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{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcripts": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.youtubetranscripts.fbetteo.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${api_key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

claude mcp add --transport http youtube-transcripts https://api.youtubetranscripts.fbetteo.com/mcp --header "Authorization: Bearer ${api_key}"

[mcp_servers.youtube-transcripts]
url = "https://api.youtubetranscripts.fbetteo.com/mcp"
bearer_token_env_var = "api_key"

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcripts": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.youtubetranscripts.fbetteo.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${api_key}"
      }
    }
  },
  "deeplink": "cursor://anysphere.cursor-deeplink/mcp/install?name=youtube-transcripts&config=eyJ0eXBlIjoiaHR0cCIsInVybCI6Imh0dHBzOi8vYXBpLnlvdXR1YmV0cmFuc2NyaXB0cy5mYmV0dGVvLmNvbS9tY3AiLCJoZWFkZXJzIjp7IkF1dGhvcml6YXRpb24iOiJCZWFyZXIgJHthcGlfa2V5fSJ9fQ%3D%3D"
}

{
  "servers": {
    "youtube-transcripts": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.youtubetranscripts.fbetteo.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${api_key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcripts": {
      "httpUrl": "https://api.youtubetranscripts.fbetteo.com/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "Bearer ${api_key}"
      }
    }
  }
}

extensions:
  "youtube-transcripts":
    enabled: true
    name: "youtube-transcripts"
    type: streamable_http
    uri: "https://api.youtubetranscripts.fbetteo.com/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 73 / 100new

protocol75 · weight 25

warn
protocol.modernnewest supported version is 2025-06-18; 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_channel_info (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); start_channel_job (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); cancel_job (readOnlyHint, destructiveHint, idempotentHint, openWorldHint); …
pass
tools.token_costabout 659 tokens to load every tool
pass
tools.api_dumptools are not a one-to-one API dump

stabilityn/a · weight 15

n/a
stability.changes, stability.rug_pulltool history recorded for 3 of the 7 days needed

dependenciesn/a · weight 15

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

8 tools, about 659 tokens to load them all · tool set 1587d8ba9d20 · checked 2026-10-19 10:20 UTC

Tool changes

No tool definition changes recorded. A server's first observation is its baseline; later probes record what changes.

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 97 / 100

provenance90

liveness100

freshness100

hygiene100

+repository +namespace-matches-repo +website +reachable +uptime-100% +updated-4d-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://api.youtubetranscripts.fbetteo.com/mcp` streamable-http	api_key `${api_key}`	yes	100%	455 ms	2025-06-18	2026-10-19

Tools (8)

`cancel_job`	Cancel an async transcript job and refund unprocessed videos.
`get_channel_info`	Return metadata for a YouTube channel before starting a job.
`get_download_url`	Return the ZIP download URL for a completed job.
`get_job_status`	Poll an async transcript job and get a download URL when ready.
`get_transcript`	Return the transcript for a single YouTube video URL or ID.
`list_channel_videos`	List a YouTube channel's videos with duration metadata, in the order channel jobs use (long-form, then Shorts, then livestreams; newest first). limit=N previews what start_channel_job with max_videos=N downloads; has_more tells if the channel has more.
`start_channel_job`	Start an async job that downloads channel transcripts.
`start_playlist_job`	Start an async job that downloads playlist transcripts.

Schemas: list_tools.

Official server.json

{
  "name": "io.github.fbetteo/youtube-transcripts",
  "title": "YouTube Transcripts",
  "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
  "remotes": [
    {
      "url": "https://api.youtubetranscripts.fbetteo.com/mcp",
      "type": "streamable-http",
      "headers": [
        {
          "name": "Authorization",
          "value": "Bearer {api_key}",
          "isSecret": true,
          "variables": {
            "api_key": {
              "isSecret": true,
              "isRequired": true,
              "description": "API key from https://downloadyoutubetranscripts.com/api-access"
            }
          },
          "isRequired": true,
          "description": "Your API key from https://downloadyoutubetranscripts.com/api-access"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "version": "1.0.0",
  "repository": {
    "url": "https://github.com/fbetteo/youtube-channel-to-gpt",
    "source": "github"
  },
  "websiteUrl": "https://downloadyoutubetranscripts.com/use-with-agents",
  "description": "Transcripts from YouTube videos, whole channels and playlists for AI agents, with bulk ZIP export."
}