MCP YouTube Transcript
An MCP server retrieving transcripts of YouTube videos
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Search Google, images, news, maps, shopping, YouTube, jobs, hotels, flights and trends with Zenserp.
These three are never merged into one score: opinions, measurements and popularity are different things.
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Works in Claude on the web, desktop and mobile:
https://zenserp.usefulapi.io/mcpRun this in your terminal
claude mcp add --transport http zenserp https://zenserp.usefulapi.io/mcpPaste into .cursor/mcp.json in your project, or ~/.cursor/mcp.json
{
"mcpServers": {
"zenserp": {
"url": "https://zenserp.usefulapi.io/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.
Paste into .vscode/mcp.json in your project
{
"servers": {
"zenserp": {
"type": "http",
"url": "https://zenserp.usefulapi.io/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:
https://zenserp.usefulapi.io/mcpMenu names can differ slightly by plan and over time.
Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.
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zenserp_get_statusThe number of search requests left on this Zenserp key's plan (remaining_requests). Free: it spends no quota. GET /v2/status.
zenserp_searchLive search-engine result page as JSON: organic results, ads (paid_results), featured snippets, related questions and searches, knowledge graph. Google by default; set search_engine for Bing, Yandex or DuckDuckGo. SPENDS 1 request of the monthly quota per successful call (failed
zenserp_image_searchGoogle image results (thumbnails, source pages, sizes). SPENDS 1 request of the monthly quota per successful call (failed calls are not charged); do not repeat a call needlessly. Each page holds 100 images. GET /v2/search (tbm=isch).
zenserp_news_searchGoogle News results for a query: title, source, date, snippet. SPENDS 1 request of the monthly quota per successful call (failed calls are not charged); do not repeat a call needlessly. GET /v2/search (tbm=nws).
zenserp_video_searchGoogle video results for a query (title, channel, length, link). SPENDS 1 request of the monthly quota per successful call (failed calls are not charged); do not repeat a call needlessly. GET /v2/search (tbm=vid).
zenserp_maps_searchGoogle local/maps results: shops, cafes and other businesses with address, rating, phone and coordinates. Set location for accurate results. SPENDS 1 request of the monthly quota per successful call (failed calls are not charged); do not repeat a call needlessly. GET /v2/search (
zenserp_shopping_searchGoogle Shopping listings for a query: product, price, merchant, rating, and the product_id for zenserp_shopping_product. SPENDS 1 request of the monthly quota per successful call (failed calls are not charged); do not repeat a call needlessly. GET /v2/search (tbm=shop).
zenserp_youtube_searchYouTube search results (videos, channels, ads) for a query, optionally by location. SPENDS 1 request of the monthly quota per successful call (failed calls are not charged); do not repeat a call needlessly. GET /v2/search (search_engine=youtube.com).
zenserp_reverse_image_searchPages and sources that contain a given image (Google reverse image search). SPENDS 1 request of the monthly quota per successful call (failed calls are not charged); do not repeat a call needlessly. GET /v2/search (image_url).
zenserp_jobs_searchGoogle Jobs listings for a query (jobs_results: title, company, location, source, apply url). Google returns one page; there is no paging. SPENDS 1 request of the monthly quota per successful call (failed calls are not charged); do not repeat a call needlessly. GET /v2/search (ib
zenserp_shopping_productProduct page data from Google Shopping: description, merchant offers, variations. product_id comes from zenserp_shopping_search. With gpc_id (from the same result) it returns the whole product cluster across merchants. SPENDS 1 request of the monthly quota per successful call (fa
zenserp_hotelsGoogle Hotels offers for a hotel or place. Send check_in and check_out together, or Google falls back to today's rates. SPENDS 1 request of the monthly quota per successful call (failed calls are not charged); do not repeat a call needlessly. GET /v1/hotels.
