Retrieves YouTube video transcripts from a video URL, with an optional language.
Setup
Choose your client, copy the config, then fill in any required environment variables.
claude mcp add youtube-transcript-jkawamoto -- uvx --from git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript mcp-youtube-transcript~/.codex/config.toml
[mcp_servers.youtube-transcript-jkawamoto]
command = "uvx"
args = ["--from", "git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript", "mcp-youtube-transcript"]
# codex mcp add youtube-transcript-jkawamoto -- uvx --from git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript mcp-youtube-transcript~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-transcript-jkawamoto": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"--from",
"git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript",
"mcp-youtube-transcript"
]
}
}
}.vscode/mcp.json
{
"servers": {
"youtube-transcript-jkawamoto": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"--from",
"git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript",
"mcp-youtube-transcript"
]
}
}
}~/.gemini/settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-transcript-jkawamoto": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"--from",
"git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript",
"mcp-youtube-transcript"
]
}
}
}claude_desktop_config.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-transcript-jkawamoto": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"--from",
"git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript",
"mcp-youtube-transcript"
]
}
}
}.trae/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-transcript-jkawamoto": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"--from",
"git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript",
"mcp-youtube-transcript"
]
}
}
}