YouTube Transcripts

Name: YouTube Transcripts
Author: fbetteo

by fbetteoversion 1.0.0i★ 0iRuns in the cloud

Registry nameio.github.fbetteo/youtube-transcripts

How to install

What it does

Transcripts from YouTube videos, whole channels and playlists for AI agents, with bulk ZIP export.

Connects Runs in the cloud
Account or key Needs Authorization
Category Marketing & social media

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Passed 4/5 checks · What you ask goes through the maker’s server (api.youtubetranscripts.fbetteo.com) · ✓ Commands checked Nov 13, 2026

First: which AI do you use?

ClaudeWeb · app · phoneChatGPTWebClaude CodeTerminalCursorCode editorVS CodeCode editorOtherOther apps

Pick your app and the steps appear below.

Works with Claude · about 5 min

You need a YouTube Transcripts key (create it on the maker’s site) · Set it up once on claude.ai or the desktop app, then use it in chat · free accounts can add 1 · on Team/Enterprise an Owner adds it

Sign up and create a YouTube Transcripts key
Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. Check the maker’s site for pricing and free plans.
Open the YouTube Transcripts site ↗
Done
Open Claude’s Connectors page
CustomizeConnectors
Done
Click “Add” → “Custom” → “Web” and fill in these 2 fields
Copy each value into the field with the same name in Claude, then click Continue
Name · NameYouTube Transcripts
Remote MCP server URL · Addresshttps://api.youtubetranscripts.fbetteo.com/mcp
Under Request headers, add this name and value
Header nameAuthorization
ValueBearer <paste your key here>
Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone
Click Continue past the sign-in settings Claude detected · under Authentication choose what the maker says (Sign in now, Sign in when needed or No sign in), then click Add
Done
Turn it on in a chat
+ConnectorsYouTube Transcripts
Done
Try it
Use YouTube Transcripts and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing
✓ If Claude says it is using YouTube Transcripts or shows a YouTube Transcripts tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against Anthropic’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

ChatGPT cannot connect YouTube Transcripts yet

YouTube Transcripts needs your own key to connect, but OpenAI’s help page only describes OAuth sign-in; there is no key option we could verify

What you can do instead

A · Use an app that can connect YouTube Transcripts

Steps for Claude →You need a YouTube Transcripts key (create it on the maker’s site) · Set it up once on claude.ai or the desktop app, then use it in chat · free accounts can add 1 · on Team/Enterprise an Owner adds it
Steps for Claude Code →You need a YouTube Transcripts key (create it on the maker’s site)
Steps for Cursor →You need a YouTube Transcripts key (create it on the maker’s site)
Steps for VS Code →You need a YouTube Transcripts key (create it on the maker’s site)

B · Others in Marketing & social media that work with ChatGPT

Picked from the most used in the same category, only ones that connect by address with no key

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NotFair✓ ChatGPT

Works with Claude Code · about 5 min

You need a YouTube Transcripts key (create it on the maker’s site)

Sign up and create a YouTube Transcripts key
Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. Check the maker’s site for pricing and free plans.
Open the YouTube Transcripts site ↗
Done
Open Terminal
Mac: press Command+Space and type Terminal · Windows: open PowerShell
Done
3
Paste this command and press Enter
```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user youtube-transcripts https://api.youtubetranscripts.fbetteo.com/mcp --header 'Authorization: Bearer {api_key}'
```
Replace “your-value” with your key before pressing Enter
Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone
Done
Type /mcp in Claude Code
You should see YouTube Transcripts listed as connected
Done
Try it
Use YouTube Transcripts and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing
✓ If Claude Code says it is using YouTube Transcripts or shows a YouTube Transcripts tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against Anthropic’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Works with Cursor · about 5 min

You need a YouTube Transcripts key (create it on the maker’s site)

Sign up and create a YouTube Transcripts key
Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. Check the maker’s site for pricing and free plans.
Open the YouTube Transcripts site ↗
Done
Click this button to open Cursor
Open in Cursor
Cursor asks you to confirm; click Install
Done
Fill in your key
In the YouTube Transcripts settings, Authorization is empty; add your key and save
Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone
Done
Open the AI chat in Cursor in Agent mode
Done
Try it
Use YouTube Transcripts and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing
✓ If Cursor says it is using YouTube Transcripts or shows a YouTube Transcripts tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against Cursor’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Works with VS Code · about 5 min

You need a YouTube Transcripts key (create it on the maker’s site)

Sign up and create a YouTube Transcripts key
Open the maker’s site, sign up and create an API key for the next step. Check the maker’s site for pricing and free plans.
Open the YouTube Transcripts site ↗
Done
Click this button to open VS Code
Open in VS Code
VS Code asks you to confirm; click Install
Done
Fill in your key
In the YouTube Transcripts settings, Authorization is empty; add your key and save
Paste the key only into the app’s field, never into a chat or to anyone
Done
Open the AI chat in VS Code in Agent mode
Done
Try it
Use YouTube Transcripts and tell me what you can do for me, then show me one thing
✓ If VS Code says it is using YouTube Transcripts or shows a YouTube Transcripts tool in the answer, you are connected

Menu names checked against VS Code’s help page on Nov 11, 2026 · your screen may differ slightly by app version

Other apps that use MCP, such as Windsurf, Zed or Gemini CLI, each add servers differently. See how in the app list.

