Youtube Transcript MCP server

by jkawamoto·io.github.jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript·v0.7.2

An MCP server retrieving transcripts of YouTube videos

A88/100grade A

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No tool declarations could be read from the package source. They show once the server is installed.

scanner v0.1.9 · 2026-09-19 · same rubric, same numbers if you re-run it

no findings

–Code scanpackage could not be scannedn/a
–Live reliabilityno gateway calls yet and no remote to proben/a
–Tool poisoningtools not inspected (local package is not executed); not countedn/a
Auth qualitylocal package, no credentials required12/15
Maintenancelast push 3 days ago15/15
Maintainer identityregistry namespace matches repository owner; GitHub account older than a year8/10

Overall 88/100. Components that don't apply are left out of the denominator. Any critical finding is an F.Rubric Appeal a finding JSON

The registry entry has no remote endpoint or installable package.

Is Youtube Transcript MCP server safe?: Yes, by our scan: it is graded A (88/100). Read the Youtube Transcript safety report
Does Youtube Transcript need an API key?: Not as far as the registry entry and our scan can tell: no credentials are declared or required.
Is Youtube Transcript maintained?: The last commit was 3 days ago (2026-09-17). The latest release is v0.7.2.
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