# YouTube Subtitles

> Use this tool when you need to analyze video content or enhance accessibility by retrieving subtitles from YouTube videos. It solves problems related to content summarization, translation, and accessibility enhancement by providing tools to download and analyze subtitles in various languages. The tool takes video URLs and language specifications as input and outputs downloadable subtitles, making it ideal for use cases requiring subtitle analysis.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/setkyar-youtube-subtitles  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/setkyar-youtube-subtitles

## Description

This MCP server implementation provides a bridge to YouTube's subtitle functionality, enabling AI assistants to download and analyze video subtitles. Developed by setkyar, it offers tools for retrieving video information, listing available subtitle languages, and downloading subtitles in specified languages. The server uses yt-dlp for robust YouTube interaction and is containerized with Docker for easy deployment. It's designed for use cases requiring subtitle analysis, such as content summarization, translation, or accessibility enhancement.

## 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:** cloud-infra
- **Updated:** 2026-09-28

## Source

- **Source listing:** [PulseMCP](https://www.pulsemcp.com/servers/setkyar-youtube-subtitles)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/setkyar/youtube-subtitles-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": "setkyar-youtube-subtitles"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/setkyar-youtube-subtitles` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/setkyar-youtube-subtitles/pull`

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