# YouTube Video Summarizer (pay-per-call) [Health: Active]

**Category:** 💰 Finance & Fintech  
**Repository:** https://sumvid.app  
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**Directory Page:** https://allmcps.com/mcp/youtube-video-summarizer-pay-per-call

## Description
Summarize YouTube videos or fetch transcripts. Pay-per-call via x402 (USDC on Base), no account.

## Claude Desktop Quick Installation
Heuristic fallback — verify the package name and runner against the repository README before running it. Uses `npx` (confidence: low):

```json
"mcpServers": {
  "youtube-video-summarizer-pay-per-call": {
    "command": "npx",
    "args": ["-y","youtube-video-summarizer-pay-per-call"]
  }
}
```

## Documentation

## What the YouTube Video Summarizer (pay-per-call) MCP server does

YouTube Video Summarizer (pay-per-call) MCP server provides two stated capabilities for YouTube content: summarizing videos and fetching transcripts. It is intended for agent workflows that need to work with a video's spoken or available transcript content rather than process the video manually.

The service belongs to the 🎥 Multimedia Process category. A developer might use it to turn a YouTube link into a concise representation for downstream research, question answering, note generation, or content review. The provided information does not describe the summary style, output schema, supported languages, or whether a video must be public.

## How it works

Requests are billed per call through x402. Payment is made in USDC on Base, and the service does not require an account. The available description establishes the payment method and network but does not explain wallet configuration, payment authorization, pricing, rate limits, or how failed payments are handled.

The material identifies the service as an MCP server but does not document its transport, endpoint format, authentication flow, or the exact arguments accepted by its tools. Refer to the service at sumvid.app for implementation details that are not included in the listing.

## Tools and capabilities

The YouTube Video Summarizer (pay-per-call) MCP server supports these listed operations:

- Summarize a YouTube video.
- Fetch a transcript for a YouTube video.

These capabilities can be used independently according to the request. No additional tools, integrations, export formats, metadata fields, or media sources are described. In particular, the supplied information does not confirm support for channels, playlists, local video files, timestamps, translation, or follow-up questions about a video.

## Limitations and notes

The service uses a per-call payment model rather than an account-based description. Calls require payment in USDC on Base, so a compatible payment setup is necessary, although the listing does not explain how to provide it. “No account” means the listing does not require an account for use; it does not establish that no wallet, client configuration, or other request-level setup is needed.

The listing does not include installation instructions, environment variables, licensing information, named MCP clients, pricing, usage quotas, or operational guarantees. It also does not specify how transcripts are obtained or what happens when a YouTube video has no accessible transcript. Validate those details at sumvid.app before integrating the YouTube Video Summarizer (pay-per-call) MCP server into a production workflow.

_Full upstream README: https://allmcps.com/mcp/youtube-video-summarizer-pay-per-call/readme_