Youtube

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cactusaurelius5 months ago

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

# YouTube transcript

# MCP server

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Content

@inlustris/youtube-mcp

NPM Version

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

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

Server Config

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

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