youtube-transcript-mcp

youtube-transcript-mcp is an MCP server, listed under social & video. It needs YT_TRANSCRIPT_KEY to authenticate. Its repository has 0 GitHub stars and is licensed under MIT; we last read it on 2026-10-25.

Provides YouTube transcripts for use with Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor without requiring an API key or signup.

MCP servers are packaged differently from each other -- some run via npx, some as a Docker image, some as a plain script you clone and run. youtube-transcript-mcp’s own README did not state one plainly enough for this page to quote it rather than guess, so it will not guess. The repository below states it.

Unverified means a mention in the server’s own description, not a citation. A wrong claim here costs nothing to correct and nothing to trust yet.

Ranked by services in common with youtube-transcript-mcp, then by stars. Figures are from each repository when we last read it.

What does youtube-transcript-mcp do?

Provides YouTube transcripts for use with Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor without requiring an API key or signup.

How do I install youtube-transcript-mcp?

Its README did not state an install command plainly enough for us to quote one, so we do not guess. The repository has the instructions: https://github.com/zxl777/youtube-transcript-mcp

What does youtube-transcript-mcp connect to, and what does it need?

The credentials we found in its source are YT_TRANSCRIPT_KEY.

Which AI clients can use youtube-transcript-mcp?

Its own description mentions Cursor. That is a mention in its description, not a test we ran.

Is youtube-transcript-mcp official and is it maintained?

We found nothing naming it as a vendor’s official server. Its repository has 0 GitHub stars and its state in our directory is listed. Its last commit we recorded was on 2026-10-14.

What licence does youtube-transcript-mcp use?

The repository declares the MIT licence.

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