TranscriptAPI — YouTube transcripts (transcriptapi.io)

YouTube transcripts, search, channels and playlists for AI agents, by transcriptapi.io.

What does this entry provide?

TranscriptAPI — YouTube transcripts (transcriptapi.io) is an MCP server entry in ChatHome Skills, sourced from Official MCP Registry and scored 100/100. As a Model Context Protocol server, it exposes tools that MCP-compatible LLM clients such as Claude, Cursor, and Copilot can call directly, extending an agent's reach beyond its built-in capabilities. ChatHome Skills discovered this entry through its daily ingest of official registries and GitHub discovery queries, and re-verifies repository facts, freshness signals, and install metadata on every run. The quality score weighs official-registry presence, a working install command, license clarity, GitHub star trajectory, and repository freshness — the full formula is on the Sources page. The install command above is ready to copy. Review the last-pushed date and repository status before adding TranscriptAPI — YouTube transcripts (transcriptapi.io) to a production agent workflow; the snapshot facts below are point-in-time values from the most recent ingest.

Snapshot facts

Source: Official MCP Registry
Quality: 100/100
Install method: streamable-http
Repo: Registry only
Repo updated: Oct 17, 2026

Install command

mcp add io.transcriptapi/youtube-transcript https://api.transcriptapi.io/mcp

Install method: streamable-http

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Source entry

Quality

100

Repo stars

Repo updated

Oct 17, 2026

How is this score calculated?

Weighted across six dimensions, scored 0-100.
Provenance (25): listed in an official or curated registry.
Installability (25): a runnable install command beats a declared transport, which beats a source checkout.
Maintenance (20): recency of the last push; archived entries score zero here.
Adoption (20): repository stars on a log curve.

MCP manifest

{
  "_meta": {
    "io.modelcontextprotocol.registry/official": {
      "status": "active",
      "isLatest": true,
      "updatedAt": "2026-10-17T12:49:24.553413Z",
      "publishedAt": "2026-10-17T12:49:24.553413Z",
      "statusChangedAt": "2026-10-17T12:49:24.553413Z"
    }
  },
  "server": {
    "name": "io.transcriptapi/youtube-transcript",
    "title": "TranscriptAPI — YouTube transcripts (transcriptapi.io)",
    "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
    "remotes": [
      {
        "url": "https://api.transcriptapi.io/mcp",
        "type": "streamable-http",
        "headers": [
          {
            "name": "Authorization",
            "value": "Bearer {api_key}",
            "isSecret": true,
            "variables": {
              "api_key": {
                "isSecret": true,
                "isRequired": true,
                "description": "Your ta_... key"
              }
            },
            "isRequired": true,
            "description": "Bearer token with your TranscriptAPI key. Free at https://transcriptapi.io/login"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "version": "0.1.1",
    "packages": [
      {
        "version": "0.1.1",
        "transport": {
          "type": "stdio"
        },
        "identifier": "transcriptapi-mcp",
        "registryType": "npm",
        "environmentVariables": [
          {
            "name": "TRANSCRIPTAPI_KEY",
            "format": "string",
            "isSecret": true,
            "isRequired": true,
            "description": "TranscriptAPI key (ta_...). Free at https://transcriptapi.io/login"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "websiteUrl": "https://transcriptapi.io/mcp",
    "description": "YouTube transcripts, search, channels and playlists for AI agents, by transcriptapi.io."
  }
}

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