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YouTube Transcript

Created by jdepoix

Retrieves transcripts and subtitles from YouTube videos, including automatically generated ones, without requiring an API key or headless browser.

How to Connect & Install

Select your client or environment below to copy the verified, ready-to-run installation configuration.

1-line autonomous agent setup instruction. Paste into Claude Code, Codex CLI, or Cursor Agent:
Fetch and configure Model Context Protocol (MCP) server YouTube Transcript from https://www.fastmcp.dev/server/youtube-transcript

Agents automatically discover, install, and execute the server spec without manual token setup.

Connect via direct Stateless MCP v2 / Streamable HTTP endpoint or JSON-RPC:
https://github.com/jdepoix/youtube-transcript-api

Stateless edge endpoint compliant with MCP 2024-11-05 and v2 draft protocol specs.

Includes server instructions and tool definitions for Claude:
claude mcp add youtube-transcript -- npx -y youtube-transcript-api

Run in terminal to register server in current project or pass --scope user for global availability.

Configures server instructions and tools for OpenAI Codex & ChatGPT Desktop:
[mcp_servers.youtube_transcript_6] command = "npx" args = ["-y","youtube-transcript-api"]

Applies to ChatGPT Desktop app, Codex CLI, and IDE extension across your Codex host.

Add to Cursor project settings (.cursor/mcp.json) or Cursor Settings > Features > MCP:
{ "mcpServers": { "youtube-transcript": { "type": "stdio", "command": "npx", "args": [ "-y", "youtube-transcript-api" ] } } }

Commit to version control to allow teammates to connect immediately.

Install as an autonomous Agent Skill using the standard skills CLI:
npx skills add https://github.com/jdepoix/youtube-transcript-api

Standard agent skill installer compatible with Claude Code, Cursor, and agy harnesses.

Server Guidance & Instructions OpenAI & Claude Spec Compliant
YouTube Transcript: Retrieves transcripts and subtitles from YouTube videos, including automatically generated ones, without requiring an API key or headless browser. Key capabilities: Supports automatically generated subtitles.; No API key or headless browser required.

Codex and Claude read this instruction prompt during initialization to orchestrate cross-tool workflows and rate limits.

Top Core Functions
01 Fetch transcripts from YouTube videos
02 Support automatically generated video subtitles
03 Translate video subtitles into languages