Updated November 2026

Best YouTube MCP servers for your AI.

Let Claude, ChatGPT or Cursor search YouTube and pull video transcripts. Ranked from our own data.

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YouTube Transcript & Search MCP Server
by transcriptout.com · Images, video and audio
OnlineRemote14 tools
YouTube transcripts, search, channels, playlists and bulk transcript jobs for AI agents. 14 tools.
Set up
2
YouTube Transcript AI
by youtube-transcript.ai · Images, video and audio
OnlineRemote12 tools
Read YouTube transcripts and search what people say across 425k videos. Free API key.
Set up
3
HubTub Pulse: YouTube Analytics
by hubtub.io · Images, video and audio
Remote
Your YouTube channels’ private analytics for AI assistants: revenue, views, retention. Read-only.
Set up
4
Vidskim: YouTube transcripts
by vidskim.com · Images, video and audio
Remote
Let AI assistants read YouTube: transcripts with clickable timestamps, chapters, search, channels.
Set up
5
YouTubeTranscriptAPI
by youtubetranscriptapi.com · Images, video and audio
Remote
YouTube transcripts, search, and channel and playlist listings for any AI app. Hosted.
Set up
6
KlipTools YouTube Subtitles
by kliptools.com · Images, video and audio
Remote
YouTube subtitles and transcripts as SRT, VTT or plain text. Pay per download with credits.
Set up
7
Runsheet YouTube Autopilot
by runsheet.buildifyapp.in · Images, video and audio
Remote + local
The YouTube autopilot: plan, write and schedule YouTube videos, and upload from your machine.
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8
YouTube Studio MCP
by youtubestudiomcp.com · Images, video and audio
Remote
Hosted MCP for YouTube Studio: uploads, metadata, playlists, comments, analytics, captions.
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9
Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search
by @arcmira · Images, video and audio
Remote
Search YouTube transcripts for timestamps, speaker appearances, sponsors and recommendations.
Set up
10
Wicked YouTube Transcript API — Captions, Timestamps, SRT & VTT
by @myworkingmemory · Images, video and audio
Remote
YouTube transcript API: batch video captions, timestamps, metadata and SRT/VTT subtitles.
Set up

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Questions

What is the best YouTube MCP server?

YouTube Transcript & Search MCP Server by transcriptout.com, online when we last checked, with 14 tools. Close behind: YouTube Transcript AI and HubTub Pulse: YouTube Analytics.

What does a YouTube MCP server do?

It lets your AI search YouTube and pull video transcripts, right from a chat in Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor or any app that supports MCP (Model Context Protocol).

How do I add a YouTube MCP server to Claude or ChatGPT?

Open the server's page here and copy its link. In Claude, go to Settings, Connectors, Add custom connector. In ChatGPT, add it as a connector under Apps and Connectors. In Cursor, paste the mcp.json snippet from the page.

How is this list ranked?

The maker's own server comes first, then Verified makers, then servers that respond to our daily check, then the number of tools each one reports. Nobody can pay to move up this list; sponsored spots are labelled separately.