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youtube-transcript-mcp
by tsehla42
Provides tools for extracting transcripts and metadata from YouTube videos, including listing available caption languages and retrieving video information such as title, channel, duration, views, likes, publish date, and description.
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., "@youtube-transcript-mcpGet the transcript for https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ with timestamps"
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.
youtube-transcript-mcp
MCP server that extracts transcripts and metadata from YouTube videos.
Features
Transcript extraction — clean text output with sentence splitting and abbreviation awareness
Timestamped output —
[XmYs]prefixed segments for referencing specific momentsLanguage detection — list available caption tracks (auto-generated vs manual)
Video metadata — title, channel, duration, views, likes, publish date, description
Related MCP server: YouTube Transcript MCP Server
Installation
uv syncUsage
Add to your MCP client config:
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-transcript": {
"command": "uv",
"args": ["--directory", "/path/to/youtube-transcript-mcp", "run", "youtube-transcript-mcp"]
}
}
}Tools
Tool | Description |
| Extract transcript text. Supports |
| Show available caption languages for a video. |
| Get video metadata (title, channel, duration, views, etc.). |
Development
# Run tests
.venv/bin/python -m pytest tests/test_server.py -vLicense
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Maintenance
ActivityMaintained
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