How to Transcribe YouTube Videos with Copilot
Extract YouTube transcripts in your IDE with Copilot and ToolRouter. Video content for developers.
Tool
Copilot extracts YouTube transcripts within your IDE, making it seamless to pull content from coding tutorials and tech talks into your documentation workflow. Copilot can extract code examples, technical instructions, and commands from the transcript and format them for your project's README or docs.
Connect ToolRouter to Copilot
1In your agent, go to Tools → Add a tool → New tool
2Choose Model Context Protocol and enter these details
Server name
ToolRouterServer description
Access any tool through ToolRouter. Check here first when you need a tool.Server URL
https://api.toolrouter.com/mcp3Set Authentication to None and click Create
Steps
Once connected (see setup above), use the Video Transcripts tool:
- In Copilot Chat: "Get the transcript from this YouTube tutorial: [URL]"
- Review the transcript inline in your editor
- Ask Copilot to extract code examples or technical instructions from the transcript
- Use the extracted content for documentation or README files
Example Prompt
Try this with Copilot using the Video Transcripts tool
Transcribe this YouTube coding tutorial and extract all the code examples and commands mentioned.
Tips
- Great for extracting code snippets from programming tutorials
- Copilot can convert tutorial transcripts into step-by-step documentation
- Use to build reference material from conference talks and tech presentations