YouTube Subtitles

by kazuph

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Integrates YouTube subtitle retrieval for natural language queries about video content.

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Author: kazuph
Repository: kazuph/mcp-youtube
GitHub stars: 4
Downloads: 1,932
License: MIT License
Categories: AI, Design, Developer Tools, Media, Infrastructure, Project Management
Tags: #integration

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 Subtitles

Command (node, npx, python, etc.) npx
Arguments
- Argument 1 -y
- Argument 2 @kazuph/mcp-youtube
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 subtitles": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@kazuph/mcp-youtube"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube subtitles": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "npx",
                "-y",
                "@kazuph/mcp-youtube"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube subtitles": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@kazuph/mcp-youtube"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

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 subtitles": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@kazuph/mcp-youtube"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube subtitles": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "npx",
                "-y",
                "@kazuph/mcp-youtube"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube subtitles": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@kazuph/mcp-youtube"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

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 subtitles": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@kazuph/mcp-youtube"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube subtitles": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "npx",
                "-y",
                "@kazuph/mcp-youtube"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube subtitles": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@kazuph/mcp-youtube"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

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 subtitles": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@kazuph/mcp-youtube"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube subtitles": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "npx",
                "-y",
                "@kazuph/mcp-youtube"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube subtitles": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@kazuph/mcp-youtube"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

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 subtitles": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@kazuph/mcp-youtube"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube subtitles": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "/c",
                "npx",
                "-y",
                "@kazuph/mcp-youtube"
            ],
            "command": "cmd"
        }
    }
}

JSON

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube subtitles": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@kazuph/mcp-youtube"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

Claude Desktop / Cursor

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

{
    "mcpServers": {
        "youtube subtitles": {
            "env": {},
            "args": [
                "-y",
                "@kazuph/mcp-youtube"
            ],
            "command": "npx"
        }
    }
}

Linux

{
    "env": [],
    "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kazuph/mcp-youtube"
    ],
    "command": "npx"
}

Macos

{
    "env": [],
    "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kazuph/mcp-youtube"
    ],
    "command": "npx"
}

Windows

{
    "env": [],
    "args": [
        "/c",
        "npx",
        "-y",
        "@kazuph/mcp-youtube"
    ],
    "command": "cmd"
}

YouTube MCP Server

Uses yt-dlp to download subtitles from YouTube and connects it to claude.ai via Model Context Protocol. Try it by asking Claude, "Summarize the YouTube video <<URL>>". Requires yt-dlp to be installed locally e.g. via Homebrew.

How do I get this working?

Install yt-dlp (Homebrew and WinGet both work great here)

# macOS
brew install yt-dlp
Windows
winget install yt-dlp

Parameters

- url: YouTube video URL (required)
- language: Subtitle language code (optional, default: 'ja')
- Uses ISO 639-1 language codes
- Common language codes:
- ja: Japanese
- en: English
- ko: Korean
- zh: Chinese
- fr: French
- Note: An error will occur if subtitles in the specified language do not exist

Example

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@kazuph/mcp-youtube"]
    }
  }
}

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