YouTube Transcript MCP for Gemini CLI
io.github.windows10fan648/youtube-transcript-mcp
Fetches public YouTube caption tracks with timestamps and exact language selection.
client:Gemini CLI
transport:stdio
runtime:npm
Install YouTube Transcript MCP in Gemini CLI
~/.gemini/settings.json · windows: %USERPROFILE%\.gemini\settings.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-transcript-mcp": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"@fakasys/youtube-transcript-mcp"
]
}
}
}Gemini expands $VAR and ${VAR} inside env values, so a secret can live in your shell rather than this file. Gemini CLI docs