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YouTube Transcript

YouTube Transcript

mybuddymichael

Extracts transcripts from YouTube videos with language selection and formatting options. Provides video metadata and automatic paragraph segmentation for content analysis.

Fetches and analyzes YouTube video transcripts by accepting URLs or video IDs and returning formatted transcript data with timestamps for video content analysis without watching.

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What it does

  • Extract transcripts from YouTube videos
  • Select transcript language
  • Format text with paragraph breaks
  • Retrieve video titles and metadata
  • Decode HTML entities and normalize text

Best for

Content creators analyzing video scriptsResearchers studying video contentStudents extracting lecture notesContent writers repurposing video material
Multiple language supportAutomatic paragraph segmentation

About YouTube Transcript

YouTube Transcript is a community-built MCP server published by mybuddymichael that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Easily fetch and analyze YouTube transcripts by video URL or ID. Use our YouTube transcript tool for fast content analys It is categorized under search web, other.

How to install

You can install YouTube Transcript in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.

License

YouTube Transcript is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.

youtube-transcript-mcp

A simple MCP server that lets LLMs easily get the transcript of YouTube videos.

To install

Add this to your LLM app's MCP settings:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcript": {
      "command": "bunx",
      "args": ["--bun", "-y", "youtube-transcript-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

If you prefer node to bun, you can use npx instead:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcript": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "youtube-transcript-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

To use

Just ask your LLM about a YouTube video:

Summarize this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

What are the three key points of this video? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

What are some counterpoints to this argument here? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

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