Fetches YouTube video subtitles and transcripts in SRT, VTT, TXT or JSON format.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add youtube-subtitle -- npx -y youtube-subtitle-mcp~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.youtube-subtitle]
command = "npx"
args = ["-y", "youtube-subtitle-mcp"]
# codex mcp add youtube-subtitle -- npx -y youtube-subtitle-mcp~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-subtitle": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"youtube-subtitle-mcp"
]
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"youtube-subtitle": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"youtube-subtitle-mcp"
]
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-subtitle": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"youtube-subtitle-mcp"
]
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-subtitle": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"youtube-subtitle-mcp"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-subtitle": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"youtube-subtitle-mcp"
]
}
}
}