Creator Toolkit

A Next.js app + Chrome extension for saving YouTube videos, extracting transcripts, and repurposing content with AI.

Features

Chrome Extension

• Extract video data from YouTube (title, views, VPH, description, duration, tags)
• Extract channel data (subscribers, video count, metadata)
• Auto-save channels when saving videos
• Get transcripts via clipboard or yt-dlp fallback
• Niche selection on save

Web App

• Videos Page - Filter by channel, niche, tags; view transcripts; AI repurposing (hooks, scripts, tweets)
• Channels Page - Manage channels, assign niches, view saved video counts
• Ideas Page - Content ideas management

AI Integration

• Repurpose transcripts into hooks, scripts, and tweets
• Suggest niches for channels
• Suggest tags based on transcript content and niche context

Tech Stack

• Frontend: Next.js 16 (App Router), React, Tailwind CSS
• Database: SQLite (better-sqlite3)
• AI: Claude CLI integration
• Extension: Chrome Manifest V3

Getting Started

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Run development server (port 4000)
npm run dev

Open http://localhost:4000

Extension Installation

1. Open chrome://extensions/
2. Enable "Developer mode"
3. Click "Load unpacked"
4. Select the extension/ directory

API Endpoints

Endpoint	Methods	Description
/api/videos	GET, POST, DELETE	Video CRUD with filtering
/api/videos/[id]	PATCH, DELETE	Update/delete single video
/api/channels	GET, POST, PATCH, DELETE	Channel management
/api/transcripts	GET, POST	Transcript storage
/api/transcripts/fetch	POST	Fetch via yt-dlp
/api/repurpose	GET, POST	AI content generation
/api/niches	GET, POST, DELETE	Niche categories
/api/niches/suggest	POST	AI niche suggestions
/api/tags/suggest	POST	AI tag suggestions

Database

SQLite at data/toolkit.db

Tables: videos, channels, transcripts, repurposed_content, niches, ideas

Project Structure

creator-toolkit/
├── src/
│   ├── app/
│   │   ├── api/          # API routes
│   │   ├── videos/       # Videos page
│   │   ├── channels/     # Channels page
│   │   └── ideas/        # Ideas page
│   └── lib/
│       ├── db.ts         # Database setup
│       └── claude.ts     # AI integration
├── extension/            # Chrome extension
│   ├── manifest.json
│   ├── popup.js
│   ├── content.js
│   └── ...
└── data/                 # SQLite database

License

Private project.