# MCP-YouTube-Transcribe

> Use this tool when you need to fetch transcripts from YouTube videos, solving the problem of inaccessible or unavailable video content. It enables searching for videos based on text queries and retrieves either official transcripts or generates them using AI-powered transcription. This tool is ideal for use cases where video content needs to be converted into text format, such as research, analysis, or accessibility purposes.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/jackhp-mcp-youtube-transcribe  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/jackhp-mcp-youtube-transcribe

## Description

Enables fetching transcripts from YouTube videos by searching for videos based on text queries and retrieving either official transcripts or generating them using AI-powered transcription with Whisper when official transcripts are unavailable.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.97
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** social-media
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/n689snlpox)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/JackHP/MCP-YouTube-Transcribe>

## 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": "jackhp-mcp-youtube-transcribe"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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