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TubeToTranscript

by TubeToTranscriptversion 1.1.1i★ –iComputer or cloud
Registry nameio.github.TubeToTranscript/tubetotranscript

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

YouTube transcripts for AI agents: captions with timestamps, languages, TXT, SRT and VTT export.

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What you can do with it

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  • Connection: Computer or cloud
  • Transport: stdio, Streamable HTTP
  • Category: Marketing & social media
  • You need to fill in: Authorization

Install

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

Before you install

  • Basic checks: 1 of 1 passed
  • Runs on the maker’s server: what you ask it goes through their server.
  • You fill in yourself: Authorization

Values marked secret are keys to your account. Never share them or paste them into a chat.

You need

  • Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet
  • npmNode.js installed (for the npx command)

Which app do you use?

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

This address needs a key in a request header, which the add-connector menu cannot set. Use Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code instead.

Or run it on your computer

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'

Or run it on your computer

claude mcp add tubetotranscript -- npx -y tubetotranscript-mcp

Fill in the empty values before running it.

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tubetotranscript": {
      "url": "https://www.tubetotranscript.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or run it on your computer

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

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

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "tubetotranscript": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://www.tubetotranscript.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Or run it on your computer

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "tubetotranscript": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "tubetotranscript-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

This address needs a key in a request header, which the add-connector menu cannot set. Use Claude Code, Cursor or VS Code instead.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

Values you fill in

  • Authorization secret required HTTP header
    Bearer YOUR_API_KEY. Create a free key at https://www.tubetotranscript.com/signup

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

What it can do

We have not read this server’s tool list yet; we check endpoints in rotation.

Basic checksi

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  • ✓ Pass

    Maker matches the repo

    The registry name was verified with the GitHub account TubeToTranscript, which owns the repo

  • … Not checked yet

    Still maintained

    We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

  • … Not checked yet

    Has a licence

    We have not read this repo from GitHub yet

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    Endpoint responds

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    Sign-in with OAuth

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    No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

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Compared with others in Marketing & social mediai

  • More stars than 0% of the other 2959 servers in this category
  • Published to the registry more recently than 81% of the other 2959 servers in this category
  • Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 2959 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 TubeToTranscript safe?

It passed 1 of 1 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?

Either way works: install it on your computer or connect to the cloud version.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (1.1.1) reached the registry 8 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 in developer mode.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: MCP YouTube Transcript, Google Analytics MCP, BibiGPT YouTube Video Summarizer

Alternatives

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README from the maker

Open the README

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TubeToTranscript MCP Server: YouTube Transcripts for Claude, Cursor & AI Agents

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.

  • Free, no API key, no account. Runs on your computer and reads the captions YouTube already has.
  • Works with any video that has captions: watch links, Shorts, youtu.be links, embeds, or a bare video ID.
  • Every caption language the video offers, including auto-generated tracks.
  • Exports plain text, text with timestamps, SRT, and WebVTT subtitles.

Quick start

Point your MCP client at the package with npx. Nothing to install globally.

Claude Desktop

Add to claude_desktop_config.json (macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\):

{

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

Cursor

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 Code
claude mcp add tubetotranscript -- npx -y tubetotranscript-mcp

What you can ask

Once connected, just paste a YouTube link into the chat:

  • "Summarize this video in five bullet points: https://youtu.be/…"
  • "When does the speaker talk about pricing? Give me the timestamps."
  • "Turn this lecture into study notes and ten flashcards."
  • "Which caption languages does this video have?"
  • "Export the Spanish captions as an SRT file."

Tools

get_youtube_transcript

Returns the transcript with timed segments, title, channel, duration, and the available languages.

ParameterRequiredDescription
url_or_video_idyesVideo URL (watch, shorts, youtu.be, embed) or the 11-character ID
languagenoLanguage code such as en, es, fr. Defaults to English or the primary track
get_available_languages

Lists every caption and subtitle track available for a video.

ParameterRequiredDescription
url_or_video_idyesVideo URL or 11-character ID
export_youtube_transcript

Converts a transcript into a text or subtitle format.

ParameterRequiredDescription
url_or_video_idyesVideo URL or 11-character ID
formatyestxt, txt_with_timestamps, srt, or vtt
languagenoLanguage code

Local or remote?

Local (this package)Remote (tubetotranscript.com/mcp)
Installnpx -y tubetotranscript-mcpNone, connect by URL
TransportstdioStreamable HTTP
API keyNot neededRequired (get a free key)
Where requests runYour computerTubeToTranscript'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" } } } }

Without an AI client

The same transcripts are available on the web at TubeToTranscript, free and without signing up:

Requirements & limitations

  • Node.js 18 or later (uses the built-in fetch).
  • Reads only captions that YouTube already exposes. Videos with captions turned off return an error; this server does no speech-to-text of its own.
  • Caption text can contain recognition errors. Check names, figures, and quotes against the video.

License

MIT. Made by TubeToTranscript.

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