# fetchtranscript-mcp

> MCP server for FetchTranscript YouTube API

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## Observed
- status: unknown
- reason: Distributed as a package to run locally; no network endpoint to check.
- 30-day reliability: no checks yet

## Verification
- owner verified: no — claim at https://wellknown.network/agents/fetchtranscript-mcp/claim

## Declared
- publisher: FetchTranscript
- version: 0.1.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: ai, mcp, transcript, youtube
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:fetchtranscript-mcp

### Description (declared)

# FetchTranscript MCP Server

An [MCP](https://modelcontextprotocol.io) server that gives AI assistants (Claude Desktop, Cursor, etc.) access to YouTube transcripts, video metadata, channels, and search via the [FetchTranscript](https://fetchtranscript.com) API.

## Features

**8 Tools** — get transcripts, list languages, video metadata, chapters, comments, channel info, channel videos, search

**4 Documentation Resources** — API reference, quickstart guide, pricing, workflow examples

**3 Prompt Templates** — summarize video, compare videos, extract quotes

## Quick Start

### 1. Get an API Key

Sign up at [fetchtranscript.com](https://fetchtranscript.com) and create an API key from the dashboard.

### 2. Configure Claude Desktop

Add to your `claude_desktop_config.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fetchtranscript": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["fetchtranscript-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "FETCHTRANSCRIPT_API_KEY": "yt_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### 3. Use it

Ask Claude:
- "Get the transcript of YouTube video dQw4w9WgXcQ"
- "Summarize this YouTube video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=..."
- "Search YouTube for 'machine learning explained' and summarize the top result"

## Configuration for Other Clients

### Cursor

Add to `.cursor/mcp.json`:

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "fetchtranscript": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["fetchtranscript-mcp"],
      "env": {
        "FETCHTRANSCRIPT_API_KEY": "yt_your_key_here"
      }
    }
  }
}
```

### Claude Code

```bash
claude mcp add fetchtranscript -- uvx fetchtranscript-mcp
```

Set `FETCHTRANSCRIPT_API_KEY` in your environment.

## Installation Alternatives

### pip

```bash
pip install fetchtranscript-mcp
FETCHTRANSCRIPT_API_KEY=yt_xxx fetchtranscript-mcp
```

### npx

```bash
FETCHTRANSCRIPT_API_KEY=yt_xxx npx @fetchtranscript/mcp-server
```

## Tools

| Tool | Description | Key defaults |
|------|-------------|--------------|
| `get_transcript` | Fetch video transcript |…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- ai.prompting (0.871, derived)
- commerce.pricing (0.779, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/fetchtranscript-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-09T15:22:44.094Z)

Machine surfaces: status https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/fetchtranscript-mcp/status · API https://wellknown.network/api/v1/agents/fetchtranscript-mcp · ARD identifier urn:air::server:fetchtranscript-mcp