twelvelabs vs YouTube Transcript, Comments & Video Data API MCP Server
twelvelabs is a plugin bundle for AI coding tools published by twelvelabs-io. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Claude Code: claude-plugins-community). YouTube Transcript, Comments & Video Data API MCP Server is an MCP server published by youtubeapi.io. Marketplaces we read that list it: 1 (Official MCP Registry). As of our marketplace pass on 2026-11-13. This pair was picked by a reader, not by our comparison rule, so search engines are asked not to index the page.
Where each is published
| Marketplace |  twelvelabs |  YouTube Transcript, Comments & Video Data API MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Claude Code: claude-plugins-community | Listed Version: 1.3.0 Forks (GitHub): 6 Stars (GitHub): 26 Not marked · First seen |
Not listed |
| Official MCP Registry | Not listed | Listed Version: 1.0.2 No figure published Not marked · First seen |
Each figure is the marketplace's own and is never added up across marketplaces. A marketplace that publishes no figure shows none: no number is not zero.
The facts side by side
| Fact | twelvelabs | YouTube Transcript, Comments & Video Data API MCP Server |
|---|---|---|
| Marketplaces that list it | 1 | 1 |
| Stars (GitHub) (differs) | 26 | No figure on GitHub |
| Forks (GitHub) (differs) | 6 | No figure on GitHub |
| Last release (differs) | Not published | 2026-11-07 |
| Where it runs (differs) | On your machine (twelvelabs-mcp) | Remote server (api.youtubeapi.io/mcp) |
| Transport (differs) | Not stated | Streamable HTTP |
| Tools it declares | Not published | Not published |
| Environment variables it asks for | 1, secrets among them: 1 | 1, secrets among them: 1 |
| Hooks it runs (differs) | 6 | Not published |
| Parts of the bundle (differs) | 24 | Not a bundle |
| Licence (differs) | MIT | Not stated |
| Repository (differs) | github.com/twelvelabs-io/twelve-labs-claude-code-plugin | Not stated |
| Changes in the last 7 days | 0 | 0 |
| First seen (differs) | 2026-10-12 | 2026-11-05 |
| Endpoint at the last check (differs) | no remote endpoint we check | Answered with HTTP 410 (8 h ago) |
Lines where the two differ have a tinted background and bold values. Where the data itself says which value is better (more marketplaces, a larger figure of the same marketplace, a fresher release, a verified mark on a marketplace that lists both), the better one is also marked green with ▲ and the worse one red with ▼. Where it runs, the transport, the tools, the settings, hooks, the bundle's parts, the licence and the week's changes are marked only as different: more or fewer is not better in itself.
What each says it does
twelvelabs
A lightweight plugin that integrates TwelveLabs video understanding capabilities directly into Claude Code - enabling semantic video search and dynamic video analysis.
YouTube Transcript, Comments & Video Data API MCP Server
Real-time YouTube transcripts, comments, channels & video search MCP. Local npx or hosted OAuth.
How to run each
twelvelabs As a Claude Code plugin
/plugin marketplace add anthropics/claude-plugins-community
/plugin install twelvelabs@claude-communityYouTube Transcript, Comments & Video Data API MCP Server As a remote MCP server
claude mcp add --transport http youtube-transcript-comments-video-data-a https://api.youtubeapi.io/mcpRequires: YOUTUBEAPI_KEY (secret)
Commands built only from what the marketplaces declare; the full set for every client is on each card.
Only YouTube Transcript, Comments & Video Data API MCP Server has a remote endpoint we check. How we check endpoints
Tools each declares
Neither one's marketplaces publish a list of tools, so there is nothing to compare.
Settings each asks for
Only twelvelabs asks for
TWELVELABS_API_KEY (secret)
Only YouTube Transcript, Comments & Video Data API MCP Server asks for
YOUTUBEAPI_KEY (secret)
Settings as each marketplace publishes them. Asking for fewer is not better in itself.
What it can do: twelvelabs · What it can do: YouTube Transcript, Comments & Video Data API MCP Server · Compare two other plugins
Data comes from the public marketplace file https://github.com/anthropics/claude-plugins-community/blob/HEAD/.claude-plugin/marketplace.json. Data comes from the Official MCP Registry (registry.modelcontextprotocol.io), CC0 1.0. Figures come from our own regular passes over the marketplaces, last read on . We publish no contact details for plugin publishers.