# youtube-insights-mcp

> MCP server for YouTube transcript extraction and insight analysis

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## Declared
- homepage: https://github.com/appmilla/youtube-transcript-mcp
- repository: https://github.com/appmilla/youtube-transcript-mcp
- version: 0.1.6
- license: MIT
- protocols: mcp
- tags: ai, claude, insights, mcp, transcript, youtube
- endpoints:
  - package_pypi: pypi:youtube-insights-mcp

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# youtube-insights-mcp

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An MCP server that fetches YouTube transcripts and extracts structured insights using Claude. Provides 4 MCP tools and a full CLI, with 6 focus area presets across 24 insight categories.

## Features

- **Transcript extraction** with intelligent language fallback
- **Structured insight analysis** across 24 categories (business, investment, technical, YouTube growth, AI learning)
- **6 focus area presets**: general, entrepreneurial, investment, technical, youtube-channel, ai-learning
- **Multiple URL formats**: youtube.com, youtu.be, embed links, or just a video ID
- **Dual mode**: MCP server for Claude Desktop + standalone CLI
- **Claude Code skill**: `/yt-insights` slash command for interactive insight extraction
- **Smart chunking** for long transcripts with overlap for context continuity
- **Proxy support** for environments with IP restrictions

## Prerequisites

You need Python 3.10 or later. Check if it's installed:

```bash
python3 --version
```

**If Python is not installed:**

- **macOS**: `brew install python` (requires [Homebrew](https://brew.sh)) or download from [python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/)
- **Windows**: Download from [python.org](https://www.python.org/downloads/) (check "Add to PATH" during install)
- **Linux**: `sudo apt install python3 python3-pip` (Debian/Ubuntu) or `sudo dnf install python3 python3-pip` (Fedora)

## Installation

We recommend installing in a virtual environment to avoid conflicts with other Python packages:

```bash
# Create and activate a virtual environment
python3 -m venv youtube-mcp-env
source youtube-mcp-env/bin/activate  # On Windows: youtu…

## Capabilities (derived by Wellknown)
- dev.package-management (0.768, derived)

## Provenance
- pypi: https://pypi.org/project/youtube-insights-mcp/ (first seen 2026-09-10T16:23:29.267Z)

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