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yt-transcript-mcp

MCP server that fetches YouTube video transcripts. Works with Claude Code, Claude Desktop, OpenCode, and any MCP-compatible client.

Quick Install

Claude Code

claude mcp add yt-transcript -- npx -y yt-transcript-mcp

Claude Desktop

Edit ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "yt-transcript": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "yt-transcript-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Restart Claude Desktop after saving.

OpenCode

Edit ~/Library/Application Support/opencode/opencode.json:

{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "yt-transcript": {
      "type": "local",
      "command": ["npx", "-y", "yt-transcript-mcp"],
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}

Restart OpenCode after saving.

Usage

Once connected, the agent has access to the get_transcript tool.

Examples:

"Get the transcript of https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ and summarize it"
"Fetch the transcript from this video and list the main topics"
"Get the Spanish transcript (lang: es) for this YouTube link"

Tool Parameters:

Parameter	Required	Default	Description
`url`	Yes	-	YouTube video URL
`lang`	No	`en`	Subtitle language code (e.g. `es`, `fr`, `de`, `ja`)

The tool returns the video title and full transcript as plain text.

Local Development

git clone https://github.com/alialfredji/yt-transcript-mcp.git
cd yt-transcript-mcp
npm install
npm run build
npm start