# mcp-youtube-transcript

> mcp-youtube-transcript — jkawamoto-mcp-youtube-transcript. Use this tool when you need to retrieve transcripts of YouTube videos, solving problems of accessibility and content analysis by providing text-based outputs from video inputs, ideal for use cases such as video summarization, translation, or research. It takes YouTube video URLs as input and returns transcripts as output. This tool is particularly useful in contexts where video content needs to be analyzed or repurposed in text format.

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

## Description

MCP server retrieving transcripts of YouTube videos

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 1.00
- **Verification tier:** verified
- **Last scanned:** 2026-09-28

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** container
- **Runtime environment:** vm
- **Category:** social-media
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [GitHub](https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript)

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

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

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