Turn a 2-hour talk into a 5-minute briefing
Conference keynotes, podcast episodes, and deep-dive interviews — condensed into argument, structure, and takeaways. Still in chat.
What's the problem?
Most people still leave chat to watch, scrub, and paste notes by hand. Here's the shift.
| Before | After Tubask |
|---|---|
| You open YouTube, scrub the timeline, pause to take notes, lose your place, and paste fragments into a doc. | You paste the link once. Your assistant returns the argument, chapter markers, and takeaways — ready to share or build on. |
How to do it
Three steps. Works in Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client connected to Tubask.
- 1
Paste the link
Drop the full YouTube URL into Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client connected to Tubask. No need to specify tools — intent routing handles it.
- 2
Ask for structure, not just summary
Request the main argument, a chapter outline, and takeaways. Tubask returns timestamps so you can jump back to any section.
- 3
Follow up in the same thread
Ask "expand on chapter 3" or "what did they say about pricing?" without re-pasting the link.
Ready to try this?
Connect Tubask in ~2 min, then paste your first YouTube link.
Copy-paste prompts
Replace VIDEO_ID or @handle with yours. Click Copy on any prompt.
Full briefing
Summarize this talk. Give me: 1. The main argument in 2–3 sentences 2. A chapter outline with timestamps 3. Five actionable takeaways https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID
Quick skim
Good for deciding whether to commit to a long upload.
I have 3 minutes — what's this video about and is it worth watching? https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID
Deep dive on one section
Focus on the section around 45:00–1:05:00. What are the key claims and any data they cite? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID
Tips
- Works best on talks with clear structure — keynotes, lectures, long interviews.
- Ask for timestamps on every section so you can verify or clip later.
- Pair with get_transcript if you need exact wording from a specific moment.
Common questions
Summary
Key takeaways
- Ask for structure (thesis, chapters, takeaways) — not just "summarize this."
- Timestamps let you verify or jump back to any section.
- Follow up in the same thread to drill into chapters without re-pasting the link.
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