YouTube Video Summarizer MCP

An MCP (Model Context Protocol) server that enables Claude to fetch and summarize YouTube videos by extracting titles, descriptions, and transcripts.

Features

• Extract YouTube video metadata (title, description, duration)
• Retrieve and process video captions using youtube-caption-extractor
• Provide structured data to Claude for comprehensive video summarization
• Works with Claude Desktop through MCP integration

Prerequisites

• Node.js (v18 or higher)

Integrating with Claude Desktop

To add the MCP server to Claude Desktop:

1. Go to Settings > Developer > Edit config
2. Add the following to your claude_desktop_config.json file:

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-video-summarizer": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": ["-y", "youtube-video-summarizer-mcp"]
    }
  }
}

Available MCP Commands

When integrated with Claude, the following commands become available:

• get-video-info-for-summary-from-url: Get basic information about a YouTube video

Example Usage

Once integrated with Claude Desktop, you can use natural language to request video summaries:

• “Can you summarize this YouTube video for me? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ”
• “What are the key points from this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ”
• “Create a comprehensive summary of this tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ”

For Developers

Building from Source

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/yourusername/youtube-video-summarizer-mcp.git
cd youtube-video-summarizer-mcp

# Install dependencies
npm install

# Build the project
npm run build

# Start the inspector
npx @modelcontextprotocol/inspector node dist/index.js

Run tool

• Click connect
• Select the tool to run
• Put video url in the field
• Click run

How It Works

This project uses:

• youtube-caption-extractor to extract video captions/transcripts
• The Model Context Protocol (MCP) to communicate with Claude

License

MIT