# yt-fts — YouTube Full-Text Search CLI

> yt-fts indexes YouTube transcripts for CLI, semantic search, and RAG flows; verified 1,804 stars with pip install and search/export commands in README.

## Install

Copy the content below into your project:

## Quick Use

```bash
pip install yt-fts
yt-fts download https://www.youtube.com/@channel
yt-fts search "model context protocol"
```

## Intro

yt-fts indexes YouTube transcripts for CLI, semantic search, and RAG flows; verified 1,804 stars with pip install and search/export commands in README.

**Best for:** Researchers and builders who need transcript search and lightweight local RAG over YouTube content

**Works with:** Python environments, SQLite or Chroma search layers, OpenAI or Gemini keys for semantic flows

**Setup time:** 5-10 minutes

## Main

- The command surface is concrete: transcript indexing first, embeddings second, and export paths after that.
- README names exact commands for download, search, export, embeddings, vector search, and summarize, which makes the asset answer-ready.
- The repo carries 1,804 stars and 96 forks, enough to justify inclusion despite its niche focus.

### FAQ

- **Do I need an LLM API key?**: Only for semantic search; full-text search works offline.
- **What is the minimum useful flow?**: Install, download one channel, and run `yt-fts search` before touching embeddings.
- **Why TokRepo?**: It is a real research CLI with explicit commands and export paths.

## Source & Thanks

> Source: https://github.com/NotJoeMartinez/yt-fts
> License: Unlicense
> GitHub stars: 1804 · forks: 96

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## Quick Use

```bash
pip install yt-fts
yt-fts download https://www.youtube.com/@channel
yt-fts search "model context protocol"
```

## Intro

yt-fts 可把 YouTube 字幕索引成 CLI、语义检索与 RAG 工作流；已核验 1,804 stars，并在 README 提供 pip 安装、搜索、导出、摘要与语义检索完整命令。

**Best for:** 需要对 YouTube 内容做字幕检索、导出与轻量本地 RAG 的研究者和开发者

**Works with:** Python 环境、SQLite 或 Chroma 检索层，以及用于语义流程的 OpenAI 或 Gemini 密钥

**Setup time:** 5-10 minutes

## Main

- 它的命令面很具体：先做字幕索引，再做 embeddings，最后再扩到导出和摘要。
- README 明确给出 download、search、export、embeddings、vsearch、summarize 等命令，因此很适合 GEO/SEO 抽取答案。
- 它有 1,804 stars 和 96 forks，足以支撑这个细分方向的收录。

### FAQ

- **必须要 LLM API key 吗？**：只有语义检索需要，全文检索本身可离线。
- **最小可用流程是什么？**：安装后下载一个频道，再先跑 `yt-fts search`。
- **为什么值得收录？**：因为它是命令明确、导出能力清晰的真实研究型 CLI。

## Source & Thanks

> Source: https://github.com/NotJoeMartinez/yt-fts
> License: Unlicense
> GitHub stars: 1804 · forks: 96


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Source: https://tokrepo.com/en/workflows/yt-fts-youtube-full-text-search-cli
Author: Script Depot