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MCP server · registry snapshot 2026-10-23

io.transcriptapi/youtube-transcript

YouTube transcripts, search, channels and playlists for AI agents, by transcriptapi.io. — the publisher's description

4 of 6 record checks metTopic: search-and-web-data · AI-classifiedversion 0.1.1MITstandard input/output, streamable HTTP

Summary

io.transcriptapi/youtube-transcript is a remote and local MCP server listed in the official MCP registry at version 0.1.1.

Record checks

4 of 6 record checks met · 3 do not apply

met: Registry entry is active and says how to run it
not met: Source repository link opens
not applicable: Repository is not archived
not applicable: Code pushed to the repository in the 90 days before our check
not applicable: Repository publishes a security policy (SECURITY.md)
met: Package names its licence with a standard (SPDX) identifier
met: The version the registry lists can be installed and is not withdrawn
not met: npm package carries build provenance (attestation)
met: No known critical or high advisory in the package or its dependencies

#8,894 of 15,112 packages by monthly downloads, tied with 22 others
Not ranked by stars: no public GitHub repository

From public records, not a safety rating. Each check with its reason · Is it safe to install?

Key facts

Runs: remote and local package
Transport: standard input/output, streamable HTTP
Package: npm · listed version current
License: MIT
Dependencies: no known high or critical advisories
Topic: search-and-web-dataAI-classified
Last tested: not tested

Add to your client

How fresh this is

Live-tested: no
Last tested: not tested
Latest version: 0.1.1, published 2026-10-17 (registry, as of the 2026-10-23 snapshot)
First listed version: 2026-10-17 (earliest version still in the registry; older removed versions would be earlier)
Registry data: snapshot 2026-10-23
Package and repository: checked 2026-10-23

Changes since the last refresh

New in the registry: not in the list of 2026-10-04, listed on 2026-10-23 with version 0.1.1 (published 2026-10-17).

Source: the official MCP Registry list on 2026-10-04 and on 2026-10-23.

What it is

How do I add it to my client?

Config from the registry entry

From the npm package transcriptapi-mcp

This entry needs values of your own (marked < > or { } in the config below), so there is no one-click link: paste the config and fill them in.

Claude Desktop · claude_desktop_config.json (Settings → Developer → Edit Config)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcript": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "transcriptapi-mcp@0.1.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TRANSCRIPTAPI_KEY": "<TRANSCRIPTAPI_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

Cursor · .cursor/mcp.json in a project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcript": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "transcriptapi-mcp@0.1.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TRANSCRIPTAPI_KEY": "<TRANSCRIPTAPI_KEY>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code · .vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "youtube-transcript": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "transcriptapi-mcp@0.1.1"
      ],
      "env": {
        "TRANSCRIPTAPI_KEY": "${input:transcriptapi-key}"
      }
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "transcriptapi-key",
      "description": "TRANSCRIPTAPI_KEY",
      "password": true
    }
  ]
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add --env "TRANSCRIPTAPI_KEY=<TRANSCRIPTAPI_KEY>" --transport stdio youtube-transcript -- npx -y transcriptapi-mcp@0.1.1

Try it in the MCP Inspector · runs on your machine, opens in your browser · Node 22.19+

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector@2.11.0 -e "TRANSCRIPTAPI_KEY=<TRANSCRIPTAPI_KEY>" -- npx -y transcriptapi-mcp@0.1.1

Replace <TRANSCRIPTAPI_KEY> with your own values; the entry marks TRANSCRIPTAPI_KEY as secret, so keep the file out of version control.
This runs the publisher's code on your machine (npx). Read its README first.
The MCP Inspector lists the server's tools, resources and prompts; a tool you call there runs for real.

From the remote endpoint (Streamable HTTP)

This entry needs values of your own (marked < > or { } in the config below), so there is no one-click link: paste the config and fill them in.

Claude Desktop or claude.ai

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste:
https://api.transcriptapi.io/mcp

The entry also requires the header Authorization.

Cursor · .cursor/mcp.json in a project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcript": {
      "url": "https://api.transcriptapi.io/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "<Authorization>"
      }
    }
  }
}

VS Code · .vscode/mcp.json

{
  "servers": {
    "youtube-transcript": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://api.transcriptapi.io/mcp",
      "headers": {
        "Authorization": "${input:authorization}"
      }
    }
  },
  "inputs": [
    {
      "type": "promptString",
      "id": "authorization",
      "description": "Authorization",
      "password": true
    }
  ]
}

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http youtube-transcript https://api.transcriptapi.io/mcp --header "Authorization: <Authorization>"

Try it in the MCP Inspector · runs on your machine, opens in your browser · Node 22.19+

npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector@2.11.0 --server-url https://api.transcriptapi.io/mcp --transport http

Replace <Authorization> with your own header values; the entry marks Authorization as secret, so keep the file out of version control.
The server runs on the operator's infrastructure; it may ask you to sign in when you first connect.
The MCP Inspector lists the server's tools, resources and prompts; a tool you call there runs for real. The command above does not send the required header (Authorization).

Built from the server's registry entry with each client's documented format (checked 2026-10-14; the Cursor link and the VS Code command 2026-10-19; the MCP Inspector command 2026-10-21). Values in < > are yours to fill in; this page never contains a key. Where the server needs a setting the entry does not declare, it can still fail to start.

