How to Extract Text From Short Videos
If you already use OpenClaw, Hermes, Codex, Claude, or another AI agent, the smoothest workflow is not opening a dashboard and pasting links manually. Connect Videosays as a Skill, CLI, or API tool, then send video links directly to your agent.
Steps
clawhub install video2txt
npx video2txt-cli setup
Install the Videosays Skill
Install video2txt in a Skill-enabled agent. OpenClaw users can run clawhub install video2txt. Hermes, Codex, Claude, and other environments can connect through CLI or API.
Configure your account and API key
On first use, the Skill or CLI guides you through sign-up or login and stores your API key. After setup, you do not need to copy the key from the dashboard repeatedly.
Send a short-video link to your agent
Ask your agent to extract the text from a video and paste the link or full shared text. The agent calls Videosays and returns transcript text that can be summarized, classified, or archived.
When text extraction is useful
When you need to analyze selling points, hooks, speaking structure, or conversion language, text is easier to search, annotate, summarize, and compare than video.
What to keep with the transcript
Save the video link, creator name, topic, transcript, and your review tags. This keeps the transcript connected to context when you build topic libraries or script libraries.
Should you proofread the result?
Proofread important material. Background music, overlapping voices, dialects, and accents can affect recognition. Clear talking-head videos are usually good enough for a draft.
Next step
If you already use OpenClaw, Hermes, Codex, Claude, or another agent, connect Videosays as a Skill, CLI, or API tool. See the docs for setup and integration details.
FAQ
Can I paste the full shared text instead of only the link?
Yes. You can send the whole share text to your agent. Videosays extracts the valid link from it.
Does it extract the title or the spoken content?
It focuses on the spoken content, which is useful for scripts and subtitle drafts.
Can AI summarize the extracted result?
Yes. The transcript is ready for summaries, classification, keyword extraction, and content review.