# YouTube Transcript MCP Server

> Use this tool when you need to analyze and search YouTube video transcripts in multiple languages. It solves problems related to video content analysis, language detection, and transcript summarization, accepting video URLs and timestamps as inputs and outputting searchable transcripts and summaries. Ideal for use cases requiring robust video content analysis, such as media monitoring, content research, and language localization.

Canonical page: https://skillsregistry.net/skills/suckerfish-yttranscript-mcp  
JSON: https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/suckerfish-yttranscript-mcp

## Description

Enables fetching, searching, and analyzing YouTube video transcripts in multiple languages using yt-dlp. Supports timestamp filtering, language detection, and transcript summaries with robust error handling for production use.

## 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:** 2026-05-02

## Source

- **Source listing:** [Glama](https://glama.ai/mcp/servers/c26f3okc4n)
- **Repository:** <https://github.com/suckerfish/yttranscript_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": "suckerfish-yttranscript-mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

REST: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/suckerfish-yttranscript-mcp` · pull for local use: `GET https://api.skillsregistry.net/v1/skills/suckerfish-yttranscript-mcp/pull`

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