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

Run `claude mcp add youtube-mcp-cli -- npx -y @umbertotancorre/youtube-cli transcript dQw4w9WgXcQ` 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 Youtube MCP Cli 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 Youtube MCP Cli MCP Server do?

Youtube MCP Cli MCP Server documents 8 tools to the agent, including download_audio, download_transcript, download_transcript_timed. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.

Youtube MCP Cli

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by umbertotancorre

MCP server and CLI tool that gives AI agents access to YouTube

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01 / Choose your client

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

Source: generated from public install instructions

claude mcp add --transport stdio 'youtube-mcp-cli' -- 'npx' '-y' '@umbertotancorre/youtube-cli' 'transcript' 'dQw4w9WgXcQ'

Run in your terminal after replacing any placeholders.

04 / Check it in your client

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8 of 8 tools

Documented tools (8)

From project documentation. A server handshake does not verify each tool’s description or behavior.

download_audio

Downloads audio as .mp3 (or m4a, flac, opus, ...)

download_transcript

Saves transcript as a .md file

download_transcript_timed

Saves transcript as a .md file with timestamps

download_video

Downloads video+audio as .mp4

get_metadata

Returns title, channel, publish date, view count, duration, likes, and description

get_transcript

Fetches the full transcript as plain text

get_transcript_timed

Transcript with [MM:SS] timestamps per segment

search_transcript

Searches for a keyword or phrase and returns matching segments with timestamps

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Questions about Youtube MCP Cli MCP Server

How do I connect Youtube MCP Cli MCP Server to Claude?: Run `claude mcp add youtube-mcp-cli -- npx -y @umbertotancorre/youtube-cli transcript dQw4w9WgXcQ` 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 Youtube MCP Cli 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 Youtube MCP Cli MCP Server do?: Youtube MCP Cli MCP Server documents 8 tools to the agent, including download_audio, download_transcript, download_transcript_timed. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.