YouTube Transcripts

by jkawamoto

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About

Integrates with YouTube's transcript API to retrieve and process captions from video URLs, enabling content analysis and information extraction from spoken video content.

Details

Author: jkawamoto
Repository: jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript
GitHub stars: 19
Downloads: 910
License: MIT License
Categories: AI, Design, Developer Tools, Media, Infrastructure
Tags: #mobile, #integration

- Fetch plain or timestamped YouTube video transcripts.
- Retrieve video metadata (title, description, etc.).
- List available transcript languages for a video.
- Automatic pagination for long transcripts (default 50,000 characters per page).
- Supports proxy servers for restricted environments.
- Works with Claude, goose, and LM Studio.

Setting up with Highlight

This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:

Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name YouTube Transcripts

Command (node, npx, python, etc.) uvx
Arguments
- Argument 1 --from
- Argument 2 git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript
- Argument 3 mcp-youtube-transcript
Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches

Setting up with Cursor

Open Cursor's settings
Navigate to the MCP section
Click "Add new Global MCP server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube transcripts": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "--from",
                "git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript",
                "mcp-youtube-transcript"
            ],
            "command": "uvx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube transcripts": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "--from",
                "git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript",
                "mcp-youtube-transcript"
            ],
            "command": "uvx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube transcripts": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "--from",
                "git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript",
                "mcp-youtube-transcript"
            ],
            "command": "uvx"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Claude Desktop

Open Claude Desktop's settings
Go to the Integrations tab
Click "Add MCP Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure Claude Desktop is running before attempting to connect.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube transcripts": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "--from",
                "git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript",
                "mcp-youtube-transcript"
            ],
            "command": "uvx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube transcripts": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "--from",
                "git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript",
                "mcp-youtube-transcript"
            ],
            "command": "uvx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube transcripts": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "--from",
                "git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript",
                "mcp-youtube-transcript"
            ],
            "command": "uvx"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Windsurf

Open Windsurf's preferences
Go to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Integration"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube transcripts": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "--from",
                "git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript",
                "mcp-youtube-transcript"
            ],
            "command": "uvx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube transcripts": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "--from",
                "git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript",
                "mcp-youtube-transcript"
            ],
            "command": "uvx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube transcripts": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "--from",
                "git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript",
                "mcp-youtube-transcript"
            ],
            "command": "uvx"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Cline

Open Cline's settings
Navigate to the Integrations section
Click "Add MCP Server"
Copy and paste the configuration below based on your operating system

Note: Make sure to restart Cline after adding the configuration.

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube transcripts": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "--from",
                "git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript",
                "mcp-youtube-transcript"
            ],
            "command": "uvx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube transcripts": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "--from",
                "git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript",
                "mcp-youtube-transcript"
            ],
            "command": "uvx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube transcripts": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "--from",
                "git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript",
                "mcp-youtube-transcript"
            ],
            "command": "uvx"
        }
    }
}

Setting up with Goose

Open Goose's preferences
Go to the Integrations tab
Select "MCP Servers"
Click "Add New Server"
Use the configuration below based on your operating system

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube transcripts": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "--from",
                "git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript",
                "mcp-youtube-transcript"
            ],
            "command": "uvx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube transcripts": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "--from",
                "git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript",
                "mcp-youtube-transcript"
            ],
            "command": "uvx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube transcripts": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "--from",
                "git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript",
                "mcp-youtube-transcript"
            ],
            "command": "uvx"
        }
    }
}

From the repository

> [!NOTE]
> You'll need uv installed on your system to use uvx command.

`get_transcript`

Fetches the transcript of a specified YouTube video. Parameters: url (string - required), lang (string - optional), next_cursor (string - optional)

`get_timed_transcript`

Fetches the transcript of a specified YouTube video with timestamps. Parameters: url (string - required), lang (string - optional), next_cursor (string - optional)

`get_video_info`

Fetches the metadata of a specified YouTube video. Parameters: url (string - required)

`get_available_languages`

Retrieves the available languages for the video. Parameters: url (string - required)

This MCP server provides the following tools:

Claude Desktop / Cursor

Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube transcripts": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "--from",
                "git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript",
                "mcp-youtube-transcript"
            ],
            "command": "uvx"
        }
    }
}

Linux

{
    "env": [],
    "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript",
        "mcp-youtube-transcript"
    ],
    "command": "uvx"
}

Macos

{
    "env": [],
    "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript",
        "mcp-youtube-transcript"
    ],
    "command": "uvx"
}

Windows

{
    "env": [],
    "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript",
        "mcp-youtube-transcript"
    ],
    "command": "uvx"
}

YouTube Transcript MCP Server

This MCP server retrieves transcripts for given YouTube video URLs.

Tools

This MCP server provides the following tools:

`get_transcript`

Fetches the transcript of a specified YouTube video.

Parameters

- url (string): The full URL of the YouTube video. This field is required. - lang (string, optional): The desired language for the transcript. Defaults to en if not specified. - next_cursor (string, optional): Cursor to retrieve the next page of the transcript.

`get_timed_transcript`

Fetches the transcript of a specified YouTube video with timestamps.

Parameters

`get_video_info`

Fetches the metadata of a specified YouTube video.

Parameters

- url (string): The full URL of the YouTube video. This field is required.

`get_available_languages`

Retrieves the available languages for the video.

Parameters

- url (string): The full URL of the YouTube video. This field is required.

Installation

> [!NOTE] > You'll need uv installed on your system to use uvx command.

For goose

Please refer to this tutorial for detailed installation instructions: YouTube Transcript Extension.

For Claude

Download the latest MCP bundle mcp-youtube-transcript.mcpb from
the Releases page,
then open the downloaded .mcpb file or drag it into the Claude Desktop's Settings window.

<details>
<summary>Manually configuration</summary>

You can also manually configure this server for Claude Desktop.
Edit the claude_desktop_config.json file by adding the following entry under
mcpServers:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcript": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript",
        "mcp-youtube-transcript"
      ]
    }
  }
}

After editing, restart the application.

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get_transcript

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get_video_info

get_available_languages

Claude Desktop / Cursor

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YouTube Transcript MCP Server

Tools

get_transcript

Parameters

get_timed_transcript

Parameters

get_video_info

Parameters

get_available_languages

Parameters

Installation

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