Our verdict
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From the listing
About format37/youtube_mcp
A lightweight Python server that transcribes YouTube videos and exposes the functionality via the Model Context Protocol (MCP). It allows MCP-compatible clients to request transcriptions of video URLs.
Best for
Developers building MCP‑compatible tools that need quick YouTube audio‑to‑text functionality.
Use cases
- Integrating YouTube transcriptions into MCP-based AI assistants
- Extracting subtitles for content analysis or search indexing
- Building automated workflows that process video speech into text
Notes
31 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2025-07-21.
Pros
- Open source and simple to deploy for Python developers
- Directly plugs into MCP ecosystems without custom integration
- Focused on a single, well-defined task
Cons
- Low community adoption (31 stars) may mean limited maintenance or support
- Relies on YouTube's transcription availability and might break if APIs change
- No built-in language detection or error handling for non‑transcribed videos
Key facts
What we have checked
Not checked yet. Dated facts such as prices, releases and repository activity appear here once we have confirmed them from a source.
How to use
How to set it up
As the listing publishes it. We have not run this install.
Install
git clone https://github.com/format37/youtube_mcp.git && cd youtube_mcp && ./compose.shTools exposed
npx
Clients the listing names (not checked here)
Claude Desktop, ChatGPT
Example client config
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"mcp-remote",
"http://localhost:7001/sse",
"--header",
"Authorization:YOUR-TOKEN",
"--allow-http"
],
"disabled": false
}
}
}Install
Add format37/youtube_mcp to your client
No install recipe yet. We write one for Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and ChatGPT when the server is in the official MCP registry with a package or remote address we can use.
Until then, follow the project's own README, or the setup the listing publishes under How to set it up.
Works with
What format37/youtube_mcp connects to
1 product, each with how we know and when we checked.
| Works with | Type | How we know | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|
| Youtube | Product | Its name pairs the product with MCPname "youtube-mcp" | GitHub |
Sources
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Changelog
What changed
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