About
YouTube Transcript Server retrieves transcripts and subtitles from YouTube videos for content analysis and text processing workflows. Key features: - Extract transcripts from YouTube videos using video URLs - Support for multiple languages including auto-generated subtitles - Two formatting modes: continuous text or automatic paragraph segmentation - Retrieve video titles and metadata alongside transcript content - Text normalization with HTML entity decoding - Timestamp and overlap detection for detailed content analysis and synchronization
README
MCP YouTube Transcript Server
[](https://smithery.ai/server/@sinco-lab/mcp-youtube-transcript)
A Model Context Protocol server that enables retrieval of transcripts from YouTube videos. This server provides direct access to video transcripts through a simple interface, making it ideal for content analysis and processing.
Table of Contents
Features
✨ Key capabilities:
Getting Started
Prerequisites
Installation
We provide two installation methods:
#### Option 1: Manual Configuration (Recommended for Production)
1. Create or edit the Claude Desktop configuration file:
- macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
- Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json
2. Add the following configuration:
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-transcript": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@sinco-lab/mcp-youtube-transcript"
]
}
}
}
Quick setup script for macOS:
# Create directory if it doesn't exist
mkdir -p ~/Library/Application\ Support/ClaudeCreate or update config file
cat > ~/Library/Application\ Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json Note: Claude app automatically prefixes MCP server log files with mcp-server-. For example, our server's logs will be written to mcp-server-youtube-transcript.log.#### Cleaning the npx Cache
If you encounter issues related to the npx cache, you can manually clean it using:
This will remove the cached packages and allow you to start fresh.API Reference
get_transcripts
Fetches transcripts from YouTube videos.
Parameters:
url (string, required): YouTube video URL or IDlang (string, optional): Language code (default: "en")enableParagraphs (boolean, optional): Enable paragraph mode (default: false)Response Format:
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