MCP YouTube Transcript
An MCP server retrieving transcripts of YouTube videos
Description from the maker (original English)
YouTube transcripts for AI agents: captions with timestamps, languages, TXT, SRT and VTT export.
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Open Claude Desktop → Settings → Developer → Edit Config, and paste this into claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"tubetotranscript": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"tubetotranscript-mcp"
]
}
}
}Run this in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http tubetotranscript https://www.tubetotranscript.com/mcp --header 'Authorization: your-value'claude mcp add tubetotranscript -- npx -y tubetotranscript-mcpFill in the empty values before running it.
Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"tubetotranscript": {
"url": "https://www.tubetotranscript.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"tubetotranscript": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"tubetotranscript-mcp"
]
}
}
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Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project
{
"servers": {
"tubetotranscript": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://www.tubetotranscript.com/mcp",
"headers": {
"Authorization": "your-value"
}
}
}
}Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project
{
"servers": {
"tubetotranscript": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"tubetotranscript-mcp"
]
}
}
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In the same category: MCP YouTube Transcript, Google Analytics MCP, BibiGPT YouTube Video Summarizer
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An MCP server retrieving transcripts of YouTube videos
GA4 MCP server for AI agents: schema discovery, server-side aggregation, analysis-ready defaults.
AI video summarizer: summarize and transcribe YouTube, Bilibili, TikTok and podcast videos.
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By [TubeToTranscript](https://www.tubetotranscript.com), the free YouTube transcript generator. Website · API docs · Remote MCP endpoint · npm · Source
tubetotranscript-mcp is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that lets AI assistants read YouTube videos. Ask Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client to summarize a video, find a quote, or turn a lecture into notes, and it fetches the video's captions itself, with timestamps, title, channel, and language.
Point your MCP client at the package with npx. Nothing to install globally.
Add to claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\):
{
"mcpServers": { "tubetotranscript": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "tubetotranscript-mcp"] } } }
Add to .cursor/mcp.json:
{
"mcpServers": { "tubetotranscript": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "tubetotranscript-mcp"] } } }
Restart the client afterwards so it picks up the new server.
claude mcp add tubetotranscript -- npx -y tubetotranscript-mcp
Once connected, just paste a YouTube link into the chat:
get_youtube_transcriptReturns the transcript with timed segments, title, channel, duration, and the available languages.
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
url_or_video_id | yes | Video URL (watch, shorts, youtu.be, embed) or the 11-character ID |
language | no | Language code such as en, es, fr. Defaults to English or the primary track |
get_available_languagesLists every caption and subtitle track available for a video.
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
url_or_video_id | yes | Video URL or 11-character ID |
export_youtube_transcriptConverts a transcript into a text or subtitle format.
| Parameter | Required | Description |
|---|---|---|
url_or_video_id | yes | Video URL or 11-character ID |
format | yes | txt, txt_with_timestamps, srt, or vtt |
language | no | Language code |
| Local (this package) | Remote (tubetotranscript.com/mcp) | |
|---|---|---|
| Install | npx -y tubetotranscript-mcp | None, connect by URL |
| Transport | stdio | Streamable HTTP |
| API key | Not needed | Required (get a free key) |
| Where requests run | Your computer | TubeToTranscript's servers |
Clients that take a remote URL, such as Cursor:
{
"mcpServers": { "tubetotranscript": { "url": "https://www.tubetotranscript.com/mcp", "headers": { "Authorization": "Bearer YOUR_API_KEY" } } } }
The same transcripts are available on the web at TubeToTranscript, free and without signing up:
fetch).MIT. Made by TubeToTranscript.