{"repo":"umbertotancorre/youtube-mcp-cli","free":true,"listed":false,"github":"https://github.com/umbertotancorre/youtube-mcp-cli","clone":"git clone https://github.com/umbertotancorre/youtube-mcp-cli.git","description":"MCP server and CLI tool that gives AI agents access to YouTube","language":"TypeScript","stars":27,"topics":[],"license":"MIT","category":"mcp-servers","readme_excerpt":"YouTube MCP server and CLI Zero Setup · No API Key · No Account · Open Source YouTube is full of knowledge, but it is trapped there. AI agents cannot access it natively. This repo ships two packages that fix that: an MCP server for AI agents and a CLI for the terminal. - Fetch transcript (plain text or with timestamps) - Download transcript as .md - Get video metadata - Search within captions - Download video or audio Available as: - MCP: @umbertotancorre/youtube-mcp - CLI: @umbertotancorre/youtube-cli All locally. No API keys required. --- Table of Contents - MCP Server - Tools - Installation - CLI - Commands - Installation - Development - Disclaimer - License --- MCP Server Tools Tool Description --- --- get transcript Fetches the full transcript as plain text get transcript timed Transcript with [MM:SS] timestamps per segment download transcript Saves transcript as a .md file download transcript timed Saves transcript as a .md file with timestamps get metadata Returns title, channel, publish date, view count, duration, likes, and description search transcript Searches for a keyword or phrase and returns matching segments with timestamps download video Downloads video+audio as .mp4 download audio Downloads audio as .mp3 (or m4a , flac , opus , ...) download video and download audio are fully self-contained. yt-dlp and ffmpeg are downloaded automatically on npm install . Installation Method A: let your AI do it Tell your AI agent: Method B: manual config Add this to your MCP","default_branch":null,"files":null,"tree":[],"storefront":"/r/umbertotancorre","claimed":false,"request_supported":{"post":"https://gitbuyer.com/r/umbertotancorre/youtube-mcp-cli/request-supported","requests":0},"note":"indexed from public GitHub; nothing is for sale on this page. Clone it from GitHub. Paid listings live at /search."}