yt-mcp-agent
This MCP server enables users to analyze YouTube videos by extracting transcripts and generating specialized content like summaries, chapter timestamps, and social media posts.
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yt-mcp-agent
A YouTube video agent built using a custom MCP server and OpenAI's Agent's SDK. It can extract video transcripts given link fetch specialized instructions for things like: writing blog posts, video chapters, and social posts.
Resources:
This example is a prelude to Cohort 7 of the AI Builders Bootcamp.
Requirements
- Python 3.13+
- OpenAI API key
uvpackage manager (recommended)
How to run this example
uv (recommended)
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Clone the repository
git clone <repository-url> cd yt-mcp-agent -
Install dependencies with uv
uv sync -
Set up your OpenAI API key
Create a
.envfile in the root directory:echo "OPENAI_API_KEY=your_api_key_here" > .env -
Run the agent
uv run main.py -
Interact with agent
Once running, you can ask the agent to analyze YouTube videos. Try prompts like:
- "Summarize this: https://youtu.be/N3vHJcHBS-w?si=aw8PV0acYHJGPy7R"
- "Generate chapter timestamps with links"
- "Write me a LinkedIn post about the video"
Base Python/pip
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Clone the repository
git clone <repository-url> cd yt-mcp-agent -
Create a virtual environment
python -m venv venv source venv/bin/activate # On Windows: venv\Scripts\activate -
Install dependencies
pip install -e . -
Set up your OpenAI API key
Create a
.envfile in the root directory:echo "OPENAI_API_KEY=your_api_key_here" > .env -
Run the agent
python main.py -
Interact with agent
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