How do I connect Youtube Summarize MCP Server to Claude?

Run `claude mcp add youtube-summarize -- uvx youtube-summarize` 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 Summarize 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 Summarize MCP Server do?

Youtube Summarize MCP Server documents 6 tools to the agent, including get_transcript, get_video_metadata, list_playlist_videos. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.

Youtube Summarize

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MCP server that fetches YouTube video transcripts and optionally summarizes them.

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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-summarize' -- 'uvx' 'youtube-summarize'

Run in your terminal after replacing any placeholders.

04 / Check it in your client

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6 of 6 tools

Documented tools (6)

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

get_transcript

Fetch a YouTube video's transcript. By default the response is prefixed with a [METADATA] block (title, channel, published, duration, views, description); pass includemetadata=false for transcript-only output.

get_video_metadata

Fetch metadata (title, description, channel, upload date, duration, views, tags, chapters, etc.) for a YouTube video. Backed by yt-dlp.

list_playlist_videos

List the videos in a YouTube playlist (title, ID, channel, duration, views, URL). Per-video metadata is intentionally lean so the call stays fast even for large playlists; call getvideometadata with a specific video ID for full detail.

list_transcripts

List available transcript languages for a video.

search_videos

Search YouTube for videos and return a clean ranked list (title, ID, channel, duration, views, URL) — only actual videos, with no ads, recommendation shelves, or personalization. Relevance ordering still comes from YouTube's backend. Pair with gettranscript or summarizetranscript on a result's ID or

summarize_transcript

Fetch a transcript and return it with summarization instructions. The response is structured into clearly-labeled sections ([INSTRUCTIONS], [PROMPTSOURCE], [VIDEO], [METADATA], [TRANSCRIPT]) so a human can review the prompt before letting the LLM act on it.

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Questions about Youtube Summarize MCP Server

How do I connect Youtube Summarize MCP Server to Claude?: Run `claude mcp add youtube-summarize -- uvx youtube-summarize` 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 Summarize 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 Summarize MCP Server do?: Youtube Summarize MCP Server documents 6 tools to the agent, including get_transcript, get_video_metadata, list_playlist_videos. The descriptions above come from project documentation. A live handshake does not test individual tool behavior.