/you2idea-extract

Mode Detection

• With solograph MCP: use

  source_search

  ,

  source_list

  ,

  source_tags

  ,

  source_related

  for indexed corpus
• Without MCP (standalone): use yt-dlp + Read for transcript analysis

MCP Tools (if available)

• source_search(query, source="youtube")

  — semantic search over indexed videos

• source_list()

  — check indexed video counts

• source_tags()

  — auto-detected topics with confidence scores

• source_related(video_url)

  — find related videos by shared tags

• kb_search(query)

  — cross-reference with knowledge base

• web_search(query)

  — discover new videos to index

Steps

Mode 1: Index + Analyze (with solograph MCP)

1. Parse input from

   $ARGUMENTS

   :
   • URL (

     https://youtube.com/watch?v=...

     ) → single video index
   • Channel name (

     GregIsenberg

     ) → channel batch index
   • Query text → search existing corpus (skip to step 4)
   • If empty, ask: "Video URL, channel name, or search query?"
2. Index video(s) via solograph:
   bash

   # Install if needed
   pip install solograph  # or: uvx solograph
   
   # Single video
   solograph-cli index-youtube -u "$URL"
   
   # Channel batch (needs web search for discovery)
   solograph-cli index-youtube -c "$CHANNEL" -n 5

3. Verify indexing —

   source_list()

   to confirm new video count.

   source_tags()

   for topic distribution.
4. Search corpus —

   source_search(query="startup ideas", source="youtube")

   .
5. Cross-reference —

   kb_search(query)

   for related existing opportunities (if knowledge base available).
6. Extract insights — for each relevant video chunk:
   • Identify the startup idea mentioned
   • Note timestamp and speaker context
   • Rate idea potential (specificity, market evidence, feasibility)
   • Flag ideas that match trends or validated patterns
7. Write results to

   docs/youtube-ideas.md

   or print summary.

Mode 2: Standalone (without MCP)

1. Parse input — same as Mode 1 step 1.
2. Download transcript via yt-dlp:
   bash

   # Check yt-dlp is available
   command -v yt-dlp >/dev/null 2>&1 && echo "yt-dlp: ok" || echo "Install: pip install yt-dlp"
   
   # Download subtitles only (no video)
   yt-dlp --write-auto-sub --sub-lang en --skip-download -o "transcript" "$URL"
   
   # Convert VTT to plain text
   sed '/^$/d; /^[0-9]/d; /-->/d; /WEBVTT/d; /Kind:/d; /Language:/d' transcript.en.vtt | sort -u > transcript.txt

3. Read transcript — Read the transcript.txt file.
4. Analyze for startup ideas:
   • Scan for business opportunities, pain points, product ideas
   • Note approximate timestamps from VTT cues
   • Rate each idea on specificity and market potential
   • Cross-reference with WebSearch for market validation
5. For channel analysis — download multiple video transcripts:
   bash

   # Get video list from channel
   yt-dlp --flat-playlist --print "%(id)s %(title)s" "https://youtube.com/@$CHANNEL" | head -10
   
   # Download transcripts for top videos
   for id in $VIDEO_IDS; do
     yt-dlp --write-auto-sub --sub-lang en --skip-download -o "transcripts/%(id)s" "https://youtube.com/watch?v=$id"
   done

6. Write results to

   docs/youtube-ideas.md

   with format:
   markdown

   # YouTube Ideas — [Channel/Video]
   Date: YYYY-MM-DD
   
   ## Idea 1: [Name]
   - **Source:** [Video title] @ [timestamp]
   - **Problem:** [What pain point]
   - **Solution:** [What they propose]
   - **Market signal:** [Evidence of demand]
   - **Potential:** [High/Medium/Low] — [why]
   
   ## Idea 2: ...

Common Issues

yt-dlp not found

pip install yt-dlp

brew install yt-dlp

No subtitles available

--sub-lang en,ru

solograph MCP not available

pip install solograph

Too many ideas, hard to prioritize

/validate