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maintenanceSimple MCP server that returns the transcription of a Youtube video using url and desired language.
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tubescribe-mcp
by retospect
Provides tools for fetching YouTube video transcripts and listing available transcript languages.
Click on "Deploy Server".
Wait a few minutes for the server to deploy. Once ready, it will show a "Started" state.
In the chat, type
@followed by the MCP server name and your instructions, e.g., "@tubescribe-mcpget transcript of dQw4w9WgXcQ"
That's it! The server will respond to your query, and you can continue using it as needed.
Here is a step-by-step guide with screenshots.
tubescribe-mcp
MCP server for fetching YouTube video transcripts. Thin wrapper around youtube-transcript-api.
No API key required.
Install
pip install tubescribe-mcpRelated MCP server: youtube-transcript-mcp
Usage
tubescribe-mcpThe server runs on stdio transport (MCP standard).
Tools
get_transcript(video, languages?, timestamps?) — fetch a video transcript as plain text.
video— YouTube URL or bare 11-char video IDlanguages— comma-separated preference codes, e.g."en,de"(default: English)timestamps— prefix each line with[MM:SS](default: false)
list_transcript_languages(video) — list available transcript languages for a video.
Library
from tubescribe_mcp.transcript import fetch_transcript, list_languages, extract_video_id
text = fetch_transcript("https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ")
langs = list_languages("dQw4w9WgXcQ")
vid = extract_video_id("https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ")License
GPL-3.0-or-later
This server cannot be deployed
Maintenance
ActivityInactive
ResponsivenessNo issues
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