# mcp-youtube

> MCP Server

This repository uses yt-dlp to download YouTube subtitles and connects them to claude.ai via the Model Context Protocol, allowing Claude to summarize YouTube videos when prompted with the video URL.

## Overview

- **Category:** AI
- **Language:** JavaScript
- **Stars:** 541
- **Forks:** 20
- **Owner:** anaisbetts
- **GitHub:** https://github.com/anaisbetts/mcp-youtube
- **Created:** 2024-11-19T18:41:07+00:00
- **Updated:** 2025-03-28T20:39:01+00:00
- **Source:** https://model-context-protocol.com/servers/youtube-video-summarization-claude-model-context

## Setup

## Setup

1. Install `yt-dlp` (Homebrew and WinGet both work great here).
2. Now, install this via [mcp-installer](https://github.com/anaisbetts/mcp-installer), use the name `@anaisbetts/mcp-youtube`

## Tools

## Available Tools

1.  Downloads subtitles from YouTube using `yt-dlp`. (Downloads subtitles)
2.  Connects to claude.ai via Model Context Protocol. (Connects to claude.ai)
3.  Allows summarizing YouTube videos by asking Claude, "Summarize the YouTube video <<URL>>". (Summarizes YouTube videos)