YouTube Transcripts MCP

An MCP server that retrieves transcripts, timed segments, and metadata from YouTube videos. It supports automatic pagination for long videos, multiple languages, and proxy configurations to handle rate limits. It integrates with various MCP clients like Claude Desktop, Cursor, and LM Studio to enable AI agents to access video content.

Package and access

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Community listingLocal stdioSource reviewed; not executedPublished by jkawamoto

Vendor documentation

What you can do with it

Retrieve plain-text transcripts from YouTube video URLs
Fetch timestamped transcript segments with start times
List available transcript languages for a video
Get video metadata such as title and channel info

Source and maintenance

Community listing

docker-mcp: youtube_transcript Source repository Project website

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 11:00 PM UTC

Packages and installation

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mcp/youtube-transcript@sha256:90eefb4847542a7d52cbe32a43d74883c4bd1d4b6a8a9f0711670f4e7ead23bd

oci

mcp/youtube-transcript@sha256:90eefb4847542a7d52cbe32a43d74883c4bd1d4b6a8a9f0711670f4e7ead23bd package definition

{
  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "mcp/youtube-transcript@sha256:90eefb4847542a7d52cbe32a43d74883c4bd1d4b6a8a9f0711670f4e7ead23bd",
  "registryType": "oci",
  "registryBaseUrl": "https://registry-1.docker.io"
}

Tools

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get_available_languages

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get_available_languages input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

get_timed_transcript

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get_timed_transcript input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

get_transcript

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get_transcript input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

get_video_info

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get_video_info input schema

{
  "type": "",
  "required": null,
  "properties": null
}

Connect from your client

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Cursor

Merge this local stdio configuration, replace every placeholder environment value, and restart Cursor. Koskamo has not executed this package.

Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcripts-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "mcp/youtube-transcript@sha256:90eefb4847542a7d52cbe32a43d74883c4bd1d4b6a8a9f0711670f4e7ead23bd"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cline

Merge this local stdio configuration, replace every placeholder environment value, and restart Cline. Koskamo has not executed this package.

Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcripts-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "mcp/youtube-transcript@sha256:90eefb4847542a7d52cbe32a43d74883c4bd1d4b6a8a9f0711670f4e7ead23bd"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "youtube-transcripts-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "mcp/youtube-transcript@sha256:90eefb4847542a7d52cbe32a43d74883c4bd1d4b6a8a9f0711670f4e7ead23bd"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Merge this local stdio configuration, replace every placeholder environment value, and restart Claude Desktop. Koskamo has not executed this package.

Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcripts-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "mcp/youtube-transcript@sha256:90eefb4847542a7d52cbe32a43d74883c4bd1d4b6a8a9f0711670f4e7ead23bd"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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