YouTube Transcript

Name: YouTube Transcript
Availability: InStock
Author: jkawamoto

by jkawamoto

Retrieve full transcripts, timed captions, and metadata from YouTube videos for AI analysis.

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Works in:Goose

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What it does

This MCP server allows AI assistants to access the textual content of YouTube videos. It can fetch plain transcripts for summarization or timed transcripts for precise referencing of moments within a video. It also retrieves video metadata and available language options.

Tools

get_transcript: Fetches the full transcript of a specified YouTube video.
get_timed_transcript: Fetches the transcript with precise timestamps.
get_video_info: Retrieves metadata for a specific YouTube video.
get_available_languages: Lists all available transcript languages for a video.

Installation

Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcript": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript",
        "mcp-youtube-transcript"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Supported hosts

Claude
Goose
LM Studio

Quick install

uvx --from git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript mcp-youtube-transcript

Information

Pricing: free
Published: 4/18/2026
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Related Apps

Choose your AI client and follow the steps below.

Goose

Follow the tutorial at https://block.github.io/goose/docs/mcp/youtube-transcript-mcp

Claude Desktop

{"mcpServers": {"youtube-transcript": {"command": "uvx", "args": ["--from", "git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript", "mcp-youtube-transcript"]}}}