Youtube
What is Youtube
highlight-youtube-mcp is a YouTube MCP server that provides functionality to extract transcripts from YouTube videos.
Use cases
Use cases include generating subtitles for videos, creating study materials from video content, and improving accessibility for hearing-impaired users.
How to use
To use highlight-youtube-mcp, provide a full YouTube video URL to the ‘get_youtube_transcript’ tool, which retrieves the transcript text from the video.
Key features
Key features include support for multiple YouTube URL formats (standard, shortened, and embed), error handling for invalid or missing URLs, and the ability to return transcript text as an array.
Where to use
highlight-youtube-mcp can be used in educational platforms, content creation tools, and accessibility applications where video transcripts are needed.
Clients Supporting MCP
The following are the main client software that supports the Model Context Protocol. Click the link to visit the official website for more information.
Overview
What is Youtube
highlight-youtube-mcp is a YouTube MCP server that provides functionality to extract transcripts from YouTube videos.
Use cases
Use cases include generating subtitles for videos, creating study materials from video content, and improving accessibility for hearing-impaired users.
How to use
To use highlight-youtube-mcp, provide a full YouTube video URL to the ‘get_youtube_transcript’ tool, which retrieves the transcript text from the video.
Key features
Key features include support for multiple YouTube URL formats (standard, shortened, and embed), error handling for invalid or missing URLs, and the ability to return transcript text as an array.
Where to use
highlight-youtube-mcp can be used in educational platforms, content creation tools, and accessibility applications where video transcripts are needed.
Clients Supporting MCP
The following are the main client software that supports the Model Context Protocol. Click the link to visit the official website for more information.
Content
YouTube Integration
The YouTube MCP server provides functionality to extract transcripts from YouTube videos.
Available Tools
get_youtube_transcript
Retrieves the transcript text from a YouTube video.
Parameters:
videoUrl: Full YouTube video URL (supports standard, shortened, and embed URLs)
Returns: Object containing:
content: Array with transcript text
URL Support
Handles multiple YouTube URL formats:
- Standard:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID - Shortened:
https://youtu.be/VIDEO_ID - Embed:
https://www.youtube.com/embed/VIDEO_ID
Error Handling
The server implements standard error handling:
- Invalid URLs return
ErrorCode.InvalidParams - Missing URL returns
ErrorCode.InvalidParams - Failed transcript fetches return formatted error messages
- Graceful shutdown on SIGINT
Technical Details
- Built using the Highlight AI MCP SDK
- Uses youtube-transcript library
- Input validation via Zod
- Runs as a stdio-based MCP server
- Supports Node.js >=18.0.0
Limitations
- Only works with videos that have captions enabled
- Currently only returns English transcripts
- Rate limits depend on YouTube’s API restrictions
Dev Tools Supporting MCP
The following are the main code editors that support the Model Context Protocol. Click the link to visit the official website for more information.
