youtube-comment-analysis

Extract, clean, and analyze YouTube comments with yt-dlp into golden insights.

11|2|Updated Nov 9, 2025
One-click install
npx skills add https://github.com/vre/flow-state --skill youtube-comment-analysis
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Skill: youtube-comment-analysis
Source: https://github.com/vre/flow-state/tree/main/youtube-comment-analysis
Command: npx skills add https://github.com/vre/flow-state --skill youtube-comment-analysis

SYSTEM DOCUMENTATION & REQUIREMENTS

💡 This Skill requires yt-dlp.

What problem does it solve?

This Skill helps you extract and analyze YouTube comments, offering standalone analysis or sequential processing when you also generate a video transcript for context.

Core Features & Use Cases

  • Comment extraction: Retrieve comments and their metadata for a given YouTube video.
  • Cleaning & curation: Remove spam, duplicates, and off-topic content to surface meaningful insights.
  • Golden insights: Identify and surface the most valuable comments for quick reading.
  • Modes: Standalone analysis or sequential with youtube-to-markdown for cross-analysis with the video summary.

Quick Start

Run the youtube-comment-analysis skill with a YouTube URL to produce a cleaned set of comments and a golden-insights output, ready for final review or sharing.

Frequently Asked Questions about youtube-comment-analysis

High-intent search queries and answers about installing and using this skill.

FAQPage Schema
How do I extract and analyze YouTube comments from a video?▼

YouTube comment analysis retrieves comments and metadata from a video URL, then cleans and structures them for insight extraction. Provide a YouTube URL to get a curated set of comments with spam and duplicates removed, plus highlighted golden insights ready for review.

Can I use YouTube comment analysis with video transcripts for deeper context?▼

Yes, comment analysis works standalone or sequentially with video transcripts. Run it after generating a video summary to cross-analyze viewer discussions alongside the content, surfacing insights that relate directly to what viewers discussed about the video.

What does cleaning and filtering do for YouTube comments?▼

Cleaning removes spam, duplicates, and off-topic content to surface meaningful discussions. The Skill applies extraction and curation rules to leave only high-value comments, then identifies golden insights—the most valuable user feedback—for quick review.

Do I need any tools installed to retrieve YouTube comments?▼

The Skill uses yt-dlp to retrieve comments and metadata from YouTube videos. You provide a video URL or ID; yt-dlp handles comment extraction, and the Skill processes the output into a cleaned report with hierarchical formatting.

What's the output format after comment analysis completes?▼

Comment analysis produces hierarchical markdown output with cleaned comments, metadata, and a golden-insights section. The report is ready for final review, sharing, or downstream processing in your workflow.