{"slug":"yt-transcript-pipeline","title":"YouTube Transcript Vault — Automated Daily Pipeline","tags":["youtube","transcript","automation","vault","cron"],"agent_summary":"Automated daily pipeline that transcribes 59 YouTube channels, stores results in D:/Ecosystem/youtube-transcripts/, mirrors to VPS3, and posts to Discord. Schedule: VPS3 cron 07:00 UTC + GitHub Actions backup at 12:00 UTC.","trigger_phrases":["youtube transcript vault","yt pipeline","yt daily pipeline","bulk channel transcripts","youtube transcript automation","channel transcript cron","transcript vault"],"runnable":true,"markdown":"\n# YouTube Transcript Vault — Automated Daily Pipeline\n\nAutomated system that transcribes 59 monitored YouTube channels daily, stores results locally, mirrors to VPS3, and posts new transcripts to Discord.\n\n## Infrastructure\n\n| Component | Location |\n|-----------|----------|\n| Pipeline script | `D:\\Ecosystem\\ops\\scripts\\yt-daily-pipeline.py` |\n| VPS3 mirror | `/root/scripts/yt-daily-pipeline.py` |\n| GitHub Actions backup | `github.com/mmerlino23/yt-living-pipeline` |\n| Transcript vault | `D:\\Ecosystem\\youtube-transcripts\\` |\n| Channel registry | `D:\\Ecosystem\\youtube-transcripts\\_channels.json` |\n\n## Schedule\n\n| Run | Schedule | Host |\n|-----|----------|------|\n| Primary | 07:00 UTC daily | VPS3 cron |\n| Backup | 12:00 UTC daily | GitHub Actions |\n| Local mirror | 22:00 local | Windows Task Scheduler `YTVaultSync` |\n\n## Required Env Vars\n\nLoad from `D:\\Ecosystem\\secrets\\MASTER_API_KEYS.env`:\n\n- `YOUTUBE_API_KEY` — YouTube Data API v3\n- `DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN_OLIVER` — Discord posting\n- `DISCORD_CHANNEL_YT_TRANSCRIPTS` — `1484579049933115447`\n- `VAULT_PATH` — `D:\\Ecosystem\\youtube-transcripts` (Windows) or `/root/yt-transcripts` (VPS3)\n\n## Manual Invocation\n\n```bash\n# Dry run — no writes, no Discord post\npython D:\\Ecosystem\\ops\\scripts\\yt-daily-pipeline.py --dry-run\n\n# Single channel\npython D:\\Ecosystem\\ops\\scripts\\yt-daily-pipeline.py --channel indydevdan\n\n# Full run (requires env vars)\npython D:\\Ecosystem\\ops\\scripts\\yt-daily-pipeline.py\n```\n\n## Channel Registry\n\n59 channels tracked in `_channels.json`. Each entry has: YouTube handle, `youtube_channel_id` (resolved via YouTube Data API on first run), and SOP site mapping.\n\n| Channel Slug | Repo | Site |\n|---|---|---|\n| indydevdan | mmerlino23/tac-sop | https://tac-sop.vercel.app |\n| corbin | mmerlino23/anthropic-academy-sops | VitePress |\n| creatify | mmerlino23/creatify-ai-docs | VitePress |\n\n## Tool: yt\n\nLocal transcript tool at `D:\\ClaudeDev\\00_GITHUB\\Tools\\youtube-social\\yt`.\n\n```bash\n# Single video\nyt \n\n# Whole channel\nyt --channel \n```\n\nRegistry: `D:\\Ecosystem\\youtube-transcripts\\_REGISTRY.json`\n\n## Transcript Storage Format\n\n```\nD:\\Ecosystem\\youtube-transcripts\\\n _REGISTRY.json\n _channels.json\n \\\n _.txt\n _.txt\n```\n\n## Use in Video Production\n\nTranscripts from this vault feed:\n\n- Script research — pull transcripts from reference channels before writing\n- Hook analysis — study first 30 seconds of top-performing videos\n- Keyword extraction — find natural language patterns for YouTube SEO\n\n## Related Topics\n\n- [[ytdlp-agent]] — on-demand YouTube download and transcript CLI\n- [[youtube-fetch]] — lightweight YouTube metadata sub-skill\n- [[social-transcript-extractor]] — transcripts from non-YouTube platforms\n- [[long-form-video-seo-2026]] — how to use transcripts for SEO\n\n#video-sop #youtube #transcript #automation #vault #cron\n","html":"

YouTube Transcript Vault — Automated Daily Pipeline

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Automated system that transcribes 59 monitored YouTube channels daily, stores results locally, mirrors to VPS3, and posts new transcripts to Discord.

