askvideo

Enable AI coding assistants (Claude Code, Cursor, Codex, etc.) to use AskVideo:

```bash

npx skills add IndianAppGuy/askvideo-cli

```

Once installed, your AI agent can automatically summarize and answer questions about YouTube videos.

• Fast: Chat with YouTube videos in seconds without leaving your terminal
• AI-Powered: Leverage advanced AI to understand and answer questions about video content
• Interactive Mode: Have flowing conversations with video content
• Scriptable: One-shot question mode perfect for automation and piping
• Developer-Friendly: Built for developers who live in the terminal
• Easy Auth: Simple email OTP verification - no passwords needed

```bash

npm install -g askvideo

# or

yarn global add askvideo

```

1. Login or create an account (email OTP verification):

```bash

askvideo login

```

Enter your email, receive a 6-digit code, and you're in!

1. Start chatting with any YouTube video:

```bash

askvideo chat "https://youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"

```

That's it! No API keys to manage manually.

`askvideo login`

Authenticate with email OTP or API key.

```bash

# Interactive login with email OTP (recommended)

askvideo login

# Direct login with API key (if you have one)

askvideo login --key av-api-your-key-here

```

The login command handles both new signups and existing users:

• New users: Account is created automatically after OTP verification
• Existing users: Just verify and you're logged in

`askvideo chat <url>`

Start an interactive chat session with a YouTube video.

```bash

# Chat with a YouTube video

askvideo chat "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"

# Chat with an already indexed video by ID

askvideo chat --id abc123

```

`askvideo ask <question>`

Ask a single question and get an answer (great for scripts).

```bash

# Ask a question about a video

askvideo ask "What are the main topics covered?" --url "https://youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"

# Use video ID instead of URL

askvideo ask "Summarize this video" --id abc123

# Use simple mode (non-streaming, better for piping)

askvideo ask "List the key points" --url "..." --simple

```

`askvideo videos`

List all your indexed videos.

```bash

askvideo videos

# or

askvideo list

```

`askvideo credits`

Check your remaining credits.

```bash

askvideo credits

```

Interactive Chat Session

```bash

$ askvideo chat "https://youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"

💬 AskVideo Chat

────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

📹 Video: Never Gonna Give You Up

ID: dQw4w9WgXcQ

────────────────────────────────────────────────────────

Type your questions below. Use "exit" or Ctrl+C to quit.

You: What is this song about?

🤖 This song is about unwavering commitment and devotion in a

relationship. The lyrics express a promise to never abandon

or hurt the person they love...

You: Who wrote this song?

🤖 "Never Gonna Give You Up" was written by the production trio

Stock Aitken Waterman - Mike Stock, Matt Aitken, and Pete

Waterman...

```

Scripting / Automation

```bash

# Get a quick summary

askvideo ask "Give me a 3-bullet summary" --url "..." --simple

# Pipe to other commands

askvideo ask "List all timestamps" --url "..." --simple | grep "00:"

# Use in shell scripts

VIDEO_SUMMARY=$(askvideo ask "Summarize" --url "..." --simple)

echo "Summary: $VIDEO_SUMMARY"

```

Configuration is stored in ~/.config/configstore/askvideo-cli.json.

Environment Variables

• ASKVIDEO_API_URL - Override the API URL (useful for dev