YouTube transcripts for AI tools. No proxies needed; transcribes videos without captions.
Connect Runs on your machine
claude mcp add ytranscript-mcp -e YTRANSCRIPT_API_KEY=<YTRANSCRIPT_API_KEY> -- npx -y [email protected]
{
"mcpServers": {
"ytranscript-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"YTRANSCRIPT_API_KEY": "<YTRANSCRIPT_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}
{
"mcpServers": {
"ytranscript-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"YTRANSCRIPT_API_KEY": "<YTRANSCRIPT_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}
{
"servers": {
"ytranscript-mcp": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"[email protected]"
],
"env": {
"YTRANSCRIPT_API_KEY": "<YTRANSCRIPT_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}
Replace the values in angle brackets with your own. Keys stay on your machine; we never see them.
Tools
This server runs locally, so its tools are listed by your MCP client once it starts.
Environment variables
| Name | Description |
|---|---|
YTRANSCRIPT_API_KEYRequired, secret | API key from https://ytranscript.com/developers (free plan available) |
Details
| Package | [email protected] (NPM, stdio) |
| First published | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Last updated | 12 Nov 2026 |
| Registry name | io.github.nnnoel/ytranscript-mcp |
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