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YouTube transcripts for AI agents: 150+ languages, AI transcription fallback, search, summaries.
Remote server: your requests and data go to transcript-yt.com. Claude Code: claude mcp add --transport http transcriptyt https://transcript-yt.com/mcp · Claude app: Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector.
The tools this server listed when we connected to it, in its own words.
get_transcript — Fetch the transcript of a public YouTube video. Accepts a full URL or an 11-character video ID. Defaults to Markdown (title + text), which ilist_languages — List the caption tracks available for a YouTube video. Free, and does not use credits.list_playlist_videos — List the videos in a YouTube playlist, or a channel's uploads (newest first), with titles and durations. Accepts playlist links or IDs and csearch_youtube — Search YouTube for videos, or search within one channel by passing its link or @handle. Returns video IDs, titles, channels, durations, and summarize_video — Summary, key points, and timestamped study notes for a public YouTube video, generated from its transcript. Written in the transcript's langget_usage — Show the remaining TranscriptYT credits and plan for this API key. Free.Not tested by KitScout yet. When our harness runs it, pros, cons and the tasks we tried appear here, with the date and evidence.