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@alexspalato/youtube-transcript-mcp

v1.0.0

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Get YouTube transcripts in Claude with natural language - no technical syntax needed

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YouTube Transcript MCP

Get YouTube video transcripts directly in Claude. Just share a YouTube link - no technical syntax needed.

What It Does

Share any YouTube URL with Claude, and this MCP lets Claude fetch the transcript for you. Claude will naturally ask how you'd like to view it:

  • Readable text - Clean paragraphs, perfect for reading and analysis
  • With timestamps - Each line shows when it was said (great for referencing specific moments)
  • Structured data - JSON format with full metadata (for developers)

Works with any YouTube video that has captions, in any language.

Installation

One command:

npm install -g @alexspalato/youtube-transcript-mcp

Setup

For Claude Code

claude mcp add youtube-transcript

Restart Claude Code and you're done!

For Claude Desktop

  1. Open ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
  2. Add this:
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcript": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@alexspalato/youtube-transcript-mcp"]
    }
  }
}
  1. Restart Claude Desktop

How to Use

Just chat naturally with Claude:

"Can you get the transcript from https://youtu.be/dQw4w9WgXcQ?"

"Summarize this video: https://youtu.be/eT_6uaHNlk8"

"Get me the transcript with timestamps from this tutorial..."

Claude will handle everything - fetching the transcript, asking about your format preference, and displaying it clearly.

Multiple Languages

Works with any language that has captions:

"Get the Spanish transcript from this video"

"Show me this video's transcript in French"

Common language codes: en, es, fr, de, ja, ko, zh, pt, ru, ar, hi

License

MIT