Workflow · Creators
Episode → show notes & chapters
Show notes written from memory miss half the episode. Notes written from the transcript catch every name, number, and quotable moment — with timestamps that become YouTube chapters.
How it works
- Fetch the episode transcript with timestamps.
- The assistant segments the conversation into topics and marks where each begins.
- It drafts show notes: description, chapter list with timestamps, guest quotes, resources mentioned.
- Paste the chapter list into your YouTube description — the timestamps become clickable chapters.
Chapters for free
YouTube turns a timestamp list in the description into chapter markers automatically. Since transcript segments carry real start times, the chapter list falls out of this workflow as a side effect — no scrubbing through your own episode hunting for topic changes.
Get the transcript of my episode with timestamps: [VIDEO URL]
Produce: (1) a 2-paragraph episode description, (2) a YouTube chapter list —
MM:SS Topic — at every topic change, (3) the 5 best guest quotes with
timestamps, (4) every book/tool/person mentioned as a resources list.curl "https://bulktranscripts.co/api/v1/transcript?video=EPISODE_VIDEO_ID"What you’ll need
An MCP-capable assistant (Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor) connected to https://bulktranscripts.co/mcp — one sign-in includes 30 free credits — or a license key for the REST API. Transcripts already in your library are re-read free, so iterating on the same videos costs nothing after the first pass.
Common questions
Does this work for long episodes?
Yes — caption tracks exist for multi-hour videos, and the segment list keeps the assistant oriented across the whole runtime.
Can I batch my back catalog?
List your channel with get_channel_videos and run the workflow per episode; already-fetched episodes re-read free while you refine the prompt.