YouTube Reader is answering right now. Last checked 2 min ago. It exposes 1 tools. Last commit 18 Oct 2026.
Turn any YouTube video into text: transcript, title, channel, timestamps.
Nothing serious here today
Today is the operative word: we check YouTube Reader every 15 minutes and re-read its code on every release. Watch it and you find out the day that stops being true.
Connect this server
Endpoint below is the one we actually reach during checks — not the one copied from a README. Last verified 2 min ago.
claude mcp add youtube-reader --transport http https://web-production-0cbb7.up.railway.app/mcphttps://web-production-0cbb7.up.railway.app/mcp[mcp_servers.youtube-reader]
url = "https://web-production-0cbb7.up.railway.app/mcp"{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-reader": {
"url": "https://web-production-0cbb7.up.railway.app/mcp"
}
}
}{
"servers": {
"youtube-reader": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://web-production-0cbb7.up.railway.app/mcp"
}
}
}Available tools 1
Read directly from the server with tools/list, grouped by what they act on.
If a tool disappears, we record the date.
youtube_reader
Endpoints
| URL | Transport | State | Latency | Checked |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| https://web-production-0cbb7.up.railway.app/mcp | streamable-http | answering | 271 ms | 2 min ago |
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YouTube Reader — questions
Answers built from our own checks of this server.