com.transcriptfetch/youtube-transcripts

transcriptfetch-mcp

Transcripts from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and podcasts (Spotify, Apple, RSS), as clean JSON.

23/wk GitHub npm

No known CVEs

MIT license

Actively maintained

Last commit 18d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: http

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Grade F

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com.transcriptfetch/youtube-transcripts is an MCP server that transcripts from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and podcasts (Spotify, Apple, RSS), as clean JSON. Its tool list has not been published yet over http, requires no API key, and scores 57/100 on MCPpedia's security, maintenance and efficiency rubric.

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Step 1

Install in your client

Config is the same across clients — only the file and path differ.

Supported in Claude Desktophttp · Node 18+

Paste into ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "transcriptfetch": {
      "env": {
        "TRANSCRIPTFETCH_API_KEY": "tf_live_..."
      },
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "transcriptfetch-mcp"
      ],
      "command": "npx"
    }
  }
}

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What com.transcriptfetch/youtube-transcripts does

A Model Context Protocol server that gives any MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, and others) access to the TranscriptFetch API: fetch transcripts from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and direct media file URLs, search videos, enumerate channels and playlists, and check your credit balance.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is com.transcriptfetch/youtube-transcripts safe to use?: com.transcriptfetch/youtube-transcripts has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.
How do I install com.transcriptfetch/youtube-transcripts?: com.transcriptfetch/youtube-transcripts supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.
What AI clients work with com.transcriptfetch/youtube-transcripts?: com.transcriptfetch/youtube-transcripts is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses http transport.
Is com.transcriptfetch/youtube-transcripts actively maintained?: com.transcriptfetch/youtube-transcripts is actively maintained — last commit was 18 days ago.

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{ "mcpServers": { "transcriptfetch": { "env": { "TRANSCRIPTFETCH_API_KEY": "tf_live_..." }, "args": [ "-y", "transcriptfetch-mcp" ], "command": "npx" } } }

Frequently Asked Questions

Is com.transcriptfetch/youtube-transcripts safe to use?

com.transcriptfetch/youtube-transcripts has no known CVEs as of the latest MCPpedia security scan. It does not require authentication, so any local process can connect — keep this in mind in shared environments. Licensed under MIT.

How do I install com.transcriptfetch/youtube-transcripts?

com.transcriptfetch/youtube-transcripts supports copy-paste install configs on its MCPpedia page for Claude Desktop, Cursor, and Claude Code. Scroll to the Quick Install section and select your client.

What AI clients work with com.transcriptfetch/youtube-transcripts?

com.transcriptfetch/youtube-transcripts is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses http transport.

Is com.transcriptfetch/youtube-transcripts actively maintained?

com.transcriptfetch/youtube-transcripts is actively maintained — last commit was 18 days ago.