tubemcp 0.1.1

MCP server that fetches YouTube transcripts for AI agents

TubeMCP

MCP server that fetches YouTube transcripts for AI agents. Zero config — just install and go.

What is MCP? Model Context Protocol lets AI assistants like Claude call external tools. TubeMCP gives your AI agent the ability to read any YouTube video's transcript — useful for summarization, Q&A, research, and content analysis.

Install

uvx tubemcp

or

pip install tubemcp

Add to Claude Code

claude mcp add tubemcp -- uvx tubemcp

Add to Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tubemcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["tubemcp"]
    }
  }
}

Add to Cursor

Add to your .cursor/mcp.json:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tubemcp": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["tubemcp"]
    }
  }
}

What you get

youtube_get_transcript

Fetch the English transcript and metadata for any YouTube video.

Input: A YouTube URL or video ID in any of these formats:

• https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID
• https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID
• https://www.youtube.com/embed/VIDEO_ID
• https://www.youtube.com/v/VIDEO_ID
• VIDEO_ID (bare 11-character ID)

Returns:

• video_id — the video ID
• title — video title
• channel_name — channel name
• thumbnail_url — thumbnail URL
• duration_seconds — video duration
• publish_date — publish date
• transcript — full transcript text
• from_cache — whether the result was served from cache

Caching

Transcripts are cached locally in ~/.tubemcp/cache.db (SQLite). Subsequent requests for the same video are served instantly from cache.

Requirements

• Python 3.10+

Development

git clone https://github.com/BlockBenny/tubemcp.git
cd tubemcp
pip install -e ".[dev]"
pytest

Contributing

See CONTRIBUTING.md for development setup and guidelines.

License

MIT