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MCP Server YouTube Transcript

MCP Server YouTube Transcript is an MCP server that enables retrieval of transcripts from YouTube videos. This server provides direct access to video captions and subtitles through a simple interface. It has 602 GitHub stars, is released under the MIT license and runs locally with npx -y @kimtaeyoon83/mcp-server-youtube-transcript.

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Install MCP Server YouTube Transcript

Generated from the server's published package. Replace your-value with your own values.

Claude Desktop

claude_desktop_config.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-youtube-transcript": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kimtaeyoon83/mcp-server-youtube-transcript"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TWELVELABS_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings > Developer > Edit Config. macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/, Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\. Restart Claude Desktop afterwards.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env TWELVELABS_API_KEY=your-value --transport stdio mcp-server-youtube-transcript -- npx -y @kimtaeyoon83/mcp-server-youtube-transcript

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-youtube-transcript": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kimtaeyoon83/mcp-server-youtube-transcript"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TWELVELABS_API_KEY": "your-value"
      }
    }
  }
}

Project file; use ~/.cursor/mcp.json to enable it in every project.

VS Code

.vscode/mcp.json
{
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "twelvelabs_api_key",
      "description": "TWELVELABS_API_KEY",
      "password": true
    }
  ],
  "servers": {
    "mcp-server-youtube-transcript": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@kimtaeyoon83/mcp-server-youtube-transcript"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TWELVELABS_API_KEY": "${input:twelvelabs_api_key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

Config formats checked against the official docs on Oct 7, 2026: modelcontextprotocol.io (opens in a new tab), code.claude.com (opens in a new tab), cursor.com (opens in a new tab), code.visualstudio.com (opens in a new tab).

Environment variables

Variables the server reads at startup.

NameRequiredDescription
TWELVELABS_API_KEYsecretNoShown in the README's example configuration.

Tools (8)

Parsed from the Tools section of the README; check the repository for the current list.

  • get_transcript
  • lang

    Language code for transcript (e.g., 'ko', 'en'). Automatically falls back to available languages if requested language…

  • include_timestamps

    Include timestamps in output (e.g., '[0:05] text')

  • strip_ads

    Filter out sponsorships, ads, and promotional content from transcript based on chapter markers

  • analyze_video
  • prompt

    Instruction or question for the model (e.g. "Summarize this video in 3 sentences" or "What products are shown?").

  • model

    Pegasus model to use ("pegasus1.2" or "pegasus1.5").

  • max_tokens

    Maximum response length in tokens.

About MCP Server YouTube Transcript

A Model Context Protocol server that enables retrieval of transcripts from YouTube videos. This server provides direct access to video captions and subtitles through a simple interface.

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How do I install the MCP Server YouTube Transcript MCP server?

Add the command npx -y @kimtaeyoon83/mcp-server-youtube-transcript to your MCP client: put it in claude_desktop_config.json for Claude Desktop, run claude mcp add for Claude Code, or add it to .cursor/mcp.json (Cursor) or .vscode/mcp.json (VS Code). The snippets on this page are ready to paste.

Is MCP Server YouTube Transcript free?

The server is open source under the MIT license, so running it is free. It needs credentials (TWELVELABS_API_KEY) for the service it connects to, which may require a paid account.

Is MCP Server YouTube Transcript actively maintained?

The most recent commit was on Jul 21, 2026. appsgit only lists MCP servers with a commit in the last six months.