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get_youtube_transcript — YouTube Transcript AI MCP Tool Read-only

get_youtube_transcript (get youtube transcript) is one of 1 tool on the YouTube Transcript AI MCP server. Connect the server and your client discovers it on the handshake.

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How to call get_youtube_transcript from your client

Fastest route

claude mcp add --transport http youtube-transcript https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp

This list was read from the server itself, by connecting to it and calling tools/list on 24 September 2026. It is what the server actually exposes, not what its listing claims.

Mutating and Read-only are read off each tool's name, not its schema — a hint, not a guarantee. The registry stores tool names only; connect the server for its live schemas.