MCP Youtube Transcript vs Tube Bridge

In-depth architectural comparison of the MCP Youtube Transcript and Tube Bridge MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

Choose MCP Youtube Transcript when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Choose Tube Bridge when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	MCP Youtube Transcript Developer Tools	Tube Bridge Developer Tools
Summary	An MCP server retrieving transcripts of YouTube videos	YouTube MCP server for search, transcripts, frames, comments, channels, and local semantic corpora.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-youtube-transcript": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "--from",
        "git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript",
        "mcp-youtube-transcript"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "tube-bridge": {
      "command": "uvx",
      "args": [
        "tube-bridge"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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