Mcp Youtube Transcript
by jkawamotocommunityv0.6.1
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This MCP server retrieves transcripts for given YouTube video URLs.
From the registry: An MCP server retrieving transcripts of YouTube videos
Install & configure
Prerequisites
- required
Install in your client
Paste into the AI you're chatting with — it will figure out the rest
Please install the `mcp-youtube-transcript` MCP server into my current AI client (that's you).
Required prerequisites (do these first if not already done):
- **uv installed** — Requires uv (for uvx) to be installed (https://docs.astral.sh/uv)
Canonical MCP server config (stdio transport):
- command: `uvx`
- args: ["--from","git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript","mcp-youtube-transcript"]
- optional environment variables:
- `WEBSHARE_PROXY_USERNAME`: Webshare proxy username for bypassing IP bans
- `WEBSHARE_PROXY_PASSWORD`: Webshare proxy password
- `HTTP_PROXY`: HTTP proxy URL
- `HTTPS_PROXY`: HTTPS proxy URL
Add this MCP server to my current client's config in the correct format for you. If you need secrets or credentials I haven't provided, ASK me — do not invent values or leave raw placeholders. After adding it, tell me how to verify the server is connected.Tools (4)
get_transcript
Fetches the transcript of a specified YouTube video.
get_timed_transcript
Fetches the transcript of a specified YouTube video with timestamps.
get_video_info
Fetches the metadata of a specified YouTube video.
get_available_languages
Retrieves the available languages for the video.
Environment variables
WEBSHARE_PROXY_USERNAMErequiredUsername for the Residential Proxy when using Webshare.WEBSHARE_PROXY_PASSWORDrequiredPassword for the Residential Proxy when using Webshare.HTTP_PROXYProxy server URL for HTTP requests.HTTPS_PROXYProxy server URL for HTTPS requests.Packages
https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript/releases/download/v0.6.1/mcp-youtube-transcript.mcpb
mcpbv0.6.1transport: stdio
Details
- Language
- Python
- License
- MIT
- Released
- Apr 9, 2026
- Last commit
- Apr 11, 2026
- Registry name
- io.github.jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript