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Expand Up @@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ npx -y @smithery/cli install @kimtaeyoon83/mcp-server-youtube-transcript --clien
- Language-specific transcript retrieval with automatic fallback
- Optional timestamps for referencing specific moments
- Built-in ad/sponsorship filtering (enabled by default)
- Zero external dependencies for transcript fetching
- Headless Chrome-backed transcript extraction that avoids brittle YouTube private API payloads
- Detailed metadata in responses

## Configuration
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- Node.js 18 or higher
- npm or yarn
- Chrome or Chromium installed locally. Set `CHROME_PATH` or `PUPPETEER_EXECUTABLE_PATH` if it is not available at a standard system path.

### Setup

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