About YouTube Transcript MCP Server
YouTube Transcript MCP Server lets Claude retrieve and analyze transcripts from YouTube videos. It is intended for users who want transcript access through Claude Desktop.
Key features
- 01Retrieve YouTube transcripts
- 02Analyze video transcripts
Use cases
- 01Get a transcript from a YouTube URL
- 02Analyze a video's spoken content
MCP support
It exposes YouTube transcript retrieval and analysis to MCP clients such as Claude Desktop.
Configuration
Local server config is the same for every client. Copy it into your client’s MCP config file.
We haven’t collected a package or remote endpoint for this server. Follow the instructions in the project README.
Tools
Local servers expose tools only once running on your machine, and the maintainer has not provided a tool list.
Details
From the project READMEYouTube Transcript MCP Server
MCP server that enables Claude to fetch and analyze YouTube video transcripts.
Quick Start
- Setup:
npm install
npm run build
- Configure Claude Desktop:
- Edit
~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:
- Edit
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-transcript": {
"command": "node",
"args": [
"/ABSOLUTE/PATH/TO/ytrnscrpt-mcp-server/dist/index.js"
]
}
}
}
- Restart Claude Desktop
- Ask: "Get me the transcript for [YouTube URL]"
License
MIT
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