YouTube Transcript

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Fetch YouTube video transcripts with timestamps. Search within transcripts, get video metadata, and extract captions in multiple languages.

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Updated 2026-03-03
activetypescript

Installation

npx -y @modelcontextprotocol/server-youtube-transcript

Quick Start

Add to your Claude Desktop config:
```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcript": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-youtube-transcript"]
    }
  }
}
```

Tools & Capabilities

read_stream
write_data
transform
get_info
list_resources

Compatibility

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About YouTube Transcript

Fetch YouTube video transcripts with timestamps. Search within transcripts, get video metadata, and extract captions in multiple languages.

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Language: TypeScript

Category: Data

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