format37/youtube_mcp

Overview

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

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

How to use

Install

./compose.sh

Tools exposed

• npx

Tested with

Claude Desktop

Example client config

{\n    "mcpServers": {\n      "youtube": {\n        "command": "npx",\n        "args": [\n          "mcp-remote",\n          "http://localhost:7001/sse",\n          "--header",\n          "Authorization:YOUR-TOKEN",\n          "--allow-http"\n        ],\n        "disabled": false\n      }\n    }\n}

Notes

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.

31 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2025-07-21.

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

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

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