• STRUCTURE
  • CONTEXT
  • TEXT
  • REVIEW

How to generate video chapters and topics with your AI

Connect AssemblyAI to your AI client to pull deep insights from video links. Your agent handles the heavy lifting of listening and organizing the content.

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Short answer

How can I get chapters and topics from a video URL?

Give your AI a video URL and ask it to extract the structure. It will pull the transcript and then identify the specific timestamps and main subjects discussed. You'll get a clean, organized breakdown of the video's content.

Where every insight lands.

The outcomes of your request.

Once your AI processes the video, it organizes the data into these specific formats.

STRUCTURE

Timestamped chapters

The AI identifies natural breaks in the conversation. You get a chronological list of segments with start times.

CONTEXT

Key discussion topics

The agent extracts the core subjects covered. This gives you a high-level overview of what actually happened in the video.

TEXT

Full transcript

The AI pulls the complete text of the audio. You can use this for searching specific quotes or deep analysis.

REVIEW

Human verification

You review the generated chapters and topics. You decide which segments are worth keeping or how to label them for your own use.

The workflow

What your AI does when a URL arrives.

The AI follows a logical path from a raw link to a structured summary.

  1. Process the video

    The AI sends the link to the service to begin the audio extraction and transcription process.

    transcribe_audio_url

  2. Retrieve text

    Once the audio is processed, the agent pulls the full text for analysis.

    get_transcript

  3. Identify segments

    The agent scans the transcript to find logical shifts in the conversation and creates timestamps.

    get_chapters

  4. Extract subjects

    The AI looks for recurring themes and main points to summarize the discussion.

    get_topics

Try it

Copy these to start.

Use these prompts to trigger the AssemblyAI tools.

Starting points

These are basic starting lines. Swap out the video descriptions with your actual URLs.

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Connector linkhttps://edge.vinkius.com/vk_preview_IctBwuEI5fLw0DEGx6JV9ytMfgfL9zH337qQ7vjt/mcp

Claude Desktop

Follow the steps below to connect in seconds.

  1. 1In Claude Desktop, open Settings → Connectors.
  2. 2Click “Add custom connector” and paste the connector link above as the remote MCP server URL.
  3. 3Click Add and start a new chat — AssemblyAI capabilities are ready to use.
Configuration · claude_desktop_config.jsonCopy
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  • Generate a list of timestamped chapters for this video: https://vimeo.com/example

  • What are the main topics discussed in this video? https://vimeo.com/example

  • Give me a full transcript and a summary of topics for this URL: https://vimeo.com/example

  • Create a structured outline with chapters for this video link: https://vimeo.com/example

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FAQ

How the task behaves.

  • 01

    Can the AI edit the video itself?

    No. The AI only reads the audio and generates text-based chapters and topics.

  • 02

    Does the AI automatically post these chapters to YouTube?

    No. The AI provides the text to you, and you must manually paste it into your video platform.

  • 03

    Can I use this for live video streams?

    No. The tools require a video URL that has already been recorded.

  • 04

    Will the AI delete my original video?

    No. The AI only accesses the audio data to generate information; it cannot modify or delete your files.

  • 05

    Can the AI summarize a video without a URL?

    No. You must provide a valid video URL for the transcription tools to work.

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