A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that fetches transcripts and metadata from YouTube videos directly into your LLM workflows.
Youtube Transcript is an MCP project maintained in the jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server that fetches transcripts and metadata from YouTube videos directly into your LLM workflows”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.
The project provides a local client configuration using uvx. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.
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 |
|---|---|
| url | string, required): Full YouTube video URL. |
| lang | string, optional): Preferred language code (defaults to "en"). |
| next_cursor | string, optional): Cursor token to fetch the next chunk. |
| get_transcript | Retrieves the plain-text transcript for a YouTube video URL. |
| get_timed_transcript | Retrieves transcript segments with start times and durations. |
| get_available_languages | Lists all available transcript languages (manual & auto-generated). |
| get_video_info | Fetches video metadata such as title and channel information. |
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-transcript": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"--from",
"git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript",
"mcp-youtube-transcript"
]
}
}
}From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.
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