io.github.zlatkoc/youtube-summarize

Name: io.github.zlatkoc/youtube-summarize
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可获取 YouTube 视频 transcript 的 MCP server，并可按需生成摘要，方便快速提炼视频中的关键信息。

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什么是 io.github.zlatkoc/youtube-summarize？

可获取 YouTube 视频 transcript 的 MCP server，并可按需生成摘要，方便快速提炼视频中的关键信息。

README

youtube-summarize

MCP server that fetches YouTube video transcripts and optionally summarizes them.

Demo — summarizing a YouTube video in Claude

Features

Fetch transcripts in multiple formats (text, JSON, SRT, WebVTT, pretty-print)
Summarize videos — returns transcript with instructions for the LLM to produce a summary
List available languages for any video's transcripts
Flexible URL parsing — accepts full YouTube URLs (youtube.com/watch?v=, youtu.be/, youtube.com/embed/, youtube.com/shorts/) or bare video IDs
Multi-language support — request transcripts in specific languages with fallback priority

Tools

`get_transcript`

Fetch a YouTube video's transcript.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`url`	string	required	YouTube video URL or video ID
`languages`	string[]	`["en"]`	Preferred languages in priority order
`format`	string	`"text"`	Output format: `text`, `json`, `pretty`, `webvtt`, `srt`
`preserve_formatting`	boolean	`false`	Keep HTML formatting tags in the transcript

`summarize_transcript`

Fetch a transcript and return it with summarization instructions for the LLM client.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`url`	string	required	YouTube video URL or video ID
`prompt`	string	(default prompt)	Custom summarization instructions
`languages`	string[]	`["en"]`	Preferred languages in priority order

`list_transcripts`

List available transcript languages for a video.

Parameter	Type	Default	Description
`url`	string	required	YouTube video URL or video ID

Installation

Quick start (recommended)

bash

uvx youtube-summarize

Claude Desktop

Add to your claude_desktop_config.json:

macOS: ~/Library/Application Support/Claude/claude_desktop_config.json
Windows: %APPDATA%\Claude\claude_desktop_config.json

json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-summarize": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": ["youtube-summarize"]
    }
  }
}

Claude Code

bash

claude mcp add youtube-summarize -- uvx youtube-summarize

Other MCP clients

Run the server over stdio:

bash

uvx youtube-summarize

Prerequisites

Python 3.13+
uv package manager

Development

bash

# Install dependencies
uv sync

# Launch the MCP inspector (web UI for testing tools)
uv run mcp dev main.py

License

MIT

mcp-name: io.github.zlatkoc/youtube-summarize

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