ytranscript-mcp
Server Configuration
Describes the environment variables required to run the server.
| Name | Required | Description | Default |
|---|---|---|---|
| YTRANSCRIPT_API_KEY | Yes | Your yTranscript API key, obtainable from ytranscript.com/developers. |
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": true
} |
Tools
Functions exposed to the LLM to take actions
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
| get_transcriptA | Get the transcript of a YouTube video. Accepts a video URL (watch, youtu.be, shorts, embed) or an 11-character video ID. Returns the video's spoken language by default. Videos without captions are transcribed with AI speech-to-text. Use format=timestamped when you need to cite or jump to specific moments. |
Prompts
Interactive templates invoked by user choice
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No prompts | |
Resources
Contextual data attached and managed by the client
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
No resources | |
TDQS
Scored across 1 tool
With only one tool, there is no possibility of overlap or confusion. The tool's purpose is clear and singular.
The single tool name follows a clear verb_noun pattern (get_transcript), consistent with common MCP conventions. No inconsistency can exist with one tool.
One tool is borderline thin for an MCP server, but for a narrowly scoped YouTube transcript service it is not unreasonable. It would benefit from additional tools like listing available languages or transcript metadata.
The tool covers the primary use case well: accepts various URL formats, detects language, falls back to AI speech-to-text, and supports timestamped output. Minor gaps exist such as no explicit language selection or list of available transcripts, but these are not critical for the core purpose.