YouTube Reader MCP Server

by anmol1310io.github.Anmol1310/youtube-readerv1.0.0

Turn any YouTube video into text: transcript, title, channel, timestamps.

0remoteofficial registry

context tax

~76 tok/turn1 tools

security

92/100

cold start

hosted

freshness

Activetoday

Our reading of YouTube Reader, from the data

YouTube Reader is a images, video & audio MCP server from anmol1310, listed in the official MCP Registry.

Its 1 tool add about 76 tokens to every model turn, lighter than the images, video & audio median of 1,808 tokens across 334 measured servers (measured 2026-10-19).

Maintenance is active: the last public signal was in the last day (2026-10-18). For comparison, 72% of images, video & audio servers are active or maintained.

With 0 GitHub stars it ranks #771 of 2,354 images, video & audio servers we index.

It runs as a hosted endpoint, so there is nothing to install.

Install YouTube Reader MCP server

claude mcp add --transport http youtube-reader https://web-production-0cbb7.up.railway.app/mcp

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-reader": {
      "url": "https://web-production-0cbb7.up.railway.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-reader": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://web-production-0cbb7.up.railway.app/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Or add it as a custom connector under Settings → Connectors. The config above bridges via mcp-remote.

{
  "servers": {
    "youtube-reader": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://web-production-0cbb7.up.railway.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-reader": {
      "serverUrl": "https://web-production-0cbb7.up.railway.app/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Remote endpoints

streamable-httphttps://web-production-0cbb7.up.railway.app/mcp

Context tax

Connecting this server adds ~76 tokens of tool definitions to every model turn (lean, 1 tool). Measured 2026-10-19 via its hosted endpoint; o200k tokenizer, worst case for clients that load all tools up front. How we measure

Model	Per 1,000 turns	With prompt caching
Claude Opus 5.5	$0.304	$0.015
Claude Sonnet 5.5	$0.152	$0.015
Claude Haiku 5.5	$0.0076	—

Input prices as of 2026-10-06. Excludes your own prompt and output.

Tools (1)

youtube_reader74 tok
Read a YouTube video as text. Give a YouTube link and get back the title, channel, and the full spoken transcript with timestamps. For AI agents that cannot watch video.

Security signals

92/100 — no known issues found as of 2026-10-19, from the checks below. This is not a guarantee of safety; review what a server can do before connecting it.

Deductions

No license detected-5
No security policy (SECURITY.md)-3

Checks

✓Repository hygiene (archived, activity, license, security policy)
✓Tool descriptions (prompt-injection and hidden-text heuristics)
○Package metadata (install scripts, provenance) — pending
○Source scan (secrets, CVEs, risky code) by vectra-guard — pending

Scan it yourself before installing with vectra-guard, the open-source agent security CLI. Scoring rules

Freshness

Active — last maintenance signal today. The newest of the signals below sets the band.

Last commit (default branch)
2026-10-18 · today · GitHub
Latest release
no data · GitHub
Package published
no data · npm/PyPI
Registry entry updated
2026-10-18 · 1d ago · official registry · v1.0.0

How it compares in Images, Video & Audio

Against the most-starred images, video & audio servers we index. Token cost is per model turn, measured from each server's live tool list.

Server	Stars	Tools	Tokens / turn	Freshness	Runs
YouTube Reader (this)	0	1	76	Active	hosted
Screenpipe	21,982	—	not measured	Active	—
screenpipe	21,982	—	not measured	Active	local
FunASR	20,748	—	not measured	Active	local
Agent-Native Analytics	7,433	—	not measured	Active	hosted
Remove AI Watermarks	6,054	—	not measured	Active	local

All images, video & audio MCP servers

FAQ

›How do I install the YouTube Reader MCP server in Claude Code?

Run: claude mcp add --transport http youtube-reader https://web-production-0cbb7.up.railway.app/mcp. For Cursor, VS Code, Claude Desktop and Windsurf, use the install tabs above.

›Does YouTube Reader require an API key?

No required environment variables are declared in its published metadata.

›Can I use YouTube Reader as a remote (hosted) MCP server?

Yes. It is a hosted MCP server; connect to its URL with any client that supports remote MCP.

›Is YouTube Reader in the official MCP registry?

Yes, as io.github.Anmol1310/youtube-reader.

›How many tokens does YouTube Reader add to my context?

Its tool definitions total about 76 tokens, resent on every turn.

Sources and method

Official MCP Registry entry: updated 2026-10-18
GitHub repository: fetched 2026-10-19
Tool list (tools/list), measured by us: 2026-10-19
Security signals, computed by us: 2026-10-19
Last checked against all sources: 2026-10-19

The description, packages and links come from the maintainer's own published metadata. Token cost, security signals, freshness and the reading above are MCPSkillHub's own measurements; see the methodology. Editorial standards are owned by Ramachandra Vikas Chamarthi, Founder & AI HPC Architect. Spot an error? Request a correction or claim the listing.