YouTube channel summaries, delivered on your schedule

A Somodus agent watches the YouTube channels and topics you care about, pulls the transcripts of new videos, summarizes what actually got said with AI, and delivers a digest to your email, Telegram, or Notion — daily or weekly, automatically. You get the takeaways without watching hours of video.

How it works

1. Point it at channels or topics

Tell the agent in plain language which channels, creators, or topics to follow — "summarize new videos from these three AI channels every Friday."

2. It reads the transcripts

On each run, the agent finds the new videos, fetches their transcripts, and has AI extract the substance: claims, numbers, recommendations, and what changed since last time.

3. One digest, where you want it

The summaries arrive as a single readable digest — in your inbox, your Telegram chat, or filed into a Notion page or database you choose. Links to the original videos are always included.

Why an agent beats a summarizer extension

Browser extensions summarize the video you're currently watching — you still have to notice the video exists. A scheduled agent inverts that: it checks the channels for you, summarizes everything new, and reports on a schedule, whether or not you opened YouTube that week. And because it's a general-purpose agent, the same run can cross-reference the web, update a spreadsheet, or post the digest to Slack or Discord for your team.

Ways people use it

Competitor and industry watch

Follow the channels in your field and get a weekly brief of every claim and launch — without watching a single video.

Research and learning

Turn a list of educational channels into a structured Notion library of summaries that builds itself.

Creator prep

See what topics the channels in your niche covered this week and what got traction, as one digest before you plan content.

Frequently asked questions

Can AI summarize new videos from channels I follow?

Yes. A Somodus agent checks the channels you specify on a schedule, fetches transcripts of new videos, summarizes them with AI, and delivers one digest to your email, Telegram, or Notion — with links to the original videos.

Can it send YouTube summaries to Notion?

Yes. Agents can create or update Notion pages and databases, so your video summaries can file themselves into the workspace you already use — a running research library that maintains itself.

Does it work on every video?

It works on videos that have transcripts or captions available, which covers most published content on active channels. Videos with no captions at all can't be summarized, and the digest says so honestly instead of guessing.

How often can the digest run?

Any schedule from hourly to monthly — most people pick daily or weekly. Each run summarizes what's new since the last one, so you never get repeats.

Do I need a YouTube API key or any setup?

No API keys to manage — describe what you want in plain language, review the plan, and pick a schedule. AI usage is included in every Somodus plan.

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