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kimtaeyoon83/mcp-server-youtube-transcript

This is an MCP server that allows you to directly download transcripts of YouTube videos.

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About kimtaeyoon83/mcp-server-youtube-transcript

An MCP server that fetches YouTube video transcripts directly. It provides a simple interface for developers to retrieve captions programmatically without using the YouTube Data API.

Best for

Developers who need a quick, no-frills way to get YouTube transcripts into their MCP-compatible tools

Use cases

  • Extracting transcripts for video content analysis or summarization
  • Building tools that require text from YouTube videos for accessibility or search
  • Integrating video caption data into AI workflows or data pipelines

Notes

551 stars on GitHub. Last updated 2025-12-24. Licensed MIT.

Pros

  • Lightweight and focused on a single task
  • No API key required for public transcripts
  • Active community with over 550 stars

Cons

  • Limited to transcripts that are publicly available on YouTube
  • No support for downloading video metadata or other YouTube data
  • Dependent on the MCP protocol for integration

Key facts

What we have checked

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How to use

How to set it up

As the listing publishes it. We have not run this install.

Install

npx -y @smithery/cli install @kimtaeyoon83/mcp-server-youtube-transcript --client claude

Tools exposed

  • include_timestamps
  • strip_ads
  • get_transcript

Clients the listing names (not checked here)

Claude Desktop

Install

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Until then, follow the project's own README, or the setup the listing publishes under How to set it up.

Works with

What kimtaeyoon83/mcp-server-youtube-transcript connects to

1 product, each with how we know and when we checked.

Works withTypeHow we knowChecked
YoutubeProductIts name pairs the product with MCPname "mcp-server-youtube-transcript"GitHub

Alternatives

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Klavis-AI/YouTubeThis is an alternative to itMCP serverNamed in the listingNot dated

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