YouTube Transcript

About

ytt-mcp is a specialized MCP (Microservice Communication Protocol) server designed to effortlessly retrieve transcripts from YouTube videos. It acts as a bridge, allowing compatible applications like Claude Desktop and Raycast to access and utilize YouTube video content in a structured, textual format. This enables advanced workflows such as AI-powered summarization, content analysis, and information extraction directly from video transcripts.

Key Features

• Retrieves synchronized transcripts from YouTube videos.
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• Operates as a Microservice Communication Protocol (MCP) server.
• Seamless integration with Claude Desktop for enhanced functionality.
• Direct installation and usage within Raycast's MCP extension.
• Includes a local development server for testing and debugging.

Use Cases

• Powering Raycast AI Commands to summarize or analyze YouTube video content from URLs.
• Providing structured YouTube transcript data for other MCP-compatible applications.
• Integrating YouTube transcript fetching into Claude Desktop for content processing.