Youtube Translate MCP Server

A [Model Context Protocol (MCP)](https://github.com/anthropics/anthropic-cookbook/tree/main/model_composition_protocol) server for accessing the

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What is the Youtube Translate MCP MCP server?

Youtube translate mcp mcp server lets Claude, Cursor and other MCP clients work with Youtube Translate MCP directly. A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for accessing the YouTube Translate API, allowing you to obtain transcripts, translations, and summaries of YouTube videos.

What Youtube Translate MCP does

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for accessing the YouTube Translate API, allowing you to obtain transcripts, translations, and summaries of YouTube videos.

Key capabilities

  • Get transcripts of YouTube videos
  • Translate transcripts to different languages
  • Generate subtitles in SRT or VTT format
  • Create summaries of video content
  • Search for specific content within videos

Tools it exposes

Once connected, the assistant can call these 3 tools directly:

  • Prerequisites — The Prerequisites tool exposed by this server
  • Setup — The Setup tool exposed by this server
  • Debugging — The Debugging tool exposed by this server

Installing the youtube translate mcp mcp server

The server is distributed via npm as @smithery/cli, so most clients can run it without a manual build step. Add it to your MCP client's configuration and restart the client to pick it up — the copy-paste configs for Claude Desktop, Claude Code and Cursor are on this page.

Configuration

Before the server will start you need to supply 2 environment variables: YOUTUBE_TRANSLATE_API_KEY, YOUR_API_KEY. Keep credentials in your client's env block or a secrets manager rather than committing them.

Requirements

  • Python 3.12+ - Docker (optional)

Where it fits

AI-service servers chain other models into your assistant, turning a single chat into a small production pipeline. Youtube Translate MCP sits in that group, and the shape of its toolset — Prerequisites, Setup, Debugging — tells you what it is really for. Worth comparing against the other ai services servers in this directory before you commit to one, since several overlap in scope but differ sharply in setup cost and permissions.

Practical notes

  • This server runs locally, so it operates with whatever access your machine and its credentials already have. Scope that deliberately rather than by default.
  • It will not start until its required credentials are present, so set those before wondering why the tools never appear.
  • Maintained by brianshin22, written in Python.
  • MCP clients ask for confirmation before each tool call by default. Keep that on while you learn what the youtube translate mcp mcp server actually does with your data.
  • Every entry in this directory is reviewed by hand before it goes live, and details are checked against the project's own documentation.

Available tools

ToolWhat it does
PrerequisitesThe Prerequisites tool exposed by this server.
SetupThe Setup tool exposed by this server.
DebuggingThe Debugging tool exposed by this server.

How to install the Youtube Translate MCP MCP server

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-translate": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@smithery/cli"],
      "env": {
        "YOUTUBE_TRANSLATE_API_KEY": "your-value",
        "YOUR_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Add to claude_desktop_config.json, then restart Claude Desktop.

Configuration

  • Python 3.12+ - Docker (optional)
VariableDescriptionRequired
YOUTUBE_TRANSLATE_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes
YOUR_API_KEYCredential the server authenticates with.Yes

Example prompts to try

  • Use Youtube Translate MCP to Prerequisites.
  • Use Youtube Translate MCP to Setup.
  • Use Youtube Translate MCP to Debugging.

Frequently asked questions

It connects Youtube Translate MCP to MCP-compatible AI assistants such as Claude and Cursor, exposing 3 tools (Prerequisites, Setup, Debugging) that the assistant can call on your behalf. Instead of copying data back and forth by hand, the assistant works with Youtube Translate MCP directly.