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Mcp Youtube Transcript

jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript

The YouTube Transcript MCP server retrieves transcripts and metadata from YouTube videos, providing tools to fetch transcripts with or without timestamps, extract video information, and discover available languages for a given video URL. It solves the problem of accessing YouTube video content in text form for analysis, searching, and integration into AI workflows without requiring manual transcription or API complexity.

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tool
1
transport
STDIO
last updated
Oct 28, 2026

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search.listFetch the full text transcript of a YouTube video. Returns timestamped segments suitable for summarization or Q&A.2 params

Fetch the full text transcript of a YouTube video. Returns timestamped segments suitable for summarization or Q&A.

Parameters* required
language_codestring
Transcript language code (default 'en'). Common codes: 'en', 'es', 'fr', 'de', 'ja', 'ko', 'zh-Hans'.
vstring
YouTube video ID. From the URL after 'v=' (e.g. 'dQw4w9WgXcQ' from youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ).

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YouTube Transcript MCP Server

uv Python Application pre-commit GitHub License Dockerhub

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that fetches transcripts and metadata from YouTube videos directly into your LLM workflows.


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Details

Repository
github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript
Category
Media & Entertainment
Package
https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript/releases/download/v0.8.3/mcp-youtube-transcript.mcpb
Transport
STDIO
Registry
MCP registry, active

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