TranscriptFetch MCP Server
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Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for TranscriptFetch: fetch YouTube transcripts, search, channels, and playlists from any MCP client.
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Setting up with Highlight
This MCP is not yet compatible with Highlight’s one-click setup. However, you can still use it with Highlight by following these steps:
- Download and install Highlight from highlightai.com/download
- Navigate to the plugins tab and select "Add Custom Plugin"
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Configure the plugin with the settings below
Plugin Name
TranscriptFetch MCP ServerCommand (node, npx, python, etc.)Please refer to the README for specific instructions on how to obtain API keys or other required environment variables.
- Enable "Start Automatically" if you want the plugin to start when Highlight launches
get_transcript
Fetch the full transcript for a video. Accepts a YouTube video ID or URL, plus TikTok, Instagram, X (Twitter), and Facebook video URLs and direct media file URLs. If no transcript comes back, the result says whether captions definitively do not exist (aiFallback.captionsUnavailable) and whether transcribing the audio would still work (aiFallback.available). When it does, call this tool again with ai_fallback: true.
search_videos
Search YouTube for videos matching a query. Returns titles, IDs, and URLs.
list_channel_videos
List recent videos for a YouTube channel. Accepts a channel handle (@name), channel ID (UC...), or URL.
list_playlist_videos
List the videos in a YouTube playlist. Accepts a playlist ID or URL.
get_credits
Check the remaining TranscriptFetch credit balance for the current API key. Free: this call is never billed.
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Paste into your MCP client config file to install this server.
{
"mcpServers": {
"transcriptfetch mcp server": {
"transcriptfetch": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"transcriptfetch-mcp"
],
"env": {
"TRANSCRIPTFETCH_API_KEY": "tf_live_..."
}
}
}
}
}McpServers
{
"transcriptfetch": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"transcriptfetch-mcp"
],
"env": {
"TRANSCRIPTFETCH_API_KEY": "tf_live_..."
}
}
}Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for TranscriptFetch: fetch YouTube transcripts, search, channels, and playlists from any MCP client.
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