Can it be installed, and is it up to date?

Version pin · advisories

Listed version

Registry lists: 0.1.1
Latest stable: 0.1.1
Status: current
Withdrawn: no

Source: registry.npmjs.org · 2026-10-23. About the version the registry lists; a manual install may resolve to a different one.

Dependency advisories

Counted in the full dependency tree as resolved on 2026-10-23 (npm audit). Bars share one scale. The package itself has no known vulnerability (OSV.dev).

Integrity, provenance, license

Integrity: sha512-C5J6wCbCW0thLTJAG…
Signature: signed
License: MIT

Source: the package registry · 2026-10-23.

Usage

Downloads: 230 in the last month

Source: api.npmjs.org · 2026-10-23.

Does the registry listing match what we found?

Feature #6

The registry verifies a package once, when it is published, and does not re-check it. A difference below is about the listing, not a judgement of the publisher.

Registry says	We found	Result	Source · date
Version 0.1.1 on npm	Exists and can be installed	matches	npm · 2026-10-23

Choosing

Record checks

Public records · not a safety rating

4 of 6 record checks met · 3 do not apply

#8,894 of 15,112 packages by monthly downloads, tied with 22 others
Not ranked by stars: no public GitHub repository

MetRegistry entry is active and says how to run itActive, with a package or a remote address.
Not metSource repository link opensThe registry entry gives no repository link.
Does not applyRepository is not archivedNo public GitHub repository to read.
Does not applyCode pushed to the repository in the 90 days before our checkNo public GitHub repository to read.
Does not applyRepository publishes a security policy (SECURITY.md)No public GitHub repository to read.
MetPackage names its licence with a standard (SPDX) identifierMIT
MetThe version the registry lists can be installed and is not withdrawnThe listed version exists and is current.
Not metnpm package carries build provenance (attestation)Signed by npm, but no build attestation.
MetNo known critical or high advisory in the package or its dependenciesNone known in the package or its dependency tree.

Read from public records only: the registry entry, npm/PyPI, GitHub and advisory databases, checked 2026-10-23. No tool was called. Only “met” and “not met” are counted, so the total differs between servers; a check that does not apply or that we could not run is listed, never counted against it. It is not a safety rating. How each check works · Leaderboards

Common questions about io.transcriptapi/youtube-transcript

Answered from the data above

Is io.transcriptapi/youtube-transcript safe to install?

We do not rate servers as safe or unsafe. 4 of its 6 applicable record checks are met (facts from public records, each listed on this page). What the records show: The listed version is the latest stable release. The package itself has no known vulnerability (OSV.dev). Its full dependency tree has no known advisory. These are facts with their sources on this page, not a safety guarantee, and we did not run its tools.

Has io.transcriptapi/youtube-transcript been security tested?

Not yet. It requires a credential (a key or token) that the publisher marks as required. We never fill in credentials, so we did not start it.

Is the listed version current?

Yes. The registry lists 0.1.1, the latest stable release on npm.

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Similar servers

Same topic · AI-read

Active servers whose topic is also “search-and-web-data”, most GitHub stars first. The topic and the tool kinds are an AI model's reading of the publishers' descriptions, not checked by hand. Similar is not a recommendation.

Compare with another server

Side by side: registry entry, our read-only session, the tools and the 18 classification fields. Same values as each page; no score.

Security testing

Has it been tested?

Feature #1

It requires a credential (a key or token) that the publisher marks as required. We never fill in credentials, so we did not start it. — the server's own choice

Required inputs the publisher declares: TRANSCRIPTAPI_KEY (secret), Authorization (secret).

Reference

How is it classified?

18 fields

One value per field, each with its source. Fields written by AI models are marked. A field with no value says why.

TopicAI-classified

search-and-web-data

AI-classified · 2026-10-23

Pricing modelAI-classified

no value

No value: the AI answer was held back because the quoted text did not clearly support it.

Programming language

does not apply

no existing GitHub repository (server declares no repository link, so there is nothing to fetch)

Hosting type

remote and local package

registry · 2026-10-23

MCP capability

not checked

not read (no session)

Transport

standard input/output, streamable HTTP

registry · 2026-10-23

Required credentials

requires a secret

registry · no declaration is not a guarantee

Package registry

npm

registry · 2026-10-23

Freshness

0–30 days

registry updatedAt · 2026-10-23

Lifecycle status

active

registry · 2026-10-23

License class

permissive

package registry · 2026-10-23

Integrity hash

declared (sri)

package registry · 2026-10-23

Signature / provenance

signed

package registry · 2026-10-23

Dependency advisories

none known

npm audit · 2026-10-23

Popularity

230 downloads a month

package registry · 2026-10-23

Publisher signals

not stated

no readable GitHub owner to describe

Maintenance

does not apply

server declares no repository link, so there is nothing to fetch

Environment

either (remote or your machine)

where it runs, from the hosting type

“Not stated” means the source did not state it; “does not apply” means it does not apply to this kind of server; “our limit” means our own lookup failed. A linked value opens the directory filtered to the same value.

Cite or correct this page

Sources and corrections

Suggested citation

ProtocolProbe. “io.transcriptapi/youtube-transcript: MCP server record.” Data checked 2026-10-23. https://protocolprobe.com/mcp/servers/io.transcriptapi/youtube-transcript

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