# youtube-transcript-mcp

> youtube-transcript-mcp — gomesmr-youtube-transcript-mcp. Use this tool when you need to extract transcripts from YouTube videos without requiring an API key. It solves the problem of accessing video content in text format for analysis, translation, or other uses. The tool takes a YouTube video as input and outputs a transcript, providing a convenient interface for retrieving video content.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/gomesmr-youtube-transcript-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/gomesmr-youtube-transcript-mcp

## Description

Local MCP server that extracts YouTube video transcripts via a get_transcript tool, no API key required.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.70
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-08-30

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** social-media
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/ybqfnopst2)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/gomesmr/youtube-transcript-mcp>

## 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": "gomesmr-youtube-transcript-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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