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 includeget_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_videosandget_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.
README from the reviewed commit b2a09f4; it updates when the author re-pins.

TubeAgentKit