youtube-transcript-mcp vs filesystem
Side-by-side comparison to help you pick between these two MCP servers.
youtube-transcript-mcp by lucasliet | filesystem by modelcontextprotocol | |
|---|---|---|
| Stars | ★ 4 | ★ 85,748 |
| 30d uses | — | — |
| Score | 39 | 77 |
| Official | — | ✓ |
| Categories | MediaAI / LLM ToolsDeveloper Tools | File SystemDeveloper ToolsProductivity |
| Language | JavaScript | TypeScript |
| Last commit | 1 mo ago | this month |
youtube-transcript-mcp · Summary
MCP server for extracting YouTube video transcripts with timestamps.
filesystem · Summary
A feature-rich MCP server for filesystem operations with dynamic directory access control.
youtube-transcript-mcp · Use cases
- Content analysis of YouTube videos by researchers
- Automated transcription services for video content creators
- LLM applications that need to process video content
filesystem · Use cases
- Enable AI models to read and write project files during development
- Allow Claude or other MCP clients to browse and analyze codebases
- Provide secure sandboxed access to specific directories for content generation
youtube-transcript-mcp · Install
Installation
Via npx (CLI)
npx -y --package=github:lucasliet/youtube-transcript-mcp#main youtube-transcript-mcp --videoUrl "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID" --preferredLanguages "pt-BR,en"As a library
npm i github:lucasliet/youtube-transcript-mcp#mainAs MCP Server in Claude Desktop
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-transcript": {
"command": "npx",
"args": ["-y", "--package=github:lucasliet/youtube-transcript-mcp#main", "youtube-transcript-mcp"],
"env": {}
}
}
}Remote Server (Deno Deploy)
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-transcript-remote": {
"url": "https://youtube-transcript-mcp.deno.dev/mcp"
}
}
}filesystem · Install
Installation
Using NPX
{
"mcpServers": {
"filesystem": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@modelcontextprotocol/server-filesystem",
"/path/to/allowed/directory"
]
}
}
}Using Docker
{
"mcpServers": {
"filesystem": {
"command": "docker",
"args": [
"run",
"-i",
"--rm",
"--mount", "type=bind,src=/path/to/allowed/dir,dst=/projects/allowed/dir",
"mcp/filesystem",
"/projects"
]
}
}
}VS Code Extension
Click the installation buttons in the README to install directly in VS Code.