MCP YouTube Transcript

An MCP server retrieving transcripts of YouTube videos

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An MCP server retrieving transcripts of YouTube videos

Use cases: audio-video

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What this server can do and what it asks for, from its tool list, install config and code. Checked Oct 25, 2026.

Tools: 4 read · 0 write · 0 deleteRead-only
Secrets: None asked for
Install scripts: None found
Runs as: Downloaded binary

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get_available_languages
get_timed_transcript
get_transcript
get_video_info

Network hosts it talks to 3

github.com · found in install command, code
glama.ai · found in code
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Tools (4)

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get_available_languages
Retrieves the available languages for the video.
get_timed_transcript
Retrieves the transcript of a YouTube video with timestamps.
get_transcript
Retrieves the transcript of a YouTube video.
get_video_info
Retrieves the video information.

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Stars: 492
Forks: 77
Open issues: 7
Contributors: 6
Last commit: Oct 21, 2026 (7 days ago)
Last release: Oct 21, 2026 (7 days ago)

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Details

Registry name: io.github.jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript
Version: 0.8.1
Auth: No auth
Packages: mcpb https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript/releases/download/v0.8.1/mcp-youtube-transcript.mcpb
License: MIT
Repository: github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript
First seen: Oct 24, 2026
Last checked: Oct 24, 2026
Source: Official MCP Registry github-graphql