YouTube Transcript Downloader

Connect Remote server

claude mcp add --transport http transcripts https://youtubetranscriptdownload.com/api/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "transcripts": {
      "url": "https://youtubetranscriptdownload.com/api/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "servers": {
    "transcripts": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://youtubetranscriptdownload.com/api/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer <YOUR_API_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector
URL: https://youtubetranscriptdownload.com/api/mcp

Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.

Tools 4 found in our last check

• get_transcript

  Get the full transcript of a single YouTube video as timestamped markdown. Read-only: fetches existing captions, modifies nothing. Requires an API key; each successful call charges 1 credit, including repeat calls for the same video, so reuse a transcript already in context inst…

• polish_transcript

  Get a cleaned-up transcript of a YouTube video's auto-generated captions: punctuation and capitalisation restored, filler and false starts removed, paragraphs added, misheard names fixed, faithful to what was said. Use when raw captions are too messy to read or quote; for a plai…

• get_channel_transcripts

  Get transcripts for a YouTube channel's most recent videos (newest first) as timestamped markdown, one section per video. Use for research across a creator's recent output; for one known video use get_transcript. Read-only; requires an API key. Charges 1 credit per video that re…

• get_playlist_transcripts

  Get transcripts for the videos in a YouTube playlist (in playlist order) as timestamped markdown, one section per video. Use for working through a course, series, or curated list; for one known video use get_transcript. Read-only; requires an API key. Charges 1 credit per video…

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