Parameters

• url (string): The full URL of the YouTube video. This field is required.
• lang (string, optional): The desired language for the transcript. Defaults to en if not specified.
• next_cursor (string, optional): Cursor to retrieve the next page of the transcript.

get_video_info

Fetches the metadata of a specified YouTube video.

Parameters

• url (string): The full URL of the YouTube video. This field is required.

Installation

[!NOTE] You'll need uv installed on your system to use uvx command.

For codename goose

Please refer to this tutorial for detailed installation instructions: YouTube Transcript Extension.

For Claude Desktop

Download the latest MCP bundle mcp-youtube-transcript.mcpb from the Releases page, then open the downloaded .mcpb file or drag it into the Claude Desktop's Settings window.

You can also manually configure this server for Claude Desktop. Edit the claude_desktop_config.json file by adding the following entry under mcpServers:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcript": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript",
...