YouTube Transcript MCP Server

MCP server that enables Claude to fetch and analyze YouTube video transcripts.

Local serverstdioMIT

What is the YouTube Transcript MCP Server?

YouTube Transcript MCP Server is an MCP project maintained in the index01d/ytrnscrpt-mcp-server repository. The maintainer describes its purpose as “MCP server that enables Claude to fetch and analyze YouTube video transcripts”. Read the project documentation for the complete scope.

Local setup

The project provides a local client configuration using node. Follow the repository’s build and installation steps before copying it, and replace example paths with the paths on your own computer.

Source

Project documentation · Repository · Discovery listing. This profile records the public documentation checked on 2026-10-08.

How to install the YouTube Transcript MCP Server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcript": {
      "command": "node",
      "args": [
        "/ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/ytrnscrpt-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
      ]
    }
  }
}

From the project documentation. Replace placeholders and example paths before connecting.