What is the YouTube Subtitles MCP server?

YouTube Subtitles is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server profile on explainx.ai. MCP lets AI hosts (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor) call tools and resources through a standard interface; this page summarizes categories, install hints, and community ratings.

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This profile displays 59 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.5 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.

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YouTube Subtitles▌

by kazuph

Retrieve and transcribe YouTube transcripts with natural language queries. Easily get YouTube transcript or convert YouT

Integrates YouTube subtitle retrieval for natural language queries about video content.

github stars

★ 4

GitHub npm

Multi-language subtitle supportRequires yt-dlp local installation

best for

/ Content creators analyzing competitor videos
/ Researchers extracting information from educational content
/ Students summarizing lecture videos
/ Anyone wanting to quickly understand video content without watching

capabilities

/ Download YouTube video transcripts
/ Extract video metadata
/ Query video content in natural language
/ Select subtitle language by ISO code
/ Summarize YouTube videos

what it does

Downloads YouTube video transcripts and metadata so you can ask natural language questions about video content. Supports multiple languages including Japanese, English, Korean, Chinese, and French.

about

YouTube Subtitles is a community-built MCP server published by kazuph that provides AI assistants with tools and capabilities via the Model Context Protocol. Retrieve and transcribe YouTube transcripts with natural language queries. Easily get YouTube transcript or convert YouT It is categorized under search web, other. This server exposes 1 tool that AI clients can invoke during conversations and coding sessions.

how to install

You can install YouTube Subtitles in your AI client of choice. Use the install panel on this page to get one-click setup for Cursor, Claude Desktop, VS Code, and other MCP-compatible clients. This server runs locally on your machine via the stdio transport.

license

MIT

YouTube Subtitles is released under the MIT license. This is a permissive open-source license, meaning you can freely use, modify, and distribute the software.

readme

README content is unavailable from source data for this server.

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FAQ

What is the YouTube Subtitles MCP server?: YouTube Subtitles is a Model Context Protocol (MCP) server profile on explainx.ai. MCP lets AI hosts (e.g. Claude Desktop, Cursor) call tools and resources through a standard interface; this page summarizes categories, install hints, and community ratings.
How do MCP servers relate to agent skills?: Skills are reusable instruction packages (often SKILL.md); MCP servers expose live capabilities. Teams frequently combine both—skills for workflows, MCP for APIs and data. See explainx.ai/skills and explainx.ai/mcp-servers for parallel directories.
How are reviews shown for YouTube Subtitles?: This profile displays 59 aggregated ratings (sample rows for discoverability plus signed-in user reviews). Average score is about 4.5 out of 5—verify behavior in your own environment before production use.

MCP server reviews

Ratings

4.5★★★★★59 reviews

★★★★★Aditi Yang· Dec 28, 2024
YouTube Subtitles has been reliable for tool-calling workflows; the MCP profile page is a good permalink for internal docs.
★★★★★Kofi Kapoor· Dec 16, 2024
We wired YouTube Subtitles into a staging workspace; the listing’s GitHub and npm pointers saved time versus hunting across READMEs.
★★★★★Layla Wang· Dec 4, 2024
We evaluated YouTube Subtitles against two servers with overlapping tools; this profile had the clearer scope statement.
★★★★★Aanya Mensah· Nov 23, 2024
YouTube Subtitles is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
★★★★★James Shah· Nov 19, 2024
According to our notes, YouTube Subtitles benefits from clear Model Context Protocol framing — fewer ambiguous “AI plugin” claims.
★★★★★Sakshi Patil· Nov 7, 2024
Strong directory entry: YouTube Subtitles surfaces stars and publisher context so we could sanity-check maintenance before adopting.
★★★★★Yuki Torres· Nov 7, 2024
YouTube Subtitles reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.
★★★★★Chaitanya Patil· Oct 26, 2024
Useful MCP listing: YouTube Subtitles is the kind of server we cite when onboarding engineers to host + tool permissions.
★★★★★Aarav Sharma· Oct 26, 2024
YouTube Subtitles is among the better-indexed MCP projects we tried; the explainx.ai summary tracks the official description.
★★★★★Layla Park· Oct 14, 2024
YouTube Subtitles reduced integration guesswork — categories and install configs on the listing matched the upstream repo.

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