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YouTube Transcript Extension

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

Command

npx @jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript

No environment variables are required for this extension.

Configuration​

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Note that you'll need Node.js installed on your system to run this command, as it uses npx.

  1. Run the configure command:
goose configure
  1. 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 
  └
  1. 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
  └
  1. Enter the command
  ┌   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?
  │  npx @jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript
  └
  1. Enter the number of seconds Goose should wait for actions to complete before timing out. Default is 300s
┌   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?
│  npx @jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript
│
◆  Please set the timeout for this tool (in secs):
│  300
│
└
  1. No environment variables are required 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?
  │  npx @jkawamoto/mcp-youtube-transcript
  │     
  ◇  Please set the timeout for this tool (in secs):
  │  300
  │    
  ◆  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?