INDIVIDUAL MCP TOOL

get_channel_transcripts

Get transcripts for a YouTube channel's most recent videos (newest first) as timestamped markdown, one section per video.

youtubetranscriptdownload.comnone authenticationAvailability not checked

Input schema

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Risk classification

Inferred read-only · medium confidence · heuristic, not a guarantee.

No write-capable action terms were found; this is not proof that invocation has no side effects.

Parent endpoint

youtubetranscriptdownload.com

CONNECT WITH APPROVAL

Client installation

Review this server and its permissions before adding it. Secret placeholders must be set locally.

Codex

~/.codex/config.toml

[mcp_servers.youtube-transcript-downloader]
url = "https://youtubetranscriptdownload.com/api/mcp"
enabled = true

Claude Code

.mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcript-downloader": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://youtubetranscriptdownload.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector

Name: youtube-transcript-downloader
Remote MCP URL: https://youtubetranscriptdownload.com/api/mcp

Add this remote URL as a custom connector in Claude Desktop. Availability depends on the user plan and workspace policy.

Cursor

.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcript-downloader": {
      "url": "https://youtubetranscriptdownload.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Visual Studio Code

.vscode/mcp.json

Add to Visual Studio Code

{
  "servers": {
    "youtube-transcript-downloader": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://youtubetranscriptdownload.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Generic MCP

Client-specific MCP configuration

{
  "name": "youtube-transcript-downloader",
  "transport": "streamable-http",
  "url": "https://youtubetranscriptdownload.com/api/mcp"
}

MCP Inspector

Run the official MCP Inspector locally and enter the indexed Streamable HTTP endpoint.

Related tools

get_transcript — Get the full transcript of a single YouTube video as timestamped markdown.
polish_transcript — Get a cleaned-up transcript of a YouTube video's auto-generated captions: punctuation and capitalisation restored, filler and false starts removed, paragraphs added, misheard names fixed, faithful to what was said.
get_playlist_transcripts — Get transcripts for the videos in a YouTube playlist (in playlist order) as timestamped markdown, one section per video.