VS Code YouTube Transcript Downloader get_playlist_transcripts
How to: VS Code YouTube Transcript Downloader get_playlist_transcripts
Add YouTube Transcript Downloader to VS Code
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Open .vscode/mcp.json and merge this in. Keep any servers already there.
{
"servers": {
"transcripts": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://youtubetranscriptdownload.com/api/mcp"
}
}
}-
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Save the file and restart VS Code.
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Ask for something get_playlist_transcripts does. VS Code lists the server's tools on connect and calls get_playlist_transcripts itself — you do not invoke it by name.
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If nothing happens, check the server is running and that YouTube Transcript Downloader's identifier in your config matches the one above exactly.
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