Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search vs YouTube Transcripts, Search & Summaries
A side-by-side look at the Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search and YouTube Transcripts, Search & Summaries MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search for social media work over a hosted endpoint; choose YouTube Transcripts, Search & Summaries for social media over a hosted endpoint. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
Which MCP server should you choose?
Choose Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: OAuth 2.0.
- You want tools like
arcmira_describe, arcmira_execute_read, arcmira_execute_write.
Choose YouTube Transcripts, Search & Summaries when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
- Its auth model fits you: No auth required.
- You have the keys it needs:
APIFY_TOