# youtube-subtitle-mcp

> Use this tool when you need to extract subtitles and transcripts from public YouTube videos for analysis, editing, or translation purposes. It solves problems related to accessing and utilizing video content by providing subtitles in various formats (SRT, VTT, TXT, or JSON) and languages. It takes YouTube video links as input and outputs subtitles with full timestamps for easy editing and search.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/guangxiangdebizi-youtube-subtitle-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/guangxiangdebizi-youtube-subtitle-mcp

## Description

Fetch subtitles and transcripts from public YouTube videos. Choose your preferred format (SRT, VTT, TXT, or JSON) and language. Use full timestamps for easy editing, search, and analysis.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.74
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-02

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **Category:** social-media
- **Updated:** 2026-09-02

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Smithery](https://smithery.ai/server/guangxiangdebizi/youtube-subtitle-mcp)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/guangxiangdebizi/youtube-subtitle-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": "guangxiangdebizi-youtube-subtitle-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

---
SkillsRegistry indexes agent skills from public registries and GitHub. Skills we have analysed are scanned with Circle-IR and scored on six dimensions; each listing states its scan coverage. More: https://skillsregistry.net/llms.txt