YouTube Transcript AI

Fetch the full transcript of any YouTube video as text, in any caption language. Free API key.

What does this entry provide?

YouTube Transcript AI is an MCP server entry in ChatHome Skills, sourced from Official MCP Registry and scored 78/100. 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 YouTube Transcript AI 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: 78/100
Install method: streamable-http
Repo: zxl777/youtube-transcript-mcp
Repo updated: Oct 14, 2026

Install command

mcp add ai.youtube-transcript/youtube-transcript https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp

Install method: streamable-http

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GitHub project Homepage

Quality

Repo stars

Repo updated

Oct 14, 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

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  "_meta": {
    "io.modelcontextprotocol.registry/official": {
      "status": "active",
      "isLatest": true,
      "updatedAt": "2026-10-14T02:12:12.620051Z",
      "publishedAt": "2026-10-14T02:12:12.620051Z",
      "statusChangedAt": "2026-10-14T02:12:12.620051Z"
    }
  },
  "server": {
    "name": "ai.youtube-transcript/youtube-transcript",
    "icons": [
      {
        "src": "https://youtube-transcript.ai/favicon.svg",
        "sizes": [
          "any"
        ],
        "mimeType": "image/svg+xml"
      },
      {
        "src": "https://youtube-transcript.ai/apple-touch-icon.png",
        "sizes": [
          "180x180"
        ],
        "mimeType": "image/png"
      }
    ],
    "title": "YouTube Transcript AI",
    "$schema": "https://static.modelcontextprotocol.io/schemas/2025-12-11/server.schema.json",
    "remotes": [
      {
        "url": "https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp",
        "type": "streamable-http",
        "headers": [
          {
            "name": "Authorization",
            "value": "Bearer {api_key}",
            "isSecret": true,
            "variables": {
              "api_key": {
                "isSecret": true,
                "isRequired": true,
                "description": "Your youtube-transcript.ai API key. Free: 10 requests a day. Pro: 1,000 a day."
              }
            },
            "isRequired": true,
            "description": "API key sent as a Bearer token. Create a free key at https://youtube-transcript.ai/get-api-key"
          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "version": "1.1.0",
    "repository": {
      "url": "https://github.com/zxl777/youtube-transcript-mcp",
      "source": "github"
    },
    "websiteUrl": "https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp",
    "description": "Fetch the full transcript of any YouTube video as text, in any caption language. Free API key."
  }
}

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