YouTube Transcript Extension

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This tutorial covers how to add the YouTube Transcript MCP Server as a goose extension to enable fetching and working with YouTube video transcripts.

TLDR

goose Desktop

Launch the installer

goose CLI

Command

uvx --from git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript mcp-youtube-transcript

Configuration

info

Note that you'll need uv installed on your system to run this command, as it uses uvx.

goose Desktop

1. Launch the installer
2. Click Yes to confirm the installation
3. Click the button in the top-left to open the sidebar
4. Navigate to the chat

goose CLI

1. Run the configure command:

goose configure

2. Choose to add a Command-line Extension.

┌   goose-configure 
│
◇  What would you like to configure?
│  Add Extension 
│
◆  What type of extension would you like to add?
│  ○ Built-in Extension
│  ● Command-line Extension (Run a local command or script)
│  ○ Remote Extension (SSE)
│  ○ Remote Extension (Streaming HTTP)
└

3. Give your extension a name.

┌   goose-configure 
│
◇  What would you like to configure?
│  Add Extension
│
◇  What type of extension would you like to add?
│  Command-line Extension
│
◆  What would you like to call this extension?
│  YouTube Transcript
└

4. Enter the command to run when this extension is used.

┌   goose-configure 
│
◇  What would you like to configure?
│  Add Extension
│
◇  What type of extension would you like to add?
│  Command-line Extension 
│
◇  What would you like to call this extension?
│  YouTube Transcript
│
◆  What command should be run?
│  uvx --from git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript mcp-youtube-transcript
└

5. Enter the number of seconds Goose should wait for actions to complete before timing out. Default is 300 seconds.

┌   goose-configure 
│
◇  What would you like to configure?
│  Add Extension
│
◇  What type of extension would you like to add?
│  Command-line Extension
│
◇  What would you like to call this extension?
│  YouTube Transcript
│
◇  What command should be run?
│  uvx --from git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript mcp-youtube-transcript
│
◆  Please set the timeout for this tool (in secs):
│  300
└

6. Enter a description for this extension.

┌   goose-configure 
│
◇  What would you like to configure?
│  Add Extension
│
◇  What type of extension would you like to add?
│  Command-line Extension
│
◇  What would you like to call this extension?
│  YouTube Transcript
│
◇  What command should be run?
│  uvx --from git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript mcp-youtube-transcript
│
◇  Please set the timeout for this tool (in secs):
│  300
│
◆  Enter a description for this extension:
│  Access YouTube video transcripts
└

7. Choose No when asked to add environment variables.

┌   goose-configure 
│
◇  What would you like to configure?
│  Add Extension 
│
◇  What type of extension would you like to add?
│  Command-line Extension
│
◇  What would you like to call this extension?
│  YouTube Transcript
│
◇  What command should be run?
│  uvx --from git+https://github.com/jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript mcp-youtube-transcript
│
◇  Please set the timeout for this tool (in secs):
│  300
│
◇  Enter a description for this extension:
│  Access YouTube video transcripts
│
◆  Would you like to add environment variables?
│  No
│
└  Added YouTube Transcript extension

Example Usage

The YouTube Transcript extension allows you to fetch and work with transcripts from YouTube videos. You'll need the video ID from the YouTube URL you want to get the transcript for.

goose Prompt

Get me the transcript for this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ

goose Output

CLI

I'll help you get the transcript for that video. The video ID is "dQw4w9WgXcQ". Let me fetch the transcript for you.

Here's the transcript:

[Transcript content would appear here with timestamps and text]

I've retrieved the transcript for Rick Astley's "Never Gonna Give You Up" music video. The transcript shows the lyrics of the song, though there are some minor transcription errors due to the automated nature of the system. The transcript includes the iconic chorus and verses of this famous 1987 song, which has become one of the most well-known internet memes, often used for "rickrolling."

Would you like me to help you with anything else regarding the video or its transcript?