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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcript": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${api_key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude mcp add --transport http youtube-transcript https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer ${api_key}"

[mcp_servers.youtube-transcript]
url = "https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp"
bearer_token_env_var = "api_key"

{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "youtube-transcript": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp",
      "enabled": true,
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer {env:api_key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcript": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${api_key}"
      }
    }
  },
  "deeplink": "cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=youtube-transcript&config=eyJ0eXBlIjoiaHR0cCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8veW91dHViZS10cmFuc2NyaXB0LmFpL21jcCIsImhlYWRlcnMiOnsiQXV0aG9yaXphdGlvbiI6IkJlYXJlciAke2FwaV9rZXl9In19"
}

{
  "servers": {
    "youtube-transcript": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${api_key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcript": {
      "httpUrl": "https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${api_key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

extensions:
  "youtube-transcript":
    enabled: true
    name: "youtube-transcript"
    type: streamable_http
    uri: "https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp"
    headers:
      "Authorization": "Bearer ${api_key}"
    timeout: 300

Placeholders to fill from your own secret store: ${api_key}. The registry never accepts secret values.

Quality 79 / 100good

protocol75 · weight 25

warn
protocol.modernnewest supported version is 2025-11-25; 2026-07-28 not supported, older versions are deprecated until 2027-07-28
n/a
protocol.statelessonly applies to 2026-07-28 servers
pass
protocol.transportstreamable HTTP
n/a
protocol.list_ttlonly applies to 2026-07-28 servers

authorizationn/a · weight 15

n/a
auth.prm, auth.as_metadata, auth.cimdno remote uses OAuth
n/a
auth.secret_in_urlno templated URL

tool hygiene71 · weight 30

pass
tools.descriptionsevery tool has a description
pass
tools.description_lengthdescriptions are concise
pass
tools.schemasevery tool has an object input schema
fail
tools.annotationsno tool declares readOnlyHint or destructiveHint, so clients cannot tell safe calls from risky ones
fail
tools.directory_hintsno tool declares all four of readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint and openWorldHint; missing: get_youtube_transcript (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint)
pass
tools.token_costabout 245 tokens to load every tool
pass
tools.api_dumptools are not a one-to-one API dump

stability100 · weight 15

pass
stability.changes1 tool changes in 30 days
pass
stability.rug_pullno tool changed its meaning under the same name

dependenciesn/a · weight 15

n/a
deps.known_vulns, deps.mcp_sdk_version, deps.resolvableno npm or PyPI package

1 tools, about 245 tokens to load them all · tool set 73fe5fcea1b2 · tools last changed 2026-10-12 · checked 2026-10-20 19:10 UTC

Tool changes

2026-10-12get_youtube_transcriptchangeddescription, input schema
before
Fetch the full text transcript of a YouTube video. Accepts a YouTube URL (watch, youtu.be, shorts, embed) or a bare 11-character video ID, and returns the transcript as plain text with title and metadata. Optionally pass a BCP-47 language code to select a specific caption track.
after · 60% of words in common
Fetch the full text transcript of a YouTube video. Accepts a YouTube URL (watch, youtu.be, shorts, embed) or a bare 11-character video ID, and returns the transcript as plain text with title and metadata. Optionally pass a BCP-47 language code to select a specific caption track. Very long transcripts (multi-hour videos) come back in parts of up to 120,000 characters: when there is more, the result ends with a note giving the offset to pass on the next call.

Full history: list_changes · trend: quality JSON.

Checks run on what our credential-free, read-only probes observe; tools are never called and no code audit is performed. How it is computed.

Trust 95 / 100

provenance85

liveness98

freshness100

hygiene100

+repository +dns-namespace +website +reachable +uptime-96% +updated-7d-ago

Derived from observable signals (official registry feed and our own credential-free probes); no code audit performed. How it is computed.

Endpoints

remote	auth	reachable	uptime 30d	p50	protocol	last ok
`https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp` streamable-http	api_key `${api_key}`	yes	96%	335 ms	2025-11-25	2026-10-20

Tools (1)

get_youtube_transcript Fetch the full text transcript of a YouTube video. Accepts a YouTube URL (watch, youtu.be, shorts, embed) or a bare 11-character video ID, and returns the transcript as plain text with title and metadata. Optionally pass a BCP-47 language code to select a specific caption track. Very long transcripts (multi-hour videos) come back in parts of up to 120,000 characters: when there is more, the result ends with a note giving the offset to pass on the next call.

Schemas: list_tools.

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Official server.json

{
  "name": "ai.youtube-transcript/youtube-transcript",
  "icons": [
    {
      "src": "https://youtube-transcript.ai/favicon.svg",
      "sizes": [
        "any"
      ],
      "mimeType": "image/svg+xml"
    },
    {
      "src": "https://youtube-transcript.ai/apple-touch-icon.png",
      "sizes": [
        "180x180"
      ],
      "mimeType": "image/png"
    }
  ],
  "title": "YouTube Transcript AI",
  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
  "remotes": [
    {
      "url": "https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp",
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "headers": [
        {
          "name": "Authorization",
          "value": "Bearer {api_key}",
          "isSecret": true,
          "variables": {
            "api_key": {
              "isSecret": true,
              "isRequired": true,
              "description": "Your youtube-transcript.ai API key. Free: 10 requests a day. Pro: 1,000 a day."
            }
          },
          "isRequired": true,
          "description": "API key sent as a Bearer token. Create a free key at https://youtube-transcript.ai/get-api-key"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "version": "1.1.0",
  "repository": {
    "url": "https://github.com/zxl777/youtube-transcript-mcp",
    "source": "github"
  },
  "websiteUrl": "https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp",
  "description": "Fetch the full transcript of any YouTube video as text, in any caption language. Free API key."
}