# YouTube Transcript MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to fetch YouTube video transcripts with authenticated access. It solves the problem of extracting video content for analysis, translation, or accessibility purposes, and accepts video URLs or IDs as input, outputting transcripts with optional timestamps. Ideal for use cases requiring automated or manual transcript retrieval, such as content analysis, subtitling, or closed captioning.

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

## Description

Enables fetching YouTube video transcripts with Google OAuth 2.0 authentication. Supports both manual and auto-generated transcripts with optional timestamps from video URLs or IDs.

## Trust

- **Trust score (0–1):** 0.60
- **Verification tier:** unverified

## Facts

- **Version:** 1.0.0
- **Skill type:** atomic
- **Execution layer:** mcp-remote
- **Runtime environment:** api
- **Category:** social-media
- **Updated:** 2026-04-22

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/jvyndc0wwi)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/JoeDupuis/youtube-transcript-remote-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": "joedupuis-youtube-transcript-remote-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

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

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