get_summary
Get summary for a YouTube video
LABSCO SUMMARY
A video becomes text you can quote, with the timestamps kept.
Two tools and one decision: the summary when the gist is enough, the transcript when the exact words and where they fall matter. Both take a lang parameter, so the output language is not bound to the video's. There is no search step here — you bring the videoId.
What it is
A two-tool server over YouTube video text: a timestamped transcript, and a summary of the same video.
What you get
- get_transcript returning the transcript with timestamps, so a quote can be cited with the point it was said
- get_summary for the same video, with a mode and a language — once someone has opened the video in the DeepSRT Chrome extension, which caches its summary; before that it returns 404
- Both keyed on videoId alone, which is all a pasted link gives you
Requirements
The videoId of a YouTube video. The repository declares no license.
Setup effort
One command — npm install -g @deepsrt/deepsrt-mcp
USE CASES
01
Deciding whether a talk is worth the hour
Take the summary in the mode and language you want first, and only pull the full text if the summary says the talk is relevant. A summary exists only once someone has opened the video in the DeepSRT Chrome extension; until then get_summary returns 404, so go straight to the transcript.
02
Quoting a video accurately in your own notes
Pull the transcript with timestamps so the quote carries the point in the video it came from, and keep the summary alongside as the framing.
2 tools
Counted once with only startup setup. Other versions, modes or optional credentials may expose a different list.
get_transcript
Get transcript for a YouTube video with timestamps
BEFORE YOU INSTALL
What to know first
Tools you get
2 tools when we connected. get_transcript works on any captioned YouTube video. get_summary returns 404 for an uncached video until it is opened once in the DeepSRT Chrome extension.
Requires
- bunx (from Bun) on PATH
- npm on PATH
Where it runs
Both documented clients run the server on your machine.
CONTEXT COST
Light Standing cost
Rated by the size of the 2 tool definitions that ride along on every turn, not by how many there are
INSTALLATION
Connect your client
Server setup
TERMINAL
npm install -g @deepsrt/deepsrt-mcpMCP Clients
Claude Desktop, Cline
JSON
{
"mcpServers": {
"deepsrt": {
"type": "stdio",
"command": "bunx",
"args": [
"@deepsrt/deepsrt-mcp@latest",
"--server"
]
}
}
}
