MCP Server Youtube Transcript
@smithery/cli · by kimtaeyoon83
This is an MCP server that allows you to directly download transcripts of YouTube videos.
No known CVEs
MIT license
Maintained
Last commit 37d ago
Works with most clients
Transport: stdio, sse, http
1 tool · ~200 tok
Grade A · 0.1% of 200K ctx
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MCP Server Youtube Transcript is an MCP server that this is an MCP server that allows you to directly download transcripts of YouTube videos. Its tool list has not been published yet over stdio, sse and http, requires no API key, and scores 89/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.
Step 1
Install in your client
Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.
CD
Supported in Claude Desktopstdio, sse, http · Node 18+
Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-transcript": {
"args": [
"-y",
"@kimtaeyoon83/mcp-server-youtube-transcript"
],
"command": "npx"
}
}
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What Mcp Server Youtube Transcript does
A Model Context Protocol server that enables retrieval of transcripts from YouTube videos. This server provides direct access to video captions and subtitles through a simple interface.
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OSV.devNo known CVEs.
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Tools (1)
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~200 tokens total
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is Mcp Server Youtube Transcript safe to use?
- Mcp Server Youtube Transcript has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
- How do I install Mcp Server Youtube Transcript?
- Mcp Server Youtube Transcript supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
- What can Mcp Server Youtube Transcript do?
- Mcp Server Youtube Transcript provides 1 tool: get_transcript. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
- What AI clients work with Mcp Server Youtube Transcript?
- Mcp Server Youtube Transcript is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse and http transport.
- Is Mcp Server Youtube Transcript actively maintained?
- Mcp Server Youtube Transcript is recently maintained — last commit was 37 days ago. It has 584 GitHub stars.
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