Youtube TranscriptCAUTION
MCP server retrieving transcripts of YouTube videos
Overview
From the repository's own README, as read at the audited commit. Badges and raw HTML are left out.
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This MCP server retrieves transcripts for given YouTube video URLs.
Tools
This MCP server provides the following tools:
get_transcript
Fetches the transcript of a specified YouTube video.
Parameters
- url (string): The full URL of the YouTube video. This field is required.
- lang (string, optional): The desired language for the transcript. Defaults to
enif not specified. - next_cursor (string, optional): Cursor to retrieve the next page of the transcript.
get_timed_transcript
Fetches the transcript of a specified YouTube video with timestamps.
Parameters
- url (string): The full URL of the YouTube video. This field is required.
- lang (string, optional): The desired language for the transcript. Defaults to
enif not specified. - next_cursor (string, optional): Cursor to retrieve the next page of the transcript.
get_video_info
Fetches the metadata of a specified YouTube video.
Parameters
- url (string): The full URL of the YouTube video. This field is required.
get_available_languages
Retrieves the available languages for the video.
Parameters
- **
56dfa5618dfcOBSERVED · 2026-09-30Connect
Built from this server's own package name, version and transport as found in its source — not copied from anyone's documentation, so it cannot drift against a page we do not control.
claude mcp add mcp-youtube-transcript -- uvx mcp-youtube-transcript
{
"mcpServers": {
"mcp-youtube-transcript": {
"command": "uvx",
"args": [
"mcp-youtube-transcript"
]
}
}
}Exposed tools (2)
2 read · 0 write · 0 destructive.
| Tool | Risk | Description |
|---|---|---|
get_available_languages | read | Retrieves the available languages for the video. |
get_video_info | read | Retrieves the video information. |
Trust audit
CAUTIONgrade B · trust 89/100 Install with care. The audit found things worth knowing before you trust its output.
| Layer | What it checks | Result |
|---|---|---|
| L0 | Provenance & inventory | PASS |
| L1 | Static analysis of the code | FAIL |
| L2 | Instruction surface (what it tells the agent) | PASS |
| L3 | Class-specific surface | PASS |
| L4 | Behavioural (sandbox) | SKIPPED |
What the source does
- Filesystem
- none-observed
- Network
- declared (1 observation(s))
- Shell
- none-observed
- Dependencies
- pinned
- Secrets in source
- none-found
Findings (3)
http_client.verify = False
.mcpbignore
.pre-commit-config.yaml
Gates applied: no_behavioural_pass.
56dfa5618dfcfull audit observations/trust-audit/mcp-server/jkawamoto__youtube-transcript-1.json · Report an issue / request a re-scanAudit history
Every audit this server has had. A grade with a past is a grade somebody is still checking.
| Date | Source | Verdict | Grade | Score | Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-09-30 | 56dfa5618dfc | CAUTION | B | 89 | first audit |
Questions
What is the Youtube Transcript MCP server?
MCP server retrieving transcripts of YouTube videos
What tools does Youtube Transcript expose?
2 in total: 2 read-only, 0 that write, and 0 that can delete or overwrite. Every one is listed on this page with its risk.
Is Youtube Transcript safe to connect to an agent?
With care. The audit graded it B (89/100) and found 3 things worth knowing before you trust this server, listed below with the exact line each was found on.
What credentials does Youtube Transcript need?
No credential environment variables were found in its source, so it appears to need none.
How does Youtube Transcript run?
It speaks stdio, so it runs as a local process your client starts. It is published on PyPI as mcp-youtube-transcript.
How current is this page?
The grade is for one exact copy of the source (56dfa5618dfc), read on 2026-09-30. The repository is watched and re-audited when it changes.