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YouTube Transcripts

by fbetteo · remote · no sign-in to list tools · v1.0.0 · published by GitHub user fbetteo

Transcripts from YouTube videos, whole channels and playlists for AI agents, with bulk ZIP export.

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8 tools: 1 can delete or cancel things, 2 change things and 5 only read.

Scanned Oct 21, 2026

No check matched anything in the tool definitions. No finding is not a safety guarantee. How the checks work.

claude mcp add --transport http youtube-transcripts https://api.youtubetranscripts.fbetteo.com/mcp --header 'Authorization: <your-authorization>'

Tools

Open a tool for its reasons and full description. Descriptions are the publisher's own words, shown as they are.

8 tools

Deletes or cancels 1Claude Code: deny
  • cancel_jobCancel an async transcript job and refund unprocessed videos.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "cancel_job" says "cancel": a word for removing or ending something.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Cancel an async transcript job and refund unprocessed videos.
Changes things 2Claude Code: ask
  • start_channel_jobStart an async job that downloads channel transcripts.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "start_channel_job" says "start": a word for a change.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Start an async job that downloads channel transcripts.
  • start_playlist_jobStart an async job that downloads playlist transcripts.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "start_playlist_job" says "start": a word for a change.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Start an async job that downloads playlist transcripts.
Only reads 5Claude Code: allow
  • get_channel_infoReturn metadata for a YouTube channel before starting a job.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_channel_info" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Return metadata for a YouTube channel before starting a job.
  • get_download_urlReturn the ZIP download URL for a completed job.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_download_url" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Return the ZIP download URL for a completed job.
  • get_job_statusPoll an async transcript job and get a download URL when ready.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_job_status" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Poll an async transcript job and get a download URL when ready.
  • get_transcriptReturn the transcript for a single YouTube video URL or ID.No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "get_transcript" says "get": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    Return the transcript for a single YouTube video URL or ID.
  • list_channel_videosList a YouTube channel's videos with duration metadata, in the order channel jobs use (long-form, then Shorts, then livestreams; newest first).No findings

    Why it is in this group

    • The name "list_channel_videos" says "list": a word for reading.
    Description, as the server wrote it
    List a YouTube channel's videos with duration metadata, in the order channel jobs use (long-form, then Shorts, then livestreams; newest first). limit=N previews what start_channel_job with max_videos=N downloads; has_more tells if the channel has more.

This is not a safety rating, and no finding is not a safety guarantee. The groups and findings come from fixed checks of the tool definitions the server returned on the date shown, not from its code or what it does when called. How the checks work.

Install

Pinned to version 1.0.0. Values in angle brackets are yours to fill in.

claude mcp add --transport http youtube-transcripts https://api.youtubetranscripts.fbetteo.com/mcp --header 'Authorization: <your-authorization>'

Run in a terminal.

Claude Code permissions

Allow the reads, ask before a change, deny the deletes. Paste into .claude/settings.json.

.claude/settings.json
{
  "permissions": {
    "allow": [
      "mcp__youtube-transcripts__get_transcript",
      "mcp__youtube-transcripts__get_channel_info",
      "mcp__youtube-transcripts__list_channel_videos",
      "mcp__youtube-transcripts__get_job_status",
      "mcp__youtube-transcripts__get_download_url"
    ],
    "ask": [
      "mcp__youtube-transcripts__start_channel_job",
      "mcp__youtube-transcripts__start_playlist_job"
    ],
    "deny": [
      "mcp__youtube-transcripts__cancel_job"
    ]
  }
}

Tools that only read are allowed, tools that change things ask first, tools that delete or cancel are denied. It assumes the server is installed as youtube-transcripts. Review it before you use it.