YouTube Transcript MCP Server
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
No arguments | |||
Instructions
Guidance the server publishes about itself, which clients place ahead of the tool catalog so the model reads it before choosing anything.
This server publishes no instructions, or was last inspected before Glama recorded them.
Capabilities
Features and capabilities supported by this server
Protocol revision2025-11-25
| Capability | Details |
|---|---|
| tools | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| prompts | {
"listChanged": false
} |
| resources | {
"subscribe": false,
"listChanged": false
} |
| experimental | {} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| get_transcriptA | Fetch the transcript for a YouTube video. Args: video_url_or_id: YouTube video URL or video ID languages: List of language codes to try (e.g., ['en', 'es']). If None, uses default. format_type: Output format - 'text' or 'json' ctx: MCP context for logging |
| get_available_languagesA | Get available transcript languages for a YouTube video. Args: video_url_or_id: YouTube video URL or video ID ctx: MCP context for logging |
| search_transcriptA | Search for specific text within a YouTube video's transcript. Args: video_url_or_id: YouTube video URL or video ID query: Text to search for in the transcript languages: List of language codes to search in. If None, uses default. ctx: MCP context for logging |
| get_transcript_summaryA | Get a summary of a YouTube video's transcript. Args: video_url_or_id: YouTube video URL or video ID max_length: Maximum length of the summary in characters languages: List of language codes to use. If None, uses default. ctx: MCP context for logging |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
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