# YouTube Transcript + YouTube Search MCP (remote · getyoutubetranscript.com)

YouTube transcripts, search, channel browsing, and playlists for AI agents via MCP.

- Trust score: 82/100 (high trust)
- Change this week: +45
- Registry status: active
- Liveness: live
- Owner verified: no
- Last scored: 2026-09-21

## Components

- remote · `getyoutubetranscript.com`: 82/100 (this document), [markdown](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-getyoutubetranscript-youtube-transcript-and-youtube-search/api-mcp.md), [page](https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-getyoutubetranscript-youtube-transcript-and-youtube-search/api-mcp)

## Channel facts

- Endpoint: `https://getyoutubetranscript.com/api/mcp`
- Transports: `streamable-http`
- Auth: `none`
- Version: `1.0.0`

## Trust breakdown

How this component scores in each security and reliability category. Every signal is checked automatically against the live server, and we only credit what we can confirm. Scores are 0–100 per category. Scoring method: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring (what has changed: https://verifymcp.io/docs/scoring/changelog)

Scored 2026-09-21.

- **Endpoint Security**: 92/100
  - The endpoint's TLS certificate is valid, in date, and uses a strong key.
  - Authorisation is enforced on tool calls, advertised via RFC 9728 protected-resource metadata. Discovery is public, which costs nothing: no tool can be invoked without a token.
  - HTTPS is enforced; there's no plaintext access path.
  - HSTS check failed: the Strict-Transport-Security header is absent.
  - DNSSEC check failed: this domain isn't protected by DNSSEC.
  - The authorisation server supports Client ID Metadata Documents, the current MCP client-registration mechanism.
- **Transport & Reachability**: 100/100
  - Verified streamable-http transport via a live MCP handshake.
- **Schema Quality & AI Usability**: 81/100
  - AI-judged instruction clarity (excellent).
  - Tool/resource definitions use about 518 tokens (~86/item across 6 items; 6 tools + 0 resources), lean.
  - Usage-examples check failed: none of the tools include examples.
- **Stability & Change Management**: 17/100
  - Stability observed for 5 of 30 days with no destabilising changes; credit accrues until the full window elapses.
- **Tool Coverage**: 100/100
  - 100% of tools have a non-trivial description (not blank, and not just the tool's name).
  - 100% of tool parameters carry a description.
- **Tool Safety**: 100/100
  - No prompt-injection markers were found in the server instructions, tool names or descriptions we captured.
  - We read all 6 captured tool definition(s), and no name or description among them implies an irreversible operation.
  - An AI judge read all 6 captured unit(s) of tool text and found none that tries to manipulate the model reading it.
- **Capabilities**: 100/100
  - Implements a supported MCP spec version (2025-11-25); the latest is 2026-07-28.

## Install

### How do I install the YouTube Transcript + YouTube Search MCP server?

YouTube Transcript + YouTube Search MCP is a hosted endpoint at https://getyoutubetranscript.com/api/mcp, so there is nothing to install locally. Ready-made configuration for Claude, Cursor, VS Code, Codex and 5 more is on this page, copied from each client's own documentation.

### Claude

```bash
claude mcp add --transport http com-getyoutubetranscript-youtube-transcript-and- 'https://getyoutubetranscript.com/api/mcp'
```

### Cursor

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-getyoutubetranscript-youtube-transcript-and-": {
      "url": "https://getyoutubetranscript.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### VS Code

```json
{
  "servers": {
    "com-getyoutubetranscript-youtube-transcript-and-": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://getyoutubetranscript.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Codex

```toml
[mcp_servers.com-getyoutubetranscript-youtube-transcript-and-]
url = "https://getyoutubetranscript.com/api/mcp"
```

### opencode

```json
{
  "$schema": "https://opencode.ai/config.json",
  "mcp": {
    "com-getyoutubetranscript-youtube-transcript-and-": {
      "type": "remote",
      "url": "https://getyoutubetranscript.com/api/mcp",
      "enabled": true
    }
  }
}
```

### OpenClaw

```bash
openclaw mcp add com-getyoutubetranscript-youtube-transcript-and- --url 'https://getyoutubetranscript.com/api/mcp' --transport streamable-http
```

### Hermes

```yaml
mcp_servers:
  com-getyoutubetranscript-youtube-transcript-and-:
    url: "https://getyoutubetranscript.com/api/mcp"
```

### Netclaw

```json
{
  "McpServers": {
    "com-getyoutubetranscript-youtube-transcript-and-": {
      "Transport": "http",
      "Url": "https://getyoutubetranscript.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

### Vellum

```bash
assistant mcp add com-getyoutubetranscript-youtube-transcript-and- -t streamable-http -u 'https://getyoutubetranscript.com/api/mcp'
```

### Other

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "com-getyoutubetranscript-youtube-transcript-and-": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://getyoutubetranscript.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

The mcpServers block is a cross-client convention. Remote transports vary, so check your client's docs.

## Changelog

Every change recorded for this component, newest first. Days that predate change tracking, or that we cannot explain, say so: "we were watching and nothing happened" and "we were not watching" are different claims.

### 2026-09-21 (score 82, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 13 to 17. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 4 days of observed history at the previous scan, 5 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-19 (score 81, +1)

No change was recorded against any check on this day. Stability & Change Management went from 7 to 10. That category is still filling its 30-day observation window: 2 days of observed history at the previous scan, 3 at this one. The score rises as the window fills, whether or not the server changes.

