Build, troubleshoot, and extend n8n workflows that ingest full YouTube transcripts and convert long-form course content into structured notes, key points, action items, and reusable workflow patterns. Use when tasks involve (1) extracting transcript text from a YouTube video, (2) chunking and summarizing long transcripts, (3) analyzing n8n/automation course content, or (4) producing implementation-ready workflow plans from tutorial videos.
Use this skill to turn a YouTube course into an end-to-end n8n knowledge pipeline: fetch transcript, normalize text, split into chunks, summarize key points, and output actionable implementation plans.
Read resources in this order:
references/transcript-sourcing.md for reliable transcript ingestion methods.references/n8n-course-2GZ2SNXWK-c-key-points.md for the analyzed course breakdown.assets/workflows/youtube-transcript-breakdown.json for a ready-to-import n8n template.Manual Trigger or Webhook input (video_url, video_id, analysis_goal).HTTP Request to call transcript source.[start, duration, text] records.Code node to join into full transcript and estimate token count.Text Splitter / chunking logic at semantic boundaries (headings, timestamp breaks, sentence endings).moduleconceptsn8n_nodes_mentionedbusiness_use_caseimplementation_notesvideo_id from URL in a Code node.HTML Extract or regex in Code.source=asr).Return a JSON object with:
video_titlesummarykey_points (array)workflow_patterns (array of {name, n8n_nodes, purpose, monetization_angle})action_plan_7_daysrisks_and_gapstranscript_source