# TranscriptClip MCP server

Get the transcript of a public video from its link, inside your AI assistant: YouTube (videos and Shorts), TikTok, Instagram (Reels and video posts), X, Facebook and RedNote, up to 10 minutes.

- Server URL: https://transcriptclip.com/api/mcp
- Transport: Streamable HTTP
- Sign-in: OAuth with a TranscriptClip account. The client registers itself; the user signs in and presses Allow once.
- Page: https://transcriptclip.com/mcp

## Set up

### Claude

1. In Claude on the web or desktop, open Customize → Connectors, then + Add → Add custom connector.
2. Name it TranscriptClip, paste this MCP URL, press Continue, then Add. Leave the sign-in options as Claude detects them. `https://transcriptclip.com/api/mcp`
3. Press Connect, sign in to TranscriptClip and press Allow. Claude asks before each transcript; pick Always allow to skip that.

### ChatGPT

1. In ChatGPT, open Settings → Apps & Connectors and turn on developer mode under Advanced.
2. Create a connector named TranscriptClip, paste this MCP URL and choose OAuth for authentication. `https://transcriptclip.com/api/mcp`
3. Sign in to TranscriptClip and press Allow, then turn the MCP connector on in a new chat.

### Claude Code

1. Run this in your terminal:

   ```bash
   claude mcp add --transport http transcriptclip https://transcriptclip.com/api/mcp
   ```
2. Start Claude Code, type /mcp, pick transcriptclip and choose Authenticate.
3. Sign in to TranscriptClip in the browser window that opens and press Allow.

### Cursor

1. Add this to ~/.cursor/mcp.json, or .cursor/mcp.json inside a project:

   ```json
   {
     "mcpServers": {
       "transcriptclip": {
         "url": "https://transcriptclip.com/api/mcp"
       }
     }
   }
   ```
2. Open Cursor Settings → MCP and press the login button next to transcriptclip.
3. Sign in to TranscriptClip and press Allow.

## Tools

- `get_transcript`: takes `url` (a video link) and returns the transcript, with the platform, author, length and spoken language on the first line. Optional: `language` (ISO 639-1 code, to fix the spoken language instead of auto-detecting) and `timestamps` (true puts the start time in front of every line).
- `get_credit_balance`: returns the credits left on the account.

If a video can't be transcribed, the tool says why in one sentence (private video, longer than 10 minutes, not a video link, out of credits). Failed requests cost nothing.

## Good to know

- **Which videos:** Public YouTube videos and Shorts, TikToks, Instagram Reels and video posts, X, Facebook and RedNote, up to 10 minutes. The transcript comes back in the language spoken in the video.
- **What it costs:** 1 credit per started minute of video, nothing for failed requests. New accounts get 30 free credits, then a monthly plan or a pack. Each connected app can send 10 requests a minute and 200 a day.
- **What the assistant can see:** It can fetch transcripts and spend your credits, nothing else. We never see your chat. Disconnect an app any time in Settings, under API & Connected apps.

Plans and credit packs: https://transcriptclip.com/pricing

## Example prompts

- What's the hook in this TikTok, and how is the script built? [TikTok link]
- Summarize this video in five bullets: [YouTube link]
- Turn this Reel into a script for [your product]: [Instagram link]
- Put the opening line of each video into a hook swipe file, grouped by type: [link 1] [link 2] [link 3]
- Give me the transcript with timestamps: [video link]
- How many TranscriptClip credits do I have left?