See every app that uses MCP →

Address for apps that connect over the web

Addresshttps://api.youtubetranscripts.fbetteo.com/mcp

JSON settings are under “For developers” below

Stuck? Ask people who use YouTube Transcripts💬 Discussion →

For developers: Terminal commands and JSON settings

Over the web

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http --scope user youtube-transcripts https://api.youtubetranscripts.fbetteo.com/mcp --header 'Authorization: Bearer {api_key}'

Cursor (~/.cursor/mcp.json)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcripts": {
      "url": "https://api.youtubetranscripts.fbetteo.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer {api_key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code (mcp.json)

{
  "servers": {
    "youtube-transcripts": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.youtubetranscripts.fbetteo.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer {api_key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Values you fill in

Authorization secret required HTTP header
Your API key from https://downloadyoutubetranscripts.com/api-access

Descriptions are as written by the maker.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

At a glance

GitHub stars i: 0
Downloads per weeki: Not on npm/PyPI
Licence i: No licence stated
Connection: Runs in the cloud
Transport: streamable-http
Latest versioni: 1.0.0
Categoryi: Marketing & social media
Published to registryi: Oct 16, 2026
Code last changedi: Nov 5, 2026
Maker: fbetteo
Repo: fbetteo/youtube-channel-to-gpt
Website: downloadyoutubetranscripts.com
Registry status: Active

Which apps can use it

Based on how this server connects and on each app’s own docs, checked Nov 10, 2026.

Connect over the internet in

Claude Goose LM Studio Msty Studio Cherry Studio Cursor VS Code + GitHub Copilot Visual Studio Windsurf (Devin Desktop)Zed Kiro Cline Continue JetBrains AI Assistant Claude Code Codex CLI Gemini CLI OpenCode nodecode Warp LibreChat Open WebUI Raycast

All apps, with pros and cons →

What it can do

Tool names and descriptions exactly as the server reported them on Nov 13, 2026. The maker wrote them, not us; we show them as plain text.

get_transcript
Return the transcript for a single YouTube video URL or ID.
get_channel_info
Return metadata for a YouTube channel before starting a job.
list_channel_videos
List a YouTube channel's videos with duration metadata, in the order channel jobs use (long-form, then Shorts, then livestreams; newest first). limit=N previews what start_channel_job with max_videos=N downloads; has_more tells if the channel has more.
start_channel_job
Start an async job that downloads channel transcripts.
start_playlist_job
Start an async job that downloads playlist transcripts.
get_job_status
Poll an async transcript job and get a download URL when ready.
get_download_url
Return the ZIP download URL for a completed job.
cancel_job
Cancel an async transcript job and refund unprocessed videos.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 14, 2026

✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified with the GitHub account fbetteo, which owns the repo
✓ Pass
Still maintained
Code last changed 9 days ago
✕ Fail
Has a licence
No licence file found in the repo
✓ Pass
Endpoint responds
Responded in 515 ms (HTTP 200)
– Not applicable
Sign-in with OAuth
No sign-in needed
✓ Pass
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Read 8 tool descriptions and found no hidden instructions to the AI

Discussion

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User reviews

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Compared with others in Marketing & social mediai

More stars than 0% of the other 3930 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 50% of the other 3930 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 60% of the other 3930 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is YouTube Transcripts safe?

It passed 4 of 5 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

You need to fill in: Authorization

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs in the maker’s cloud. Connect over the internet with nothing to install, but what you send passes through the maker’s servers.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed 9 days ago, and the latest version (1.0.0) reached the registry 29 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT on the web (full MCP on Business and above; Pro read-only).

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README from the maker

No README found in the repo

YouTube Transcripts

What it does

Install

Sign up and create a YouTube Transcripts key

Open Claude’s Connectors page

Click “Add” → “Custom” → “Web” and fill in these 2 fields

Turn it on in a chat

Try it

What you can do instead

Sign up and create a YouTube Transcripts key

Open Terminal

Paste this command and press Enter

Type /mcp in Claude Code

Try it

Sign up and create a YouTube Transcripts key

Click this button to open Cursor

Fill in your key

Open the AI chat in Cursor in Agent mode

Try it

Sign up and create a YouTube Transcripts key

Click this button to open VS Code

Fill in your key

Open the AI chat in VS Code in Agent mode

Try it

Over the web

Values you fill in

At a glance

Which apps can use it

Related guides

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Discussion

User reviews

Compared with others in Marketing & social mediai

Common questions

Others in the same category

PostHog MCP Server

Openshorts

Google Ads + Meta Ads + SEO/GEO MCP

README from the maker