---
title: ToolRouter — Agent Use Case Guide
description: Step-by-step guide for completing a task with a specific AI agent using ToolRouter.
url: https://toolrouter.com/tools/video-transcripts/use-cases/transcribe-youtube-videos/claude
---
# How to Transcribe YouTube Videos with Claude

Claude turns YouTube transcript extraction into a multi-step content workflow in your terminal. Pull the transcript, clean up the text, extract key insights, and repurpose the content into other formats -- all through continuous conversation. Claude's ability to chain operations makes it natural to go from raw transcript to finished blog post in one session.

## Setup

claude mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp

## Steps

1. Connect ToolRouter: claude mcp add toolrouter -- npx -y toolrouter-mcp
2. Ask Claude: "Get the transcript from this YouTube video" and paste the video URL
3. Claude runs get_youtube_transcript and returns the full text with timestamps
4. Ask Claude to clean up the transcript, remove filler words, and format as paragraphs
5. Use the transcript for blog posts, summaries, or further analysis

## Example Prompt

```
Transcribe this YouTube video: [URL]. Clean up the text and give me a summary of the key points.
```

## Tips

- Ask Claude to extract key quotes and insights from the transcript
- Claude can format the transcript as an article outline for repurposing
- Batch-transcribe multiple videos in one conversation for research projects
