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MCP server that transcribes YouTube videos to text. Uses yt-dlp to download audio and OpenAI's Whisper-1 for more precise transcription than youtube captions. P

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MCP server that transcribes YouTube videos to text. Uses yt-dlp to download audio and OpenAI's Whisper-1 for more precise transcription than youtube captions. Provide a YouTube URL and get back the full transcript splitted by chunks for long videos.

README

Youtube transcribation MCP server

Demo Video

YouTube MCP Demo

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Requirements:

  • OpenAI API key
  • Cookies

Server installation

  • Clone the repo:
git clone https://github.com/format37/youtube_mcp.git
cd youtube_mcp
nano .env
  • Extract your cookies. See cookies.md
    Place cookies.txt in the ./mcp/ folder.
  • Generate MCP_KEY:
python token_generator.py
  • Define .env:
CONTAINER_NAME=youtube_mcp_main
PORT=7001
MCP_KEY=YOUR-MCP-KEY
OPENAI_API_KEY=YOUR-OPENAI-KRY
  • Provide run access
sudo chmod +x compose.sh
sudo chmod +x logs.sh
sudo chmod +x update.sh
  • Run
./compose.sh
  • Check that port is opened for incoming connections.

Client configuration

  1. Add Bybit server to the Claude desktop config: Example:
{
    "mcpServers": {
      "youtube": {
        "command": "npx",
        "args": [
          "mcp-remote",
          "http://localhost:7001/sse",
          "--header",
          "Authorization:YOUR-TOKEN",
          "--allow-http"
        ],
        "disabled": false
      }
    }
}

Client side

4. Restart Claude desktop
5. Check that tws tools are listed in the tools list. Ask Claude to check ibkr account

from github.com/format37/youtube_mcp

Installing format37/youtube_mcp

This server has no published package — it is built from source. Open the repository and follow its README.

▸ github.com/format37/youtube_mcp

FAQ

Is format37/youtube_mcp MCP free?

Yes, format37/youtube_mcp MCP is free — one-click install via Unyly at no cost.

Does format37/youtube_mcp need an API key?

No, format37/youtube_mcp runs without API keys or environment variables.

Is format37/youtube_mcp hosted or self-hosted?

Self-hosted: the server runs locally on your machine via the install command above.

How do I install format37/youtube_mcp in Claude Desktop, Claude Code or Cursor?

Open format37/youtube_mcp on unyly.org, pick your client tab (Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor) and press Install — the config is generated automatically, no JSON editing.

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