zenserp_flightsGoogle Flights options. Best: origin and destination as 3-letter airport codes plus departure_date (dates and curr are honoured only then). A free-text q or a tfs string from a Google Flights URL also works. SPENDS 1 request of the monthly quota per successful call (failed calls
zenserp_trendsTrending searches from Google Trends for a country, optionally narrowed to given keywords or a category. Trending data covers at most the past 7 days. SPENDS 1 request of the monthly quota per successful call (failed calls are not charged); do not repeat a call needlessly. GET /v
zenserp_answer_engineSend a prompt to an AI answer engine (ChatGPT, Perplexity, Gemini or Copilot) and get its answer_text with citations; with brand it also reports whether and where that brand was cited. SPENDS quota at Zenserp's premium per-answer rate (see Zenserp pricing), is slow (seconds to a
zenserp_list_search_enginesThe search engine hosts Zenserp supports (values for search_engine). GET /v2/search_engines. The docs do not say whether helper lists are charged; they are not searches.
zenserp_list_languagesThe supported interface language codes (values for hl). GET /v2/hl.
zenserp_list_countriesThe supported country codes (values for gl). GET /v2/gl.
zenserp_search_locationsThe supported geo locations (values for location), as Google's canonical names. The list is long: pass query to keep only entries that contain it, and limit to cap the count. GET /v2/locations.
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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.
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An MCP server retrieving transcripts of YouTube videos
GA4 MCP server for AI agents: schema discovery, server-side aggregation, analysis-ready defaults.
AI video summarizer: summarize and transcribe YouTube, Bilibili, TikTok and podcast videos.
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Use Zenserp from Claude, Cursor, or any MCP client — search results for web, images, news, videos, maps, shopping, YouTube, reverse image, jobs, hotels, flights and Google Trends, AI answer engines (by plan), plus account status, engines, languages, countries and locations. Each search spends requests from your own Zenserp plan. Hosted, no local install: connect with your own Zenserp credentials.
Live endpoint: https://zenserp.usefulapi.io/mcp · Homepage: https://usefulapi.io/zenserp
https://zenserp.usefulapi.io/mcp.claude mcp add --transport http zenserp https://zenserp.usefulapi.io/mcp, then run /mcp to log in.{
"mcpServers": { "zenserp": { "url": "https://zenserp.usefulapi.io/mcp" } } }
Add only the URL. Do not add an Authorization header or an API key to the client config: the server signs you in with OAuth, and the login page asks for your Zenserp credentials.
Step-by-step setup, where to find your credentials, and FAQ: https://usefulapi.io/zenserp/
| Tool | Type | What it does |
|---|---|---|
zenserp_get_status | read | Get remaining requests |
zenserp_search | write | Search the web (SERP) |
zenserp_image_search | write | Search Google Images |
zenserp_news_search | write | Search Google News |
zenserp_video_search | write | Search Google Videos |
zenserp_maps_search | write | Search Google local and maps |
zenserp_shopping_search | write | Search Google Shopping |
zenserp_youtube_search | write | Search YouTube |
zenserp_reverse_image_search | write | Reverse image search |
zenserp_jobs_search | write | Search Google Jobs |
zenserp_shopping_product | write | Get Google Shopping product page |
zenserp_hotels | write | Search Google Hotels |
zenserp_flights | write | Search Google Flights |
zenserp_trends | write | Get Google Trends |
zenserp_answer_engine | write | Ask an AI answer engine |
zenserp_list_search_engines | read | List search engines |
zenserp_list_languages | read | List languages (hl) |
zenserp_list_countries | read | List countries (gl) |
zenserp_search_locations | read | Search geo locations |
zenserp_usage_status | meta | Usage status (free-tier meter) |
zenserp_request_feature | meta | Request a missing feature |
zenserp_upgrade | meta | Upgrade to Pro or Pro+ |
zenserp_cancel_subscription | meta | Cancel the Pro subscription |
read tools are read-only; write tools mutate data (clients should confirm them); meta tools report usage, manage your subscription or send a feature request.
| Plan | Price | Limit |
|---|---|---|
| Free | $0 | 50 tool calls / month |
| Pro (per API key) | $9/mo or $90/yr (2 months free) | Unlimited* |
\*Pro has a fair use limit of 10,000 tool calls a month on this server. For more, write to support@usefulapi.io.
Pro covers this server only. Subscribe with zenserp_upgrade (it returns a Stripe Checkout link). Cancel any time with zenserp_cancel_subscription: Pro continues to the end of the paid period, with no refund for the current period, and running zenserp_upgrade before then undoes the cancel. Or write to support@usefulapi.io.
MIT © usefulapi. Not affiliated with or endorsed by Zenserp.