Give Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and any MCP client the ability to read YouTube transcripts — free, no API key, no signup.
youtube-transcript-mcp is an MCP project maintained in the zxl777/youtube-transcript-mcp repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “Give Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, and any MCP client the ability to read YouTube transcripts — free, no API key, no signup”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.
The maintainer’s configuration uses https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp. Check the project’s account and authentication instructions when adding the endpoint to your client.
Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.
Check the linked publisher documentation and your connected client's tool list. Names and availability can vary with the server version and account permissions.
| Tool | What it does |
|---|---|
| get_youtube_transcript |
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-transcript": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"mcp-remote",
"https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp"
]
}
}
}From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.
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