### 2026-09-17 (score 80, +1)

- [functional improvement] Stability: unverified → 0.03

### 2026-09-16 (score 79, +42)

- [security improvement] Transport: unverified → pass
- [security improvement] Injection markers: unverified → pass
- [security] First check of Judged manipulation: pass
- [security] Authorization: Authorisation is enforced on tool calls, advertised via RFC 9728 protected-resource metadata. Discovery is public, which costs nothing: no tool can be invoked without a token.
- [functional improvement] MCP protocol: unverified → pass
- [functional improvement] Tool coverage: unverified → 100
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: fail
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: excellent
- [functional] First check of Destructive annotations: pass
- [functional] First check of Schema quality: pass
- [functional] First check of Tool coverage: 100

### 2026-09-12 (score 37)

First indexed and scored.

## MCP tools (6)

### `get_youtube_transcript` (~125 tokens)

Get YouTube Transcript

Fetch the full transcript for a YouTube video, plus its title/author/thumbnail metadata. Returns the complete spoken text as one block - this API does not provide per-segment timestamps, so don't ask for or expect a timestamped breakdown.

Input parameters:

- `language` (string): Language code, e.g. 'en', 'es'. Defaults to 'en'.
- `send_metadata` (boolean): Include title/author/thumbnail metadata. Defaults to true.
- `video_url` (string, required): YouTube URL (full or short) or an 11-character video ID

### `search_youtube` (~90 tokens)

Search YouTube

Search YouTube for videos or channels. Paginate with `continuation` from a previous response.

Input parameters:

- `continuation` (string): Opaque token from a previous response - fetches the next page. Do not construct this yourself.
- `query` (string): Search query. Required unless `continuation` is set.
- `search_type` (string): 'video' (default) or 'channel'.

### `get_channel_latest_videos` (~45 tokens)

Get Channel Latest Videos

Get a channel's metadata plus its most recent uploads. Free - no credits charged.

Input parameters:

- `channel` (string, required): Channel @handle, URL, or UC... id

### `search_channel_videos` (~100 tokens)

Search Channel Videos

Search within one channel's videos for a query. Paginate with `continuation` from a previous response.

Input parameters:

- `channel` (string): Channel @handle, URL, or UC... id. Required unless `continuation` is set.
- `continuation` (string): Opaque token from a previous response - fetches the next page.
- `query` (string): Query to search within the channel. Required unless `continuation` is set.

### `list_channel_videos` (~84 tokens)

List Channel Videos

List every video a channel has uploaded (the /videos tab), paginated. Paginate with `continuation` from a previous response.

Input parameters:

- `channel` (string): Channel @handle, URL, or UC... id. Required unless `continuation` is set.
- `continuation` (string): Opaque token from a previous response - fetches the next page.

### `list_playlist_videos` (~74 tokens)

List Playlist Videos

Get every video in a YouTube playlist, paginated. Paginate with `continuation` from a previous response.

Input parameters:

- `continuation` (string): Opaque token from a previous response - fetches the next page.
- `playlist` (string): Playlist URL or id. Required unless `continuation` is set.

## Diagnostics

Captured diagnostic sections: TLS, DNSSEC, Authorisation, Transports. The full working is on the page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-getyoutubetranscript-youtube-transcript-and-youtube-search/api-mcp#diagnostics

## Score history

- 2026-09-21: 82
- 2026-09-20: 81
- 2026-09-19: 81
- 2026-09-18: 80
- 2026-09-17: 80
- 2026-09-16: 79
- 2026-09-15: 37
- 2026-09-14: 37
- 2026-09-13: 37
- 2026-09-12: 37

## Common questions

### What is the YouTube Transcript + YouTube Search MCP server?

YouTube Transcript + YouTube Search MCP is listed in the public MCP registry as com.getyoutubetranscript/youtube-transcript-and-youtube-sea…. YouTube transcripts, search, channel browsing, and playlists for AI agents via MCP. This page covers its hosted endpoint (https://getyoutubetranscript.com/api/mcp).

### Is the YouTube Transcript + YouTube Search MCP server safe to use?

YouTube Transcript + YouTube Search MCP scores 82 out of 100 on VerifyMCP. That is a record of what we were able to check automatically, not an endorsement. The category breakdown on this page shows every signal behind the number, including the ones we could not confirm.

### What tools does the YouTube Transcript + YouTube Search MCP server expose?

YouTube Transcript + YouTube Search MCP exposes 6 tools: get_youtube_transcript, search_youtube, get_channel_latest_videos, search_channel_videos, list_channel_videos, list_playlist_videos. Their descriptions and schemas cost roughly 518 tokens of context every time the server is loaded.

### Does the YouTube Transcript + YouTube Search MCP server require authentication?

Yes. YouTube Transcript + YouTube Search MCP asked us for credentials when we connected, so you will need to authorise it in your MCP client before it can do anything.

### Is the YouTube Transcript + YouTube Search MCP server still maintained?

YouTube Transcript + YouTube Search MCP is still listed as active in the MCP registry. We last reached this channel on 21 September 2026. Those dates come from our own scans of the registry and the channel itself, not from anything the publisher announced.

## Links

- Remote endpoint: https://getyoutubetranscript.com/api/mcp
- Repository: https://github.com/tubeagentkit/youtube-mcp
- Website: https://getyoutubetranscript.com/
- Changelog RSS feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-getyoutubetranscript-youtube-transcript-and-youtube-search/api-mcp.xml
- Changelog JSON feed: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-getyoutubetranscript-youtube-transcript-and-youtube-search/api-mcp.json
- HTML version of this page: https://verifymcp.io/servers/com-getyoutubetranscript-youtube-transcript-and-youtube-search/api-mcp