What tools does the video-transcript MCP server provide?

video-transcript exposes 2 tools: get_video_transcript, list_supported_platforms. This list was returned by the running server when we connected to it.

Does video-transcript require an API key?

No. video-transcript answered a tools/list request without credentials.

How do I install video-transcript?

Run: claude mcp add --transport http video-transcript https://api.payload.cool/mcp/. One-click install links for Cursor and VS Code are also available on the server's page.

Connection check verified live · 28h ago

video-transcript

Any video URL to LLM-ready transcript. ASR built in, no captions needed. TikTok, X, TED and more.

Design & media AI & LLM tooling

Install

Remote (HTTP)

claude mcp add --transport http video-transcript https://api.payload.cool/mcp/

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Transport streamable-http

Last checked 28h ago

Tools & capabilities

2 tools

Read from the running server on 28h ago.

get_video_transcript url*

Extract the spoken-word transcript from a video URL. Works even when the video has no captions (server-side speech recognition). Supports TikTok, X/Twitter, TED, Twitch VODs, podca…

list_supported_platforms

List which video platforms are supported and current limits.