TranscriptFetch

Name: TranscriptFetch
Author: TranscriptFetch

by TranscriptFetchversion 1.2.3i★ –iRuns in the cloud

Registry namecom.transcriptfetch/youtube-transcripts

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Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Transcript retrieval for YouTube, TikTok and Instagram: whole channels, playlists and searches.

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What you can do with it

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Connection: Runs in the cloud
Transport: Streamable HTTP
Category: Marketing & social media

Install

Pick the AI app you use, then copy the settings.

Before you install

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The registry lists no key to fill in.

You need

Runs in the cloudNothing to install; it connects over the internet

Which app do you use?

ClaudeClaude CodeCursorVS CodeChatGPT

Pick your app above. We remember it, so next time the button says “Install in …”.

Works in Claude on the web, desktop and mobile:

Open Settings → Connectors
Press Add custom connector
Paste the address below and press Add
If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker

https://transcriptfetch.com/mcp

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http youtube-transcripts https://transcriptfetch.com/mcp

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcripts": {
      "url": "https://transcriptfetch.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

Open in VS Code

Or copy the settings yourself

Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project

{
  "servers": {
    "youtube-transcripts": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://transcriptfetch.com/mcp"
    }
  }
}

Your browser asks to open the app, then the app shows the settings and asks you to confirm. Key values are left empty for you to fill in.

ChatGPT connects only to servers on the internet:

Open ChatGPT on the web → Settings → Connectors (Apps)
Press Create or Add (some plans need Developer mode under Advanced first)
Paste the address below, give it a name and save
If it asks you to sign in, sign in with the maker

https://transcriptfetch.com/mcp

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What it can do

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Common questions

Is TranscriptFetch safe?

It passed 1 of 1 applicable basic checks. We have not read the code. Before adding a key or token, see what access the server asks for and use a key with only the permissions you need.

What keys or codes does it need?

The registry does not list a required key, though some servers ask you to sign in on first use.

Does it run on my computer or in the cloud?

It runs in the maker’s cloud. Connect over the internet with nothing to install, but what you send passes through the maker’s servers.

Is it still maintained?

The GitHub repo last changed –, and the latest version (1.2.3) reached the registry 14 days ago.

Which apps can use it?

Apps that support MCP, such as Claude Desktop, Claude Code, Cursor and VS Code. It connects by URL, so apps that accept remote MCP servers work too, such as ChatGPT in developer mode.

What can I use instead?

In the same category: MCP YouTube Transcript, Google Analytics MCP, BibiGPT YouTube Video Summarizer

Alternatives

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AI video summarizer: summarize and transcribe YouTube, Bilibili, TikTok and podcast videos.

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Install

README from the maker

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TranscriptFetch MCP Server

A Model Context Protocol server that gives any MCP client (Claude Desktop, Cursor, and others) access to the TranscriptFetch API: a production transcript API for YouTube, TikTok and Instagram, with AI transcription when captions are missing. Fetch transcripts, search videos, list channels and playlists, and check your credit balance.

Get an API key

Create a free account at transcriptfetch.com. No card needed.
Open Dashboard, then API keys and create a key. It starts with tf_live_.
Put it in TRANSCRIPTFETCH_API_KEY in the client configuration below.

Every account gets 50 free credits a month. Failures are free: a fetch that returns no transcript is never charged.

Runs locally over stdio and calls the TranscriptFetch API with your key. Prefer a hosted, remote server? Point your client at https://transcriptfetch.com/mcp instead (OAuth or API key). The hosted server waits inline for short-form AI transcription, so no polling is needed there.

Tools

Tool	What it does
`get_transcript`	Transcript for a video: YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, or a direct media URL. When a video has no captions but has speech, the audio is transcribed automatically; `ai_fallback: true` goes straight to the audio. Optional `markdown` (timestamped, linked paragraphs), `chunks` (about 500 tokens each, for a vector store) and `timestamps: false` for text only
`search_videos`	Search YouTube (default), TikTok or Instagram. On YouTube, filter by `upload_date`, `duration` and `captions`, and `sort` by views
`search_channels`	Find YouTube channels (default) or playlists by keyword
`list_channel_videos`	A YouTube channel's videos, Shorts or live streams (`tab`), sorted newest, popular or oldest, or searched with `query`; also a TikTok or Instagram profile
`list_channel_playlists`	A YouTube channel's playlists, or its podcasts
`list_playlist_videos`	A YouTube or TikTok playlist's videos
`get_credits`	Remaining credit balance for the key. Never billed

These are the same seven tools, with the same inputs, as the hosted server at https://transcriptfetch.com/mcp: npm run sync-tools regenerates them from its public card.

Pricing is per successful result: a caption fetch or a video list costs 1 credit, and AI transcription of the audio costs 1 credit per started 5 minutes of audio, charged only on delivery. Failed, blocked and empty results are never charged, which matters on short-form video where many clips have no speech at all.

Install

No install needed. Run it on demand with npx:

TRANSCRIPTFETCH_API_KEY=tf_live_... npx -y transcriptfetch-mcp

Or install globally:

npm install -g transcriptfetch-mcp

Requires Node 18+.

Run from source

git clone https://github.com/TranscriptFetch/mcp-server

cd mcp-server && npm install && npm run build

Then point your client at the built entrypoint with "command": "node" and "args": ["/absolute/path/to/mcp-server/dist/index.js"].

Client configuration

Claude Desktop

Add this to claude_desktop_config.json (Settings then Developer then Edit Config):

"mcpServers": { "transcriptfetch": { "command": "npx", "args": ["-y", "transcriptfetch-mcp"], "env": { "TRANSCRIPTFETCH_API_KEY": "tf_live_..." } } } }

Cursor

Add the same block under mcpServers in your Cursor MCP settings.

Restart the client, and the five tools appear.

Example

Once connected, ask your assistant naturally:

Get the transcript for https://youtu.be/aircAruvnKk and summarize the key points.

Search YouTube for "how transformers work" and list the top 5 videos.

List the latest videos from @lexfridman and pull the transcript of the newest one.

How many TranscriptFetch credits do I have left?

The assistant picks the matching tool and works from the returned transcript or video list.

Configuration

Env var	Required	Default
`TRANSCRIPTFETCH_API_KEY`	yes	none
`TRANSCRIPTFETCH_BASE_URL`	no	`https://transcriptfetch.com`

Docker

The server speaks MCP over stdio, so there is no port to expose. -i is required: without an attached stdin the transport closes immediately and the container looks like it crashed.

docker build -t transcriptfetch-mcp .

docker run --rm -i -e TRANSCRIPTFETCH_API_KEY=tf_live_... transcriptfetch-mcp

License

MIT

TranscriptFetch

Overview

PopNx MCP’s three pillars

What you can do with it

Install

Before you install

What it can do

Basic checksi

Maker matches the repo

Still maintained

Has a licence

Endpoint responds

Sign-in with OAuth

No hidden instructions in tool descriptions

Compared with others in Marketing & social mediai

Common questions

Alternatives

MCP YouTube Transcript

Google Analytics MCP

BibiGPT YouTube Video Summarizer

README from the maker

TranscriptFetch MCP Server

Get an API key

Tools

Install

Run from source

Client configuration

Claude Desktop

Cursor

Example

Configuration

Docker

Links

License