Vidskim: YouTube transcripts

Name: Vidskim: YouTube transcripts
Author: vidskim

by vidskimversion 1.0.2i★ –iRuns in the cloud

Registry namecom.vidskim/youtube

Install

Overview

Description from the maker (original English)

Let AI assistants read YouTube: transcripts with clickable timestamps, chapters, search, channels.

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Our basic checksi3 of 3 passedChecked from public information; code not scanned yet
UsageiNot measured yet★ –

What you can do with it

We have not written a plain-language summary for this one yet. Below are the facts we read from the registry.

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

Basic checks: 3 of 3 passed
Runs on the maker’s server: what you ask it goes through their server.
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://vidskim.com/api/mcp

Run this in your terminal

claude mcp add --transport http youtube https://vidskim.com/api/mcp

Open in Cursor

Or copy the settings yourself

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

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube": {
      "url": "https://vidskim.com/api/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": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://vidskim.com/api/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://vidskim.com/api/mcp

Menu names can differ slightly by plan and over time.

Your choice stays on this device in a cookie; no account needed.

These settings are generated from the maker’s registry entry. If the README says otherwise, follow the README.

What it can do

The server asks you to sign in before it lists its tools.

Basic checksi

We check information anyone can see; we have not read the code. Checks that do not apply are left out of the count. · Checked Nov 7, 2026

✓ Pass
Maker matches the repo
The registry name was verified against the domain vidskim.com (the registry checks domain ownership)
… Not checked yet
Still maintained
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
… Not checked yet
Has a licence
We have not read this repo from GitHub yet
✓ Pass
Endpoint responds
Responded in 131 ms (HTTP 401)
✓ Pass
Sign-in with OAuth
Declares OAuth sign-in, so your AI app can take you to log in
… Not checked yet
No hidden instructions in tool descriptions
Not checked yet; we read the tool list when we check the endpoint

Compared with others in Marketing & social mediai

More stars than 0% of the other 2985 servers in this category
Published to the registry more recently than 82% of the other 2985 servers in this category
Basic checks equal to or better than 100% of the other 2985 servers in this category

Compared with every active server in this category in the registry. Stars count only when the publisher owns the repo.

Common questions

Is Vidskim: YouTube transcripts safe?

It passed 3 of 3 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 (1.0.2) reached the registry 7 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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Install

README from the maker

Open the README

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Vidskim: YouTube MCP server

A hosted Model Context Protocol server that lets Claude, ChatGPT, Claude Code, Cursor, VS Code, and other MCP clients read YouTube videos. It returns full transcripts with chapters and a clickable timestamp on every paragraph, so the assistant answers from what was actually said and you can check each claim in one click.

https://vidskim.com/api/mcp

Remote server, Streamable HTTP, OAuth 2.1 with dynamic client registration. Nothing to install, no API key: paste the URL and sign in with Google.

Website and docs: vidskim.com/mcp · Registry: com.vidskim/youtube · Listed in the Claude connector directory

Tools

Tool	What it does
`get_transcript`	Full transcript in Markdown with chapters and a timestamp link on every paragraph. Long videos come in parts; any time range can be read on its own; YouTube's machine translation is available for other languages.
`search_transcript`	Finds the passages about a topic inside one video.
`get_video_info`	Title, channel, date, views, description, and chapters.
`search_youtube`	Finds videos by topic when you don't have a link yet.
`list_channel_videos`	A channel's latest uploads, or the videos in a playlist.

All tools are read-only. Vidskim never posts, comments, or touches your YouTube account.

Connect

Claude (claude.ai, Desktop, mobile)

Vidskim is listed in the Claude connector directory. Open claude.ai/directory/vidskim, click Connect to Claude, sign in with Google, and press Allow.

Or add it as a custom connector:

Open Settings → Connectors and choose Add custom connector.
Name it Vidskim and paste https://vidskim.com/api/mcp.
Click Connect, sign in with Google, and press Allow.

Tip: choose Always allow for the Vidskim tools the first time Claude asks, so long videos (which arrive in several parts) don't ask again for every part.

ChatGPT

Open Settings → Apps & Connectors → Advanced and turn on Developer mode.
Back in Apps & Connectors, click Create, name it Vidskim, paste the URL, and pick OAuth.
Sign in with Google, press Allow, then turn Vidskim on in a chat from the + menu.

Claude Code

claude mcp add --transport http vidskim https://vidskim.com/api/mcp

Then type /mcp inside Claude Code, pick vidskim, and sign in.

Cursor

Add to ~/.cursor/mcp.json:

"mcpServers": { "vidskim": { "url": "https://vidskim.com/api/mcp" } } }

Cursor opens the sign-in the first time a tool runs.

VS Code

code --add-mcp '{"name":"vidskim","type":"http","url":"https://vidskim.com/api/mcp"}'

Start the server from the MCP view and sign in when Copilot asks.

Any other MCP client

Add a remote MCP server with the Streamable HTTP transport and the URL above. Authentication is standard OAuth 2.1 with dynamic client registration.

Example

Explain how this video says a transformer works, in a few short points with timestamps: https://youtu.be/wjZofJX0v4M

- A chatbot works by predicting a probability distribution for the next chunk of text, sampling from it, and repeating 2:01.

- The input is split into tokens, and each token becomes a vector meant to encode its meaning 3:04.

- In the attention block those vectors pass information to each other 4:05.

Limits

Works with public YouTube videos that have captions, uploaded or auto-generated, in any language. Videos with no captions, private, members-only, or removed videos return a clear message instead of a guess.
A transcript is speech only: slides and on-screen text are missing unless the speaker reads them out.
Free plan: 30 videos a month. Each video counts once, so follow-up questions and searches inside it don't use more.

Privacy and support

Privacy policy: vidskim.com/privacy
Support: vidskim.com/support

This repository holds the listing files for MCP directories (this README and server.json). The server itself is hosted at vidskim.com.

Vidskim is independent and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by YouTube, Google, Anthropic, or OpenAI.

Vidskim: YouTube transcripts

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

Vidskim: YouTube MCP server

Tools

Connect

Claude (claude.ai, Desktop, mobile)

ChatGPT

Claude Code

Cursor

VS Code

Any other MCP client

Example

Limits

Privacy and support