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mcp-youtube-transcript
by jkawamoto
everything
by modelcontextprotocol
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mcp-youtube-transcript · Summary

MCP server for retrieving YouTube video transcripts with timestamps and metadata.

everything · Summary

Official MCP test server exercising all protocol features for client builders.

mcp-youtube-transcript · Use cases

  • Analyzing video content by retrieving text transcripts for research purposes
  • Creating summaries of educational or instructional YouTube videos
  • Processing video content with timestamps for precise reference

everything · Use cases

  • Testing MCP client implementations against all protocol features
  • Learning MCP protocol capabilities through a reference server
  • Validating client compatibility with different transport methods

mcp-youtube-transcript · Install

Installation

For Claude Desktop, add this to your claude_desktop_config.json:

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

Alternatively, download the MCP bundle from the [Releases](https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript/releases) page and import it into Claude Desktop.

everything · Install

NPX (recommended)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

On Windows, use cmd /c:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "cmd",
      "args": ["/c", "npx", "-y", "@modelcontextprotocol/server-everything"]
    }
  }
}

Docker

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "everything": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": ["run", "-i", "--rm", "mcp/everything"]
    }
  }
}

Global install

npm install -g @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything@latest
npx @modelcontextprotocol/server-everything
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