An MCP server to extract Youtube captions and summarize videos
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add vidcap-youtube-api --env VIDCAP_API_KEY='<VIDCAP_API_KEY>' -- npx vidcap-mcp-server~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.vidcap-youtube-api]
command = "npx"
args = ["vidcap-mcp-server"]
env = { VIDCAP_API_KEY = "<VIDCAP_API_KEY>" }
# codex mcp add vidcap-youtube-api --env VIDCAP_API_KEY='<VIDCAP_API_KEY>' -- npx vidcap-mcp-server~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"vidcap-youtube-api": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"vidcap-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"VIDCAP_API_KEY": "<VIDCAP_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"vidcap-youtube-api": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"vidcap-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"VIDCAP_API_KEY": "<VIDCAP_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"vidcap-youtube-api": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"vidcap-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"VIDCAP_API_KEY": "<VIDCAP_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"vidcap-youtube-api": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"vidcap-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"VIDCAP_API_KEY": "<VIDCAP_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"vidcap-youtube-api": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"vidcap-mcp-server"
],
"env": {
"VIDCAP_API_KEY": "<VIDCAP_API_KEY>"
}
}
}
}Environment variables
VIDCAP_API_KEY
Replace the placeholders with your own credentials and keep them out of version control.