mcp-youtube-transcript

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jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript

MCP server retrieving transcripts of YouTube videos

Install

$ npx loaditout add jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript

Platform-specific configuration:

.claude/settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-youtube-transcript": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-youtube-transcript"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Add the config above to .claude/settings.json under the mcpServers key.

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YouTube Transcript MCP Server

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This MCP server retrieves transcripts for given YouTube video URLs.

Tools

This MCP server provides the following tools:

get_transcript

Fetches the transcript of a specified YouTube video.

Parameters

url *(string)*: The full URL of the YouTube video. This field is required.
lang *(string, optional)*: The desired language for the transcript. Defaults to en if not specified.
next_cursor *(string, optional)*: Cursor to retrieve the next page of the transcript.

get_timed_transcript

Fetches the transcript of a specified YouTube video with timestamps.

Parameters

url *(string)*: The full URL of the YouTube video. This field is required.
lang *(string, optional)*: The desired language for the transcript. Defaults to en if not specified.
next_cursor *(string, optional)*: Cursor to retrieve the next page of the transcript.

get_video_info

Fetches the metadata of a specified YouTube video.

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