YouTube Transcripts, Search & Summaries vs MCP Youtube Channel Transcript Extractor

A side-by-side look at the YouTube Transcripts, Search & Summaries and MCP Youtube Channel Transcript Extractor MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.

YouTube Transcripts, Search & SummariesSocial Media · Remote HTTP/SSEYouTube transcripts, video search, chapters and extractive summaries. No YouTube API key, no LLM.53GoodAuth: no auth required

MCP Youtube Channel Transcript ExtractorSocial Media · Local subprocess (stdio)Resolve a company domain to its YouTube channel with subscriber count and metadata.59GoodAuth: not declared

Verdict: choose YouTube Transcripts, Search & Summaries for social media work over a hosted endpoint; choose MCP Youtube Channel Transcript Extractor for social media as a local process. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.

Which MCP server should you choose?

Choose YouTube Transcripts, Search & Summaries when

You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
You have the keys it needs: APIFY_TOKEN.
You want tools like get_transcript, search_videos, get_video_chapters.

Explore YouTube Transcripts, Search & Summaries

Choose MCP Youtube Channel Transcript Extractor when

You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
You have the keys it needs: APIFY_TOKEN.
You want tools like get_youtube_channel_stats.

Explore MCP Youtube Channel Transcript Extractor

Feature & specification comparison

Rows where the two servers differ are marked.

Spec	YouTube Transcripts, Search & Summaries	MCP Youtube Channel Transcript Extractor
Category	Social Media	Social Media
Quality signal	53/100 · Good	59/100 · Good
Install command	Confirmed	Confirmed
Transport	Remote HTTP/SSE	Local subprocess (stdio)
Auth	No auth required	Not declared
Pricing	Free	Not declared
Required env vars	`APIFY_TOKEN`	`APIFY_TOKEN`
Verified owner	Community listing	Community listing
GitHub stars	0	0
Directory activity	0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes	2 views 0 installs 0 upvotes
Tools	4	1
Full listing	View YouTube Transcripts, Search & Summaries	View MCP Youtube Channel Transcript Extractor

Tools & capabilities

YouTube Transcripts, Search & Summaries tools 4

get_transcriptReturns the transcript plus metadata: title, channel, duration, views, publish date, category, the **available caption languages** and whether the returned track is **auto-generated**. Output can be plain text, `[m:ss]`-timestamped paragraphs, `{start, duration, text}` segments or SRT. YouTube can…
search_videosSearches YouTube through the same InnerTube search API the website uses. Returns id, title, channel, duration, views, relative publish time, description snippet, thumbnail, live flag and badges. Fetches more pages automatically up to `limit`.
get_video_chaptersReturns chapters with start and end times and deep links. Uses the creator's chapters from the description or YouTube's chapter markers. If there are none, it derives topic segments from the transcript and titles each one with its distinctive keywords and a representative sentence.
summarize_transcriptBuilds a structured **extractive** summary without an LLM: a TL;DR, de-duplicated key points, keywords and keyphrases, bullets per chapter, and notable quotes. Each item has a timestamp and a `…&t=123s` link.

MCP Youtube Channel Transcript Extractor tools 1

get_youtube_channel_statsResolve a company domain, or a YouTube handle, to that company's YouTube channel. Returns the subscriber count, the stable UC channel id, channel name, creation date and description, as one flat Clay ready row. Subscriber counts are rounded by YouTube above roughly a thousand subscribers, on the page and in its official API alike, and the row flags that. Optional transcript pulling is available and is CURRENTLY GATED by YouTube: the caption track list is readable and the caption content endpoint returns an empty body without a proof of origin token, which the row reports as not_extractable rather than as a video having no captions. A company with no channel reports youtube_status not_found. Read youtube_status before any count. Use it to look up one known company channel per call; it does not search YouTube, list a channel's videos, or return video detail, and the package name mentions transcripts only because transcript pulling is an option. No API key needed. Read only; requires an APIFY_TOKEN and consumes Apify credits per call.

Ready-to-paste client configs

Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.

YouTube Transcripts, Search & Summaries

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcripts-search-summaries": {
      "url": "https://parallelstudio--youtube-transcripts-mcp.apify.actor/mcp"
    }
  }
}

MCP Youtube Channel Transcript Extractor

mcpServers (Claude Desktop / Cursor)

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "mcp-youtube-channel-transcript-extractor": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "@mambalabsdev/mcp-youtube-channel-transcript-extractor"
      ],
      "env": {
        "APIFY_TOKEN": "YOUR_APIFY_TOKEN_HERE"
      }
    }
  }
}

Frequently asked questions

YouTube Transcripts, Search & Summaries is categorized under Social Media and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. MCP Youtube Channel Transcript Extractor belongs to Social Media and uses a local stdio subprocess. Pick YouTube Transcripts, Search & Summaries for social media work and MCP Youtube Channel Transcript Extractor for social media.

Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.

YouTube Transcripts, Search & Summaries is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. MCP Youtube Channel Transcript Extractor has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.

Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add youtube-transcripts-search-summaries and mcp-youtube-channel-transcript-extractor as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.

On AllMCPs, YouTube Transcripts, Search & Summaries has a quality signal of 53/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars. MCP Youtube Channel Transcript Extractor has 59/100 (Good) with 2 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.