mcp-youtube vs time

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	mcp-youtube by adhikasp	time by modelcontextprotocol
Stars	★ 48	★ 85,748
30d uses	—	—
Score	41	77
Official	—	✓
Categories	MediaAI / LLM ToolsProductivity	ProductivityDeveloper ToolsCommunication
Language	Python	TypeScript
Last commit	6 mo ago	this month

mcp-youtube · Summary

A Python-based MCP server that fetches YouTube transcripts with timestamps for LLM integration.

time · Summary

A comprehensive MCP server providing time and timezone conversion tools with automatic system timezone detection.

mcp-youtube · Use cases

Analyzing video content without watching by processing transcripts through an LLM
Building research tools that aggregate information from educational YouTube videos
Creating content review systems that process and summarize video transcripts

time · Use cases

Assisting with international meeting scheduling across time zones
Providing real-time time information for location-based queries
Enabling time conversion for travel planning and itineraries

mcp-youtube · Install

Installation

Using uv (recommended)

uvx --from git+https://github.com/adhikasp/mcp-youtube mcp-youtube

From source

git clone https://github.com/adhikasp/mcp-youtube
cd mcp-youtube
uv venv
source .venv/bin/activate  # On Unix/MacOS
# or .venv\Scripts\activate  # On Windows
uv sync
python -m youtube_mcp

Claude Desktop Configuration

Add the following to your Claude Desktop config.json:

"mcpServers": {
  "youtube": {
    "command": "uvx",
    "args": ["--from", "git+https://github.com/adhikasp/mcp-youtube", "mcp-youtube"]
  }
}

time · Install

Installation Options

**Using uv (recommended):**

uvx mcp-server-time

**Using PIP:**

pip install mcp-server-time
python -m mcp_server_time

**Configure for Claude Desktop:**

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "time": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["mcp-server-time"]
    }
  }
}

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