Transcriptor MCP

remote (hosted) MCP server

Transcriptor MCP is a remote (hosted) MCP server: Fetch transcripts, subtitles, chapters, metadata and frames from YouTube and 10+ video platforms. Connect any MCP client to https://transcriptor.gateway.mcpal.io/mcp.

Installation

Terminal

claude mcp add --transport http transcriptor-mcp https://transcriptor.gateway.mcpal.io/mcp

Run in your project folder. Add --scope user to use it everywhere.

Claude Desktop

Open Settings → Connectors → Add custom connector, then paste https://transcriptor.gateway.mcpal.io/mcp.

Cursor & other clients

Add to .cursor/mcp.json or your client's MCP config.

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "transcriptor-mcp": {
      "type": "http",
      "url": "https://transcriptor.gateway.mcpal.io/mcp"
    }
  }
}

What you need

Runtime: Nothing, it's hosted.
MCP client: Claude Code, Codex, Antigravity, Claude Desktop, Cursor or any other client that speaks MCP over streamable HTTP.

Summary

Fetch transcripts, subtitles, chapters, metadata and frames from YouTube and 10+ video platforms