video_mcp

# YouTube Transcript MCP Server This is a Model Control Protocol (MCP) server that provides a tool to fetch transcripts from YouTube videos. ## Features - Extracts video ID from any valid YouTube URL - Returns plain-text transcripts (without timestamps) - Uses the `youtube-transcript-api` library ## Installation ```bash # Install dependencies pip install youtube-transcript-api "mcp[fastmcp]" ``` ## Usage Run the server: ```bash python main.py ``` The server exposes a single tool: - `get_transcript`: Takes a YouTube URL and returns the video ID and transcript ## Example Using the MCP client: ```python from mcp.client import Client client = Client(transport="stdio") response = client.call("get_transcript", {"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ"}) print(f"Video ID: {response['video_id']}") print(f"Transcript: {response['transcript'][:100]}...") # First 100 chars ``` ## Error Handling The server handles these error cases: - Invalid YouTube URLs - Videos without available transcripts