MCP server

YouTube Transcript

Fetch YouTube video transcripts for summarization and Q&A

Community MCP server that downloads transcripts and subtitles from YouTube videos by URL or ID, with language selection. Optionally analyzes video content with TwelveLabs when an API key is provided.

Connect

  1. 1Add the server to Codex
    codex mcp add youtube-transcript -- npx -y @kimtaeyoon83/mcp-server-youtube-transcript

Configs are generated from the publisher's documented endpoint. Check their docs for plan requirements and scopes. New to this? Read the step-by-step tutorial.

Tools 2

get_transcriptanalyze_video

Things to ask

  • “Summarize this YouTube video: <url>”
  • “Get the Spanish transcript of this talk”
  • “List the key points from this lecture”

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