YouTube

FreeMaintained

Transcripts, channel stats, search

About

Fetch video transcripts, analyze channels, summarize long videos. Great for research and content workflows.

README

Uses yt-dlp to download subtitles from YouTube and connects it to claude.ai via Model Context Protocol. Try it by asking Claude, "Summarize the YouTube video <>". Requires yt-dlp to be installed locally e.g. via Homebrew.

How do I get this working?

Install yt-dlp (Homebrew and WinGet both work great here)
Now, install this via mcp-installer, use the name @anaisbetts/mcp-youtube

from github.com/anaisbetts/mcp-youtube

Install YouTube in Claude Desktop, Claude Code & Cursor

Recommended · one command, every IDE

unyly install youtube

Installs into Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor & VS Code — handles npx, uvx and build-from-source repos for you.

First time? Get the CLI: curl -fsSL https://unyly.org/install | sh

Or configure manually

Run in your terminal:

claude mcp add youtube -- npx -y @anaisbetts/mcp-youtube

Step-by-step: how to install YouTube

Install YouTube in Claude Desktop Install YouTube in Claude Code Install YouTube in Cursor Install YouTube in VS Code

Tools exposed

These are the functions Claude can call when this MCP is active.

get_transcript

search_videos

get_channel_stats

FAQ

Is YouTube MCP free?

Yes, YouTube MCP is free — one-click install via Unyly at no cost.

Does YouTube need an API key?

No, YouTube runs without API keys or environment variables.

Is YouTube hosted or self-hosted?

A hosted option is available: Unyly runs the server in the cloud, no local setup required.

How do I install YouTube in Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor?

Open YouTube on unyly.org, pick your client tab (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor) and press Install — the config is generated automatically, no JSON editing.

Changes

Versions and requested access over time.

New version published2026-08-18

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