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Infrastructure

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| Component | Location |\n|-----------|----------|\n| Pipeline script | D:\\Ecosystem\\ops\\scripts\\yt-daily-pipeline.py |\n| VPS3 mirror | /root/scripts/yt-daily-pipeline.py |\n| GitHub Actions backup | github.com/mmerlino23/yt-living-pipeline |\n| Transcript vault | D:\\Ecosystem\\youtube-transcripts\\ |\n| Channel registry | D:\\Ecosystem\\youtube-transcripts\\_channels.json |

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Schedule

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| Run | Schedule | Host |\n|-----|----------|------|\n| Primary | 07:00 UTC daily | VPS3 cron |\n| Backup | 12:00 UTC daily | GitHub Actions |\n| Local mirror | 22:00 local | Windows Task Scheduler YTVaultSync |

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Required Env Vars

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Load from D:\\Ecosystem\\secrets\\MASTER_API_KEYS.env:

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  • YOUTUBE_API_KEY — YouTube Data API v3
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  • DISCORD_BOT_TOKEN_OLIVER — Discord posting
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  • DISCORD_CHANNEL_YT_TRANSCRIPTS — 1484579049933115447
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  • VAULT_PATH — D:\\Ecosystem\\youtube-transcripts (Windows) or /root/yt-transcripts (VPS3)
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Manual Invocation

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# Dry run — no writes, no Discord post\npython D:\\Ecosystem\\ops\\scripts\\yt-daily-pipeline.py --dry-run\n\n# Single channel\npython D:\\Ecosystem\\ops\\scripts\\yt-daily-pipeline.py --channel indydevdan\n\n# Full run (requires env vars)\npython D:\\Ecosystem\\ops\\scripts\\yt-daily-pipeline.py\n
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Channel Registry

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59 channels tracked in _channels.json. Each entry has: YouTube handle, youtube_channel_id (resolved via YouTube Data API on first run), and SOP site mapping.

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| Channel Slug | Repo | Site |\n|---|---|---|\n| indydevdan | mmerlino23/tac-sop | https://tac-sop.vercel.app |\n| corbin | mmerlino23/anthropic-academy-sops | VitePress |\n| creatify | mmerlino23/creatify-ai-docs | VitePress |

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Tool: yt

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Local transcript tool at D:\\ClaudeDev\\00_GITHUB\\Tools\\youtube-social\\yt.

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# Single video\nyt <video-url>\n\n# Whole channel\nyt --channel <handle>\n
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Registry: D:\\Ecosystem\\youtube-transcripts\\_REGISTRY.json

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Transcript Storage Format

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D:\\Ecosystem\\youtube-transcripts\\\n  _REGISTRY.json\n  _channels.json\n  <channel-handle>\\\n    <video-id>_<date>.txt\n    <video-id>_<date>.txt\n
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Use in Video Production

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Transcripts from this vault feed:

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  • Script research — pull transcripts from reference channels before writing
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  • Hook analysis — study first 30 seconds of top-performing videos
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  • Keyword extraction — find natural language patterns for YouTube SEO
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Related Topics

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  • [[ytdlp-agent]] — on-demand YouTube download and transcript CLI
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  • [[youtube-fetch]] — lightweight YouTube metadata sub-skill
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  • [[social-transcript-extractor]] — transcripts from non-YouTube platforms
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  • [[long-form-video-seo-2026]] — how to use transcripts for SEO
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#video-sop #youtube #transcript #automation #vault #cron

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