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alive probed 2026-10-05 · HTTP 200
4tools
1.4ktokens in Claude Opus 5.5
1.4ktokens in Claude Code
0.7 %of a 200k context window
847o200k_base estimate
735 msto initialize
92 msto list tools
- Endpoint
- https://youtubetranscriptdownload.com/api/mcp (streamable-http)
- Host
- youtubetranscriptdownload.com
- Protocol
- 2025-11-25
- Reports itself as
- youtube-transcript-downloader 1.0.0
- Capabilities
- tools
- Instructions
- none
- Claude count
- Claude Opus 5.5, measured 2026-10-05. Counted again when the tool definitions change. Method.
- Website
- https://youtubetranscriptdownload.com/mcp
- Registry
- active, updated 2026-07-05 · registry entry
- Reachable
- 6 of the last 6 probes
Most expensive tools
| Tool | Tokens (o200k) | Share of this server |
|---|---|---|
| get_channel_transcripts | 230 | 27 % |
| get_playlist_transcripts | 230 | 27 % |
| polish_transcript | 221 | 26 % |
| get_transcript | 166 | 20 % |
History
We add a row when the result changes. A server with no change keeps its last row.
| Probed | Result | Init | Tools | Claude | o200k |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-10-05 13:53 | alive | 735 ms | 4 | 1.4k | 847 |
| 2026-10-05 00:23 | alive | 286 ms | 4 | 847 | |
| 2026-10-04 09:59 | alive | 1.2 s | 4 | 847 | |
| 2026-10-04 07:53 | alive | 1.6 s | 4 | 847 | |
| 2026-10-03 20:33 | alive | 1.1 s | 4 | 847 | |
| 2026-10-03 17:50 | alive | 609 ms | 4 | 847 |
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