# Youtubetranscriptdownload Transcripts MCP server

Source: https://glimind.com/server/mcp-registry%2Fcom.youtubetranscriptdownload%2Ftranscripts
Registry id: `mcp-registry/com.youtubetranscriptdownload/transcripts`
Status: live (checked 2026-10-27T01:28:22.501Z)

## Verdict

Youtubetranscriptdownload Transcripts MCP server answered 100% of Glimind's liveness checks over 30 days, better than 42% of MCP servers, with 760 ms median handshake and 0 outages in 90 days. Its agent-readiness grade is A (100/100) across 4 tools, costing an agent about 962 tokens to load. Checked every few minutes; no tool is ever called.

## Measurements (30 days)

| Metric | Value | Better than |
|---|---|---|
| Uptime, 30 days | 100% | 42% of MCP servers |
| Median handshake latency | 760 ms | 31% of MCP servers |
| p95 handshake latency | 3156 ms | — |
| Checks in 30 days | 4,966 | — |
| Outages, 90 days | 0 | — |
| Median recovery | — | — |
| Agent-readiness score | 100/100 (A) | 94% of MCP servers |
| Tools | 4 | — |
| Tool-list size for an agent | ~962 tokens | 74% of MCP servers |
| Days observed | 29 | — |

## Install

```json
{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtubetranscriptdownload-transcripts-mc": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://youtubetranscriptdownload.com/api/mcp"
    }
  }
}
```

Claude Code:

```sh
claude mcp add --transport http youtubetranscriptdownload-transcripts-mc https://youtubetranscriptdownload.com/api/mcp
```

## Tools (4)

- `get_channel_transcripts`: Get transcripts for a YouTube channel's most recent videos (newest first) as timestamped markdown, one section per video. Use for research across a creator's re
- `get_playlist_transcripts`: Get transcripts for the videos in a YouTube playlist (in playlist order) as timestamped markdown, one section per video. Use for working through a course, serie
- `get_transcript`: Get the full transcript of a single YouTube video as timestamped markdown. Read-only: fetches existing captions, modifies nothing. Requires an API key; each suc
- `polish_transcript`: Get a cleaned-up transcript of a YouTube video's auto-generated captions: punctuation and capitalisation restored, filler and false starts removed, paragraphs a

Measured by Glimind (https://glimind.com): MCP handshake + tool list only, no tool is ever called. CC BY 4.0.