How do I connect MCP Youtube Transcript MCP Server to Claude?

Run `claude mcp add mcp-youtube-transcript -- uvx --from git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript mcp-youtube-transcript` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.

Is MCP Youtube Transcript MCP Server free?

The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.

What can MCP Youtube Transcript MCP Server do?

MCP Youtube Transcript MCP Server documents 4 tools to the agent, including get_available_languages, get_timed_transcript, get_transcript. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.

MCP Youtube Transcript

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by jkawamoto

MCP server retrieving transcripts of YouTube videos

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02 / Before you connect

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Install the runtime required by the project and make it available to your client.

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03 / Add the configuration

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claude mcp add --transport stdio 'mcp-youtube-transcript' -- 'uvx' '--from' 'git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript' 'mcp-youtube-transcript'

Run in your terminal after replacing any placeholders.

04 / Check it in your client

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Documented tools (4)

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get_available_languages

Retrieves the available languages for the video.

get_timed_transcript

Fetches the transcript of a specified YouTube video with timestamps.

get_transcript

Fetches the transcript of a specified YouTube video.

get_video_info

Fetches the metadata of a specified YouTube video.

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How do I connect MCP Youtube Transcript MCP Server to Claude?: Run `claude mcp add mcp-youtube-transcript -- uvx --from git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript mcp-youtube-transcript` in Claude Code, or add the same command and arguments under mcpServers in Cursor's mcp.json or Claude Desktop's claude_desktop_config.json, then restart the client. The blocks above are ready to paste.
Is MCP Youtube Transcript MCP Server free?: The listed licence is MIT. Check the upstream terms for permitted use and commercial requirements; a public repository does not by itself mean the software is free or open source. Connected APIs and hosted services may have separate charges.
What can MCP Youtube Transcript MCP Server do?: MCP Youtube Transcript MCP Server documents 4 tools to the agent, including get_available_languages, get_timed_transcript, get_transcript. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.