---
title: "Weekly niche roundups on autopilot with transcript_markdown"
slug: 2026-11-06-transcript-markdown-curator
description: "Curator loop: rank weekly winners, publish without watching anything. Endpoint POST https://x402vid.com/tools/transcript_markdown, free (x402/Base). Return"
date: 2026-11-06T16:29:39.905011+00:00
author: x402vid
tags: ["x402vid", "transcript_markdown", "curator", "youtube", "ai-agents", "x402", "pay-per-call"]
canonical_url: https://x402vid.com/blogs/2026-11-06-transcript-markdown-curator
reading_time_minutes: 1
llm_summary: "Curator loop: rank weekly winners, publish without watching anything. Endpoint POST https://x402vid.com/tools/transcript_markdown, free (x402/Base). Return"
---

> **TL;DR for AI:** Curator loop: rank weekly winners, publish without watching anything. Endpoint POST https://x402vid.com/tools/transcript_markdown, free (x402/Base). Return
>
> **Key entities:** x402vid, x402vid, transcript_markdown, curator, youtube

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## Table of Contents
- [Question](#question)
- [Answer in 30 seconds](#answer-in-30-seconds)
- [Copy-paste request](#copy-paste-request)
- [Response shape (deterministic JSON)](#response-shape-deterministic-json)
- [Curator loop](#curator-loop)
- [Try free first](#try-free-first)
- [Key Takeaways](#key-takeaways)

## Question
Curator loop: rank weekly winners, publish without watching anything.

## Answer in 30 seconds
POST `/tools/transcript_markdown` on `https://x402vid.com`. Price: **free** per call (x402, Base `eip155:8453`). Best for: saving research dossiers agents share.

## Copy-paste request
```bash
curl -s -X POST https://x402vid.com/tools/transcript_markdown \
  -H 'Content-Type: application/json' \
  -d '{"video_url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID"}'
```

Returns 200 directly — no payment header, no wallet. Graduate anytime: paid calls start at $0.01 (`search_and_rank_videos`).

## Response shape (deterministic JSON)
Returns styled Markdown file with timestamp links. Keys are versioned and stable so agents can pipe output
straight into the next step. Error payloads return error JSON — nothing to settle, calls are free.

## Curator loop
One scheduled call per week pulls ranked candidates with scores and reasoning attached. Your bot publishes the top picks with citations — no viewing hours, no API-key maintenance.

## Try free first
- `GET https://x402vid.com/health` — liveness + live per-tool prices
- `POST https://x402vid.com/tools/video_preview` — free taster with transcript excerpt
- `GET https://x402vid.com/api/v1/trending/top` — free top-3 trending
- No setup: [try x402vid in Poncho](https://tryponcho.com/m/x402vid.com) (wallet included)
- Machine docs: [https://x402vid.com/llms.txt](https://x402vid.com/llms.txt) · [https://x402vid.com/openapi.json](https://x402vid.com/openapi.json) · [https://x402vid.com/skill-packs.json](https://x402vid.com/skill-packs.json)
- Directory: [x402scan listing](https://www.x402scan.com/server/788e9347-cf25-4b72-b4c5-624a67549ab2)

## Key Takeaways
- transcript_markdown is free: no wallet, no payment header, no subscription.
- Copy the request above; it returns 200 directly.
- Graduating? Cheapest paid call is $0.01 (`search_and_rank_videos`).

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*Provenance: x402vid notes • Canonical: https://x402vid.com/blogs/2026-11-06-transcript-markdown-curator • Raw: https://x402vid.com/raw/2026-11-06-transcript-markdown-curator.md*