Build with AI: Vibe Coding a YouTube-to-Blog Pipeline Automation Tool with Windsurf

In this hands-on course, learn how to build a fully functional tool that takes a YouTube video URL, extracts the transcript, summarizes it using GPT, formats it into a polished blog post, and publishes it to WordPress. Instructor Lillian Pierson outlines the essentials of using Windsurf’s no-code interface and prewritten AI prompts to streamline your YouTube-to-blog pipeline in just a few simple steps. Along the way, gather practical skills in API integration, content formatting, and workflow automation. Transform your content creation workflow with the power of AI and automation—no coding experience required.

Learning objectives
Set up a no-code AI automation project in Windsurf using natural language prompts and modular Python blocks.
Extract transcripts from YouTube videos using the youtube-transcript-api and identify videos that are compatible with transcript-based processing.
Use GPT via API to summarize transcripts and transform summaries into fully formatted blog posts with structured markdown, including title, intro, body paragraphs, and conclusion.
Publish blog posts directly to WordPress using REST API authentication and troubleshoot common integration errors.
Connect and automate the entire workflow into a single tool that can take a YouTube link and output a live WordPress blog post with minimal manual intervention.