youtube-summarize
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 a YouTube video's transcript. Args: url: YouTube video URL or video ID languages: Preferred languages in priority order (e.g. ["en", "de"]). Defaults to English. format: Output format — one of: text, json, pretty, webvtt, srt preserve_formatting: Keep HTML formatting tags in the transcript text include_timestamps: When True with format="text", prefix each line with [HH:MM:SS]. Ignored for json/srt/webvtt/pretty (those formats already include timestamps). include_metadata: When True (default), prepend a [METADATA] block (title, channel, published, duration, views, description) before the transcript. Pass False for transcript-only output. |
| summarize_transcriptA | Fetch a YouTube video's transcript and return it with summarization instructions. The LLM client should use the returned instructions and transcript to produce a summary. The output is structured into clearly-labeled sections so a human can review the prompt before letting the LLM act on it. Args: url: YouTube video URL or video ID prompt: Custom summarization instructions. If omitted, a default summary prompt is used. languages: Preferred languages in priority order (e.g. ["en", "de"]). Defaults to English. include_timestamps: When True, prefix each transcript line with [HH:MM:SS]. include_metadata: When True (default), include a [VIDEO] block with title, channel, published date, duration, views, and description. |
| get_video_metadataA | Fetch metadata (title, description, channel, upload date, duration, views, chapters, etc.) for a YouTube video. Args: url: YouTube video URL or video ID |
| list_playlist_videosA | List the videos in a YouTube playlist (titles, IDs, channels, durations, views). Per-video metadata is intentionally lean so the call stays fast even for big playlists. For full metadata on a specific video, call get_video_metadata with that video's ID. Args: url: YouTube playlist URL (with ?list=...) or bare playlist ID limit: Maximum videos to return (default 500). Pass a smaller value to truncate. sort_by: Sort key — "index" (playlist order, default), "title", "duration", "views". "upload_date" is not supported in this fast-mode tool. order: "asc" (default) or "desc". |
| search_videosA | Search YouTube for videos and return a clean ranked result list. Unlike the YouTube website, results contain only actual videos — no ads, recommendation shelves, or personalization. Relevance ordering still comes from YouTube's backend. Pair with get_transcript or summarize_transcript on a result's ID or URL. Args: query: Search terms limit: Maximum results to return (default 10) sort_by: Result order — "relevance" (default), "date" (newest first), "views", "rating" uploaded: Filter by upload time — "any" (default), "hour", "today", "week", "month", "year" duration: Filter by length — "any" (default), "short" (<4 min), "medium" (4-20 min), "long" (>20 min) |
| list_transcriptsA | List available transcript languages for a YouTube video. Args: url: YouTube video URL or video ID |
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 6 tools
Each tool targets a clear and distinct aspect: listing transcript languages, fetching transcripts, summarizing with instructions, fetching metadata, listing playlist videos, and searching. Overlap between get_transcript and summarize_transcript is clarified by the latter's added summarization step, and descriptions make the difference explicit.
All tool names follow a consistent verb_noun pattern with lowercase snake_case (e.g., list_transcripts, get_transcript, summarize_transcript). The naming is predictable and intuitive.
Six tools cover the core functionality of a YouTube summarization service (transcript retrieval, summarization, metadata, search, playlist listing) without unnecessary redundancy. The scope is well-balanced.
The tool surface provides end-to-end coverage: listing available transcripts, fetching them in multiple formats, summarizing with custom prompts, retrieving video metadata, searching videos, and listing playlist contents. No obvious gaps for the stated purpose.