AI Plugin IndexYouTube Search Transcripts vs brave
YouTube Search Transcripts and brave are both search and web MCP servers. brave scores higher (95 vs 30 out of 100). brave has more GitHub stars (1.5k), and YouTube Search Transcripts was updated more recently (6 days ago). The table compares them side by side.
| YouTube Search Transcripts | brave | |
|---|---|---|
| Score | 30 / 100 | 95 / 100 |
| What it does | Transcripts of the top YouTube videos for a keyword, with date, length and sort filters. | Visit https://brave.com/search/api/ for a free API key. Search the web, local businesses, images,… |
| Publisher | Community: fernandoguiraud16-coder | Verified: smithery.ai |
| Grades | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality C | Maintenance A, Licence A, Quality A |
| npm downloads a week | Not on npm | Not on npm |
| Runs | Remote | Remote |
| Works with | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf, ChatGPT | Claude Code, Claude Desktop, Cursor, Codex, Gemini CLI, VS Code, Windsurf, ChatGPT |
| GitHub stars | 0 | 1,510 |
| Last commit | 17 Oct 2026 | 17 Oct 2026 |
| Licence | MIT | MIT |
| Listed since | 19 Oct 2026 | 19 Oct 2026 |
| Install YouTube Search Transcripts | Install brave |
Questions
Is YouTube Search Transcripts or brave more popular?
brave has more GitHub stars: 1,510.
Can I use YouTube Search Transcripts and brave together?
Yes. AI assistants can load several MCP servers at once. Install both and the assistant picks the right one for each task.