@inlustris/youtube-mcp

No-fuss YouTube transcripts for MCP - no API keys required!

A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for YouTube video transcripts and search.

No fuss setup - no Google API keys required! Just install and start extracting transcripts.

Features

• Get YouTube video transcripts with timestamps
• Search YouTube videos and channels
• Get channel video lists
• Chunking support for large transcripts

Installation

npm install -g @inlustris/youtube-mcp

Configuration

Add to your MCP client config (e.g., .cursor/mcp.json):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@inlustris/youtube-mcp@latest"]
    }
  }
}

Available Tools

get_transcript

Get video transcript from YouTube URL.

Parameters:

• videoUrl (required): YouTube video URL
• chunkSize (optional): Max characters per chunk
• chunkBySilence (optional): Split by silence breaks
• silenceThreshold (optional): Silence duration in ms

search_videos

Search YouTube videos.

Parameters:

• query (required): Search terms
• sortBy (optional): relevance, date, rating, viewCount, title

search_channels

Search YouTube channels.

Parameters:

• query (required): Search terms
• sortBy (optional): relevance, date, rating, viewCount, title, videoCount

get_channel_videos

Get videos from a channel.

Parameters:

• channelId (required): YouTube channel ID
• maxResults (optional): Number of videos (max 200)

Development

npm install
npm run dev        # Development server
npm run start:http # HTTP server for testing

License

MIT

Keywords

YouTube transcript, MCP server, Model Context Protocol, YouTube API, video transcript extraction, AI tools, TypeScript, FastMCP, YouTube search, channel analysis, video content analysis, transcript chunking, Claude Desktop, Cursor IDE, AI development tools, YouTube data extraction, video processing, content analysis, automated transcription