A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for YouTube operations
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# MCP YouTube Extract [](https://badge.fury.io/py/mcp-youtube-extract) [](https://www.python.org/downloads/) [](https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) [](https://github.com/psf/black) A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for YouTube operations, demonstrating core MCP concepts including tools and logging. **✨ No API Key Required!** Works out of the box using yt-info-extract for video metadata and yt-ts-extract for transcripts. ## Features - **MCP Server**: A fully functional MCP server with: - **Tools**: Extract information from YouTube videos including metadata and transcripts - **Comprehensive Logging**: Detailed logging throughout the application - **Error Handling**: Robust error handling with fallback logic for transcripts - **YouTube Integration**: Built-in YouTube capabilities using yt-info-extract and yt-ts-extract: - Extract video information (title, description, channel, publish date, view count) - Get video transcripts with intelligent fallback logic - Support for both manually created and auto-generated transcripts - No API key required for basic functionality ## 📦 Available on PyPI This package is now available on PyPI! You can install it directly with: ```bash pip install mcp-youtube-extract ``` Visit the package page: [mcp-youtube-extract on PyPI](https://pypi.org/project/mcp-youtube-extract/) ## Installation ### Quick Start (Recommended) The easiest way to get started is to install from PyPI: ```bash pip install mcp-youtube-extract ``` Or using pipx (recommended for command-line tools): ```bash pipx install mcp-youtube-extract ``` This will install the latest version with all dependencies. You can then run the MCP server directly: ```bash mcp_yo…
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