kzmshx-youtube-mcp 0.1.1

MCP server for extracting YouTube video transcripts and metadata

kzmshx-youtube-mcp

An MCP server for extracting YouTube video transcripts and metadata.

Configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["kzmshx-youtube-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Installation (Optional)

If you prefer to install globally:

pip install kzmshx-youtube-mcp
# or
uv tool install kzmshx-youtube-mcp

Tools

get_transcript

Get transcript text from a YouTube video.

Parameter	Type	Description
url	string	YouTube URL or video ID
language	string	Language code (default: auto)
with_timestamps	bool	Include timestamps (default: false)

Example:

// Input
{ "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" }

// Output
{
  "video_id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "language": "en",
  "transcript": "We're no strangers to love\nYou know the rules and so do I..."
}

get_video_info

Get metadata from a YouTube video.

Parameter	Type	Description
url	string	YouTube URL or video ID

Example:

// Input
{ "url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ" }

// Output
{
  "id": "dQw4w9WgXcQ",
  "title": "Rick Astley - Never Gonna Give You Up",
  "description": "...",
  "duration": 213,
  "channel": "Rick Astley",
  "upload_date": "2009-10-25",
  "view_count": 1500000000,
  "available_languages": ["en", "ja", "es", "fr"]
}

License

MIT