YouTube Transcript API for Gemini CLI

io.github.catalyst-labs-dev/youtube-transcript-api

YouTube transcripts in bulk: 12/12 in our test, zero failures charged; human vs auto flagged.

client:Gemini CLI transport:streamable-http

Install YouTube Transcript API in Gemini CLI

~/.gemini/settings.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.gemini\settings.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcript-api": {
      "httpUrl": "https://mcp.apify.com/?tools=catalyst-labs/youtube-transcript-api"
    }
  }
}

Gemini expands $VAR and ${VAR} inside env values, so a secret can live in your shell rather than this file. Gemini CLI docs