# YouTube

> Use this tool when you need to analyze or summarize YouTube video content without processing audio or video directly. It solves problems like content summarization, information extraction, and topic analysis by providing subtitles via a standardized interface. Ideal for research, content curation, or educational applications, this tool enables AI models to tap into YouTube's vast video repository through text-based interaction.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/anaisbetts-youtube  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/anaisbetts-youtube

## Description

This YouTube MCP server, developed by Anais Betts, enables AI assistants to interact with YouTube video content through subtitles. It leverages yt-dlp to download video subtitles and exposes them via a standardized MCP interface, allowing AI models to analyze and summarize video content without needing to process audio or video directly. By bridging AI systems and YouTube's vast repository of video information, this server facilitates tasks like content summarization, information extraction, and topic analysis from video transcripts. It is particularly useful for AI assistants supporting research, content curation, or educational applications that involve YouTube videos as information sources.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.97
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-19

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** social-media
- **Updated:** 2026-09-19

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/anaisbetts-youtube)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/anaisbetts/mcp-youtube>

## Use it

Resolve this record through the SkillsRegistry MCP server (no auth, read-only):

```
claude mcp add --transport http --scope user skillsregistry https://api.skillsregistry.net/mcp
```

```json
{
  "jsonrpc": "2.0",
  "id": 1,
  "method": "tools/call",
  "params": {
    "name": "get_skill",
    "arguments": {
      "slug": "anaisbetts-youtube"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/anaisbetts-youtube` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/anaisbetts-youtube/pull`

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