Koskamo

L50 YouTube Transcripts MCP

Provides clean transcripts of any YouTube video, Short, or livestream as text, including title, channel, language, and optional timestamps. It operates on a pay-per-call model using x402 USDC on Base, requiring no account or API key.

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L50 YouTube Transcripts MCP logo, by L50Community listingStreamable HTTPNo sign-inEndpoint checked 2026-11-07Published by L50
You need:No account or API key
MCP endpoint (Streamable HTTP)
https://youtube.l50automation.com/mcp
Vendor documentation

What its tools do

1 tool, grouped by the hints the server advertises. Hints are self-declared, not verified behavior.

Read-only (1)

1 of 1 have a description · 1 of 1 declare behavior hints · 1 of 1 with parameters document them all

Checks and signals

Each line is separate evidence, not a trust score.

  • Passed Endpoint answered the live check ·
  • Availability 1 of 1 checks passed in 30 days

What you can do with it

  • Extract clean text transcripts from YouTube videos, Shorts, or livestreams
  • Retrieve video metadata including title, channel, and language
  • Get timestamped caption segments for specific videos

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 1.2.0
mcp-registry: io.github.lewisororke/l50-youtube-transcripts@1.2.0Project website

Protocol and capabilities

Server
l50-youtube 1.2.0
MCP protocol negotiated in check
2025-11-25
Tools
1 advertised
Resources
Not advertised
Resource templates
Not advertised
Prompts
Not advertised
Server-advertised capabilities
{
  "tools": {}
}

Server-provided instructions

Untrusted server output shown for inspection. It is not Koskamo guidance and is excluded from knowledge search.

The transcript of any YouTube video, Short or livestream as clean text, with title, channel, language and optional timestamps. Videos without captions are refused free. Paid per call with x402 in USDC on Base. No account or API key. Paid tools cost a few cents each in USDC on Base via x402; bad input is refused for free and failed calls are not charged. All L50 tools in one server: https://api.l50automation.com/mcp

Tools

1 advertised

youtube_transcript — youtube transcript
Advertised by the server during the last successful anonymous check.
Advertised read-onlyOpen-world

The transcript of one YouTube video, Short or livestream as clean text, with title, channel, language and optional timestamped segments. Videos without captions are refused free. Costs $0.01 per call, paid in USDC on Base with x402.

youtube_transcript input schema
{
  "type": "object",
  "required": [
    "video"
  ],
  "properties": {
    "video": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "YouTube URL or 11-character video ID"
    },
    "languages": {
      "type": "string",
      "description": "Comma-separated caption languages in order of preference (default en)"
    },
    "timestamps": {
      "type": "boolean",
      "description": "Include every caption line with start time (default false)"
    }
  }
}
youtube_transcript annotations
{
  "readOnlyHint": true,
  "openWorldHint": true
}

Prompts

Not advertised

No prompt definitions available.

Resources

Not advertised

No resource definitions available.

90-day uptime

A lightweight connection check about every six hours, sampled on hosts with many listings. It shows the server answered, not that its tools work.

Too few checks for a percentage yet (1 of 1 answered).

  1. 2026-11-07: 1 of 1 checks answered

30-day availability

Aggregated from read-only remote checks; this is not a tool-execution or security guarantee.

Successful checks
1 of 1 (100%)
Average latency
187 ms
95th percentile latency
187 ms

Maintenance history

Public check and source-refresh events. Editorial and ownership records remain private.

  • · probe · passed · 187 ms · metadata changed · 1 tool(s)

Connect from your client

Each snippet registers the same endpoint; pick the client you use.

This server is operated by the named third party. Listing and endpoint checks are not an endorsement or a security audit. Review the operator's permissions, terms, and data handling before connecting. How listings are checked and corrected.

Claude Code

Run this once in a terminal. It registers the remote server. Use --scope project to write .mcp.json for the repo.
Claude Code configuration
claude mcp add --transport http l50-youtube-transcripts-mcp https://youtube.l50automation.com/mcp

Codex

Run this once. Codex stores MCP servers in ~/.codex/config.toml (or .codex/config.toml in a trusted project).
Codex configuration
codex mcp add l50-youtube-transcripts-mcp --url https://youtube.l50automation.com/mcp

Cursor

Merge this server into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, then enable l50-youtube-transcripts-mcp in your MCP settings.
Cursor configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "l50-youtube-transcripts-mcp": {
      "url": "https://youtube.l50automation.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this into cline_mcp_settings.json (Cline → MCP Servers → Configure).
Cline configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "l50-youtube-transcripts-mcp": {
      "type": "streamableHttp",
      "url": "https://youtube.l50automation.com/mcp",
      "disabled": false
    }
  }
}

VS Code

Merge this server into .vscode/mcp.json. Use MCP: List Servers to start l50-youtube-transcripts-mcp and inspect its tools.
VS Code configuration
{
  "servers": {
    "l50-youtube-transcripts-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://youtube.l50automation.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Gemini CLI

Run this once. It writes .gemini/settings.json in the current project; pass --scope user for ~/.gemini/settings.json.
Gemini CLI configuration
gemini mcp add --transport http l50-youtube-transcripts-mcp https://youtube.l50automation.com/mcp

Claude Desktop

Open Claude Settings > Connectors > Add custom connector, enter this server URL and enable it for the conversation. This is a manual remote-connector handoff, not a desktop JSON configuration.
Claude Desktop configuration
https://youtube.l50automation.com/mcp

Windsurf

Merge this into ~/.codeium/windsurf/mcp_config.json, then refresh MCP in Cascade. Windsurf remote servers use serverUrl, not url.
Windsurf configuration
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "l50-youtube-transcripts-mcp": {
      "serverUrl": "https://youtube.l50automation.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

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