kimtaeyoon83/mcp-server-youtube-transcript

Overview

MCP tool to fetch YouTube subtitles and transcripts for AI analysis, supporting multiple video URL formats, language-specific retrieval, ad filtering, and optional timestamps.

Capabilities

• • stdio transport support
• • github integration
• • mcp client integration

Best For

MCP server for fetching YouTube transcripts and subtitles with multi-format support, ad filtering, and language options for AI analysis.

Decision Snapshot

• • GitHub stars: 521
• • Forks: 85
• • Source provenance count: 1
• • Active signal: Updated this week from lifecycle signals.
• • Last seen: 4/15/2026
• • Published: 3/16/2026

Installation / Setup

npx @michaellatman/mcp-get@latest install @kimtaeyoon83/mcp-server-youtube-transcript

This is an MCP Find-authored example config generated from strong evidence.

Review official documentation and source metadata for complete setup parameters.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-server-youtube-transcript": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "@michaellatman/mcp-get@latest",
        "install",
        "@kimtaeyoon83/mcp-server-youtube-transcript"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Usage

{ && "mcpServers": { && "youtube-transcript": { && "command": "npx",

Features

• • Support for multiple video URL formats (including YouTube Shorts)
• • Language-specific transcript retrieval with automatic fallback
• • Optional timestamps for referencing specific moments
• • Built-in ad/sponsorship filtering (enabled by default)
• • Zero external dependencies for transcript fetching
• • Detailed metadata in responses
• • Get transcript by video URL:
• • Get transcript by video ID:

Use Cases

• • Supports capabilities such as: stdio transport support; github integration; mcp client integration.
• • Common usage themes: mcp, curated, markdown-list, awesome-mcp-servers-punkpeye.

Supported Clients / Integrations

• • stdio transport support
• • github integration
• • mcp client integration

Compatibility Signals

• • GitHub: supports (Detected in parser config/capability hints.)

Prompt Examples

Notes / Requirements

• • Primary language: TypeScript/JavaScript
• • License: MIT
• • Documentation coverage: medium
• • Parser coverage score: 1.00
• • Source feeds: Awesome MCP Servers (punkpeye)
• • Topic cluster: general

Official Links

• Website
• Repository
• Documentation 1 (/docs)

Source Information

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