TubeAlfred — YouTube MCP Server: Transcripts, Comments & Channel Data

TubeAlfred is a hosted YouTube MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, and other compatible MCP clients.

CommunityRequires local installNo sign-inGlobalFreeRead-only
This server only runs on your computer. It cannot be added to Claude or ChatGPT web. See the project docs for installation.

What it can do

    What data it sees

    Do you need an account

    No: the server works without sign-in

    TubeAlfred is a hosted YouTube MCP server for Claude, ChatGPT, Cursor, Claude Code, and other compatible MCP clients. Retrieve available YouTube transcripts with timestamps, language metadata, and automatic or manual caption tracks. List a channel's videos and retrieve their available transcripts, or explore comments & replies, channel videos/shorts/streams, YouTube search, video details, playlists, and trending. 34 read-only tools.

    Connect Claude in 30 seconds — paste the remote MCP URL or find TubeAlfred in Claude's connector directory, then sign in. No YouTube API key required. No YouTube Data API quota to manage. 100 free credits on signup. Most successful tool calls cost 1 credit.

    Remote MCP URL: https://mcp.tubealfred.com/

    Requires a local install: run the server on your machine, then point your client at it.

    Tools not fetched yet: the server requires sign-in; the list appears after a manual check.

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