mcp-youtube
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Overview
Extracts YouTube video transcripts and metadata for AI analysis within Claude Desktop.
Installation
node dist/mcp-youtube.jsEnvironment Variables
- TRANSCRIPTS_FOLDER
Security Notes
The server uses `child_process.execFile` to invoke `yt-dlp`. This is safer than `exec` as it prevents shell injection by design, and arguments are managed internally. No hardcoded secrets or direct 'eval' calls were found. The primary security consideration is the reliance on the externally installed `yt-dlp` utility and the user-configurable `TRANSCRIPTS_FOLDER` which could be set to a sensitive location by the user, though the application itself does not expose these files over a network.
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