MCP server

YouTube Reader

io.github.Anmol1310/youtube-reader

Checked 25 Oct 2026, 20:29 UTC · Connected to it and listed its tools

Turn any YouTube video into text: transcript, title, channel, timestamps.

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At a glance

Type

MCP server

Publisher

Not verified

Status

Working at last check

Tools

1

Token cost

About 96 tokens per request

Sets up in

Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Codex, Gemini CLI, Cursor, VS Code, Antigravity, ChatGPT, OpenAI API, Grok

Last checked

25 Oct 2026, 20:29 UTC

Connect it to your agent

Add to CursorAdd to VS CodeVS Code Insiders

Opens the app, which shows the server and asks you to confirm. For other apps, copy the setup below.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http youtube-reader https://web-production-0cbb7.up.railway.app/mcp

Claude Desktop

Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, and paste the URL.

Codex (config.toml)

[mcp_servers.youtube-reader]
url = "https://web-production-0cbb7.up.railway.app/mcp"

Gemini CLI

{"mcpServers":{"youtube-reader":{"httpUrl":"https://web-production-0cbb7.up.railway.app/mcp"}}}

Cursor

{"mcpServers":{"youtube-reader":{"url":"https://web-production-0cbb7.up.railway.app/mcp"}}}

VS Code

{"servers":{"youtube-reader":{"type":"http","url":"https://web-production-0cbb7.up.railway.app/mcp"}}}

Antigravity

agy mcp add youtube-reader https://web-production-0cbb7.up.railway.app/mcp

ChatGPT

Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced settings: turn on Developer mode, then Create a connector and paste the URL. Which plans can do this varies.

OpenAI API (Responses tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"youtube-reader","server_url":"https://web-production-0cbb7.up.railway.app/mcp","require_approval":"always"}

Grok (xAI API tools)

{"type":"mcp","server_label":"youtube-reader","server_url":"https://web-production-0cbb7.up.railway.app/mcp"}

Tools

• youtube_reader ~96 tokens
  Read a YouTube video as text. Give a YouTube link and get back the title, channel, and the full spoken transcript with timestamps. For AI agents that cannot watch video.

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