Is Youtube Summarize MCP Server safe to use?

Youtube Summarize MCP Server 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.

How do I install Youtube Summarize MCP Server?

Youtube Summarize MCP Server 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 can Youtube Summarize MCP Server do?

Youtube Summarize MCP Server provides 5 tools: Features, Tools, Installation, Prerequisites, Development. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.

What AI clients work with Youtube Summarize MCP Server?

Youtube Summarize MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse transport.

Is Youtube Summarize MCP Server actively maintained?

Youtube Summarize MCP Server is actively maintained — last commit was 16 days ago. It has 2 GitHub stars.

Youtube Summarize MCP Server

youtube-summarize

MCP server that fetches YouTube video transcripts and optionally summarizes them

2 5 tools GitHub PyPI

No known CVEs

No license

Actively maintained

Last commit 16d ago

Works with most clients

Transport: stdio, sse

5 tools · ~126 tok

Grade A · 0.1% of 200K ctx

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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 Desktopstdio, sse · Node 18+

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-summarize": {
      "args": [
        "youtube-summarize"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

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What Youtube Summarize MCP Server does

MCP server that fetches YouTube video transcripts and optionally summarizes them.

Test This Server

Run this in your terminal to verify the server starts. Then let us know if it worked — your result helps other developers.

uvx 'youtube-summarize' 2>&1 | head -1 && echo "✓ Server started successfully"

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Is Youtube Summarize MCP Server safe to use?: Youtube Summarize MCP Server 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.
How do I install Youtube Summarize MCP Server?: Youtube Summarize MCP Server 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 can Youtube Summarize MCP Server do?: Youtube Summarize MCP Server provides 5 tools: Features, Tools, Installation, Prerequisites, Development. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Youtube Summarize MCP Server?: Youtube Summarize MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse transport.
Is Youtube Summarize MCP Server actively maintained?: Youtube Summarize MCP Server is actively maintained — last commit was 16 days ago. It has 2 GitHub stars.

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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 Desktopstdio, sse · Node 18+

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-summarize": {
      "args": [
        "youtube-summarize"
      ],
      "command": "uvx"
    }
  }
}

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Read me

What Youtube Summarize MCP Server does

MCP server that fetches YouTube video transcripts and optionally summarizes them.

Test This Server

Run this in your terminal to verify the server starts. Then let us know if it worked — your result helps other developers.

uvx 'youtube-summarize' 2>&1 | head -1 && echo "✓ Server started successfully"

After testing, let us know if it worked:

README

youtube-summarize

MCP server that fetches YouTube video transcripts and optionally summarizes them.

Features

Fetch transcripts in multiple formats (text, JSON, SRT, WebVTT, pretty-print)
Video metadata — title, description, channel, upload date, duration, views, chapters (via yt-dlp)
Optional timestamps in plain-text transcripts
Summarize videos — returns transcript with the prompt clearly broken out for human review before the LLM acts on it
List playlist videos — fast enumeration of any public playlist with optional sorting
List available languages for any video's transcripts
Flexible URL parsing — accepts full YouTube URLs (youtube.com/watch?v=, youtu.be/, youtube.com/embed/, youtube.com/shorts/) or bare video IDs
Multi-language support — request transcripts in specific languages with fallback priority

Tools

`get_transcript`

Fetch a YouTube video's transcript. By default the response is prefixed with a [METADATA] block (title, channel, published, duration, views, description); pass include_metadata=false for transcript-only output.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`url`	string	required	YouTube video URL or video ID
`languages`	string[]	`["en"]`	Preferred languages in priority order
`format`	string	`"text"`	Output format: `text`, `json`, `pretty`, `webvtt`, `srt`
`preserve_formatting`	boolean	`false`	Keep HTML formatting tags in the transcript
`include_timestamps`	boolean	`false`	When `true` with `format="text"`, prefix each line with `[HH:MM:SS]`. Ignored for other formats (they already include timestamps).
`include_metadata`	boolean	`true`	Prepend a `[METADATA]` block before the transcript. Pass `false` for transcript-only output.

`summarize_transcript`

Fetch a transcript and return it with summarization instructions. The response is structured into clearly-labeled sections ([INSTRUCTIONS], [PROMPT_SOURCE], [VIDEO], [METADATA], [TRANSCRIPT]) so a human can review the prompt before letting the LLM act on it.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`url`	string	required	YouTube video URL or video ID
`prompt`	string	(default prompt)	Custom summarization instructions
`languages`	string[]	`["en"]`	Preferred languages in priority order
`include_timestamps`	boolean	`false`	Prefix each transcript line with `[HH:MM:SS]`.
`include_metadata`	boolean	`true`	Include a `[VIDEO]` block with title, channel, published, duration, views, and description.

`get_video_metadata`

Fetch metadata (title, description, channel, upload date, duration, views, tags, chapters, etc.) for a YouTube video. Backed by yt-dlp.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`url`	string	required	YouTube video URL or video ID

`list_playlist_videos`

List the videos in a YouTube playlist (title, ID, channel, duration, views, URL). Per-video metadata is intentionally lean so the call stays fast even for large playlists; call get_video_metadata with a specific video ID for full detail.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`url`	string	required	YouTube playlist URL (with `?list=...`) or bare playlist ID
`limit`	integer	`500`	Maximum videos to return
`sort_by`	string	`"index"`	One of: `index` (playlist order), `title`, `duration`, `views`. `upload_date` is not supported.
`order`	string	`"asc"`	`asc` or `desc`

`list_transcripts`

List available transcript languages for a video.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`url`	string	required	YouTube v

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Why this score

Five weighted categories — click any category to see the underlying evidence.

Score breakdown

85/100across 5 weighted dimensions

How we score →

0255075100

−15

Security

Maintenance

Efficiency

Documentation

Compatibility

Categoriesclick a row to see evidence

Security

OSV.dev

No known CVEs.

Checked youtube-summarize against OSV.dev.

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Tools (5)

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~126 tokens total

Community

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Frequently Asked Questions

Is Youtube Summarize MCP Server safe to use?: Youtube Summarize MCP Server 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.
How do I install Youtube Summarize MCP Server?: Youtube Summarize MCP Server 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 can Youtube Summarize MCP Server do?: Youtube Summarize MCP Server provides 5 tools: Features, Tools, Installation, Prerequisites, Development. See the full tools list on the server page for descriptions and parameters.
What AI clients work with Youtube Summarize MCP Server?: Youtube Summarize MCP Server is compatible with claude-desktop, cursor, claude-code. It uses stdio and sse transport.
Is Youtube Summarize MCP Server actively maintained?: Youtube Summarize MCP Server is actively maintained — last commit was 16 days ago. It has 2 GitHub stars.