Open-source MCP server giving Claude first-class access to YouTube video transcripts as callable tools. Captions-first via yt-dlp with Whisper fallback for videos without subtitles. 26 unit tests, pip-installable, works with Claude Desktop and Claude Code.
1 file for Claude Code: youtube-transcript-mcp CLAUDE.md — 362 tokens loaded in every session.
CLAUDE.md A 362 tok These files are yunlinwu/youtube-transcript-mcp's own configuration — they tell Claude Code how to work on this repository, so they are not mods to install elsewhere. Copy one as a starting point and replace the parts that are about this project.