FetchTranscript MCP Server

An MCP server that gives AI assistants (Claude Desktop, Cursor, etc.) access to YouTube transcripts, video metadata, channels, and search via the FetchTranscript API.

Features

8 Tools — get transcripts, list languages, video metadata, chapters, comments, channel info, channel videos, search

4 Documentation Resources — API reference, quickstart guide, pricing, workflow examples

3 Prompt Templates — summarize video, compare videos, extract quotes

Quick Start

1. Get an API Key

Sign up at fetchtranscript.com and create an API key from the dashboard.

2. Configure Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fetchtranscript": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["fetchtranscript-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "FETCHTRANSCRIPT_API_KEY": "yt_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

3. Use it

Ask Claude:

• "Get the transcript of YouTube video dQw4w9WgXcQ"
• "Summarize this YouTube video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=..."
• "Search YouTube for 'machine learning explained' and summarize the top result"

Configuration for Other Clients

Cursor

Add to .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fetchtranscript": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["fetchtranscript-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "FETCHTRANSCRIPT_API_KEY": "yt_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add fetchtranscript -- uvx fetchtranscript-mcp

Set FETCHTRANSCRIPT_API_KEY in your environment.

Installation Alternatives

pip

pip install fetchtranscript-mcp
FETCHTRANSCRIPT_API_KEY=yt_xxx fetchtranscript-mcp

npx

FETCHTRANSCRIPT_API_KEY=yt_xxx npx @fetchtranscript/mcp-server

Tools

Environment Variables

Development

cd mcp
pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest tests/

Test with MCP Inspector:

FETCHTRANSCRIPT_API_KEY=yt_xxx mcp dev src/fetchtranscript_mcp/server.py

License

MIT