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Open-source MCP server giving Claude first-class access to YouTube video transcripts as callable tools. Captions-first via yt-dlp with Whisper fallback for videos without subtitles. 26 unit tests, pip-installable, works with Claude Desktop and Claude Code.
youtube-transcript-mcp is an MCP server entry in ChatHome Skills, sourced from GitHub MCP Search and scored 38/100. Open-source MCP server giving Claude first-class access to YouTube video transcripts as callable tools. Captions-first via yt-dlp with Whisper fallback for vide. 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-mcp to a production agent workflow; the snapshot facts below are point-in-time values from the most recent ingest.
git clone https://github.com/yunlinwu/youtube-transcript-mcp.gitReview the upstream source before running this command.
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}Open-source MCP server giving Claude first-class access to YouTube video transcripts as callable tools. Captions-first via yt-dlp with Whisper fallback for videos without subtitles. 26 unit tests, pip-installable, works with Claude Desktop and Claude Code.