Connect ToolRouter to Claude

1Go to Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector
2Enter the details below and click Add
Name
ToolRouter
URL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp
3Done — works on Claude chat, desktop, and mobile

Steps

Once connected (see setup above), use the Video Transcripts tool:

  1. Ask Claude: "Transcribe this YouTube video: [URL] and turn it into a blog post"
  2. Claude extracts the transcript and restructures it into article format
  3. Review the blog post and ask for adjustments to tone, length, or structure
  4. Ask Claude to add SEO elements -- meta description, headers, and internal link suggestions

Example Prompt

Try this with Claude using the Video Transcripts tool
Turn this YouTube interview into a blog post. Add an intro, section headers, and a conclusion. Optimize for SEO.

Tips

  • Ask Claude to identify the best keyword targets from the transcript content
  • Request multiple content formats -- blog post, Twitter thread, and LinkedIn article
  • Claude can create a whole content suite from a single video transcript