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YouTube Tools

Automatic detection

You can simply mention @Hana and describe your request. If the intent is clear, she will automatically run the relevant YouTube workflow.

What it does​

Hana can fetch captions from YouTube videos and use them for summaries and Q&A.

Supported operations/arguments​

OperationInvocation KeywordsDescriptionSupported arguments
YouTube captions retrievalyoutube, captionsRetrieve captions for a YouTube video in a chosen language.video_id, language_code (BCP-47, default en)

Invocation examples​

youtubecaptions
@Hana https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qAF1NjEVHhY&t=197s
Can you identify key highlights from this video?

The above example fetches captions for the specified YouTube video and uses them to answer your follow-up questions.

More copy-paste examples​

Common invocations:

@Hana summarize this YouTube video in 6 bullets: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
@Hana extract action items with timestamps from this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abc123xyz
@Hana what are the top 3 recommendations from this video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abc123xyz

Edge invocations:

@Hana use captions language as es and summarize this video in English: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abc123xyz
@Hana compare advice in these two videos and list conflicts: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vid111 and https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vid222
@Hana focus only on content after 12:30 in this video and list risks mentioned: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abc123xyz

When to use​

Use for summarization and Q&A when a YouTube link has useful spoken content and captions.

Troubleshooting​

  • No captions found: choose a video with available captions or change language code.
  • Weak summary: ask a focused follow-up with topic/time-range constraints.

Permissions/limits​

  • Accuracy depends on caption quality and language availability.
  • Private/restricted videos cannot be processed without accessible captions.

High-signal invocation​

@Hana summarize this YouTube video in 5 bullets and include timestamps for each point: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abc123xyz

Edge-case invocation​

@Hana use captions language as es for this video and return output in English with action items: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abc123xyz