MCP YouTube Transcript Server

Example Use Cases

• 1

  Fetch and process YouTube video transcripts without using the official YouTube API.

• 2

  Handle multi-language transcripts with automatic fallback and optional timestamps.

• 3

  Stream or display large transcripts safely by chunking text output.

Description

This MCP server uses the open-source @danielxceron/youtube-transcript library to fetch YouTube video transcripts without requiring the official YouTube Data API quota. It supports transcript extraction by full URL or video ID, language priority lists, automatic chunking for large transcripts, and basic text cleanup. The server integrates with any MCP-compatible client and includes a standalone CLI and JSON-RPC test client for local testing.