YouTube transcript extractor for your LLM
@markmansour
MCP server that downloads YouTube transcripts
Overview
What is YouTube transcript extractor for your LLM?
It downloads the transcript of a YouTube video and makes it available to your LLM via the MCP (Model Context Protocol).
How to use YouTube transcript extractor for your LLM?
Send a prompt to your LLM in one of these formats: "Download the transcript for [YouTube URL]. Use the MCP server." Then you can say "Summarize the transcript" or "highlight new information from the transcript."
Key features of YouTube transcript extractor for your LLM
- Downloads YouTube video transcripts
- Makes transcripts available to your LLM via MCP
- Enables summarization and information extraction
Use cases of YouTube transcript extractor for your LLM
- Extracting transcript content for LLM analysis
- Getting a summary of a video’s spoken content
- Discovering new or interesting information from video transcripts
FAQ from YouTube transcript extractor for your LLM
What exactly does the server do?
It downloads the transcript for a given YouTube video and makes that transcript available to your large language model through the MCP protocol.
How do I invoke it?
Use a prompt like "Download the transcript for https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EXAMPLE. Use the MCP server." After that, you can ask for a summary or to highlight new information.
Who is this server for?
It was built by the author to better understand how MCP servers work and to explore building software with LLMs like Claude.
What dependencies does it require?
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What transport or authentication does it use?
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