GetYouTubeTranscript for Hermes Agent

Connects Hermes to the GetYouTubeTranscript remote MCP server: YouTube transcripts (with optional timestamps), video search, channel and playlist browsing. Includes four skills that tell the agent when and how to use the tools.

What you get

• MCP server youtube-transcript (Streamable HTTP, https://getyoutubetranscript.com/api/mcp). Tools include get_youtube_transcript, get_transcript_languages, search_youtube, list_channel_videos, search_channel_videos, get_channel_latest_videos, list_channel_playlists, list_playlist_videos, get_related_videos and get_credits. All tools are read-only.
• Skills: fetch-transcript, search-youtube, summarize-video, channel-playlist-research.

Install

hermes plugins install tubeagentkit/youtube-transcript-hermes-plugin --no-enable
hermes plugins enable getyoutubetranscript

Set an API key (100 credits on sign-up, no card) from https://getyoutubetranscript.com/dashboard as YOUTUBE_TRANSCRIPT_API_KEY in your shell or profile .env. The plugin sends it as a bearer token to the MCP server.

Disclosure

• Every tool call goes to getyoutubetranscript.com, which receives the video URL or search text you ask about and your API key. No local code runs: the package is configuration (plugin.json, mcp.json) and Markdown skills only.
• Transcript fetches use account credits; the free tier is 100 credits on sign-up.
• The tool set is served by the remote server at runtime and is not covered by a pinned commit.
• Transcripts are text written by whoever uploaded the video. The skills tell the agent to treat them as data, never as instructions.

License

MIT.