# iflow-mcp_sinjab_mcp_youtube_extract

> A Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for YouTube operations

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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/iflow-mcp-sinjab-mcp-youtube-extract/claim

## Declared
- version: 0.1.0
- protocols: mcp
- tags: mcp
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:iflow-mcp_sinjab_mcp_youtube_extract

### Description (declared)

# MCP YouTube Extract

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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…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.package-management (1, derived)
- dev.terminal (0.825, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/iflow-mcp_sinjab_mcp_youtube_extract/ (first seen 2026-09-09T21:23:53.919Z)

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