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YouTube Integration

The YouTube MCP server provides functionality to extract transcripts from YouTube videos.

Available Tools

get_youtube_transcript

Retrieves the transcript text from a YouTube video.

Parameters:

videoUrl: Full YouTube video URL (supports standard, shortened, and embed URLs)

Returns: Object containing:

content: Array with transcript text

URL Support

Handles multiple YouTube URL formats:

Standard: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID
Shortened: https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID
Embed: https://www.youtube.com/embed/VIDEO_ID

Error Handling

The server implements standard error handling:

Invalid URLs return ErrorCode.InvalidParams
Missing URL returns ErrorCode.InvalidParams
Failed transcript fetches return formatted error messages
Graceful shutdown on SIGINT

Technical Details

Built using the Highlight AI MCP SDK
Uses youtube-transcript library
Input validation via Zod
Runs as a stdio-based MCP server
Supports Node.js >=18.0.0

Limitations

Only works with videos that have captions enabled
Currently only returns English transcripts
Rate limits depend on YouTube's API restrictions

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remote-capable server

The server can be hosted and run remotely because it primarily relies on remote services or has no dependency on the local environment.

Enables extraction of transcript text from YouTube videos by providing the video URL, supporting standard, shortened, and embed URL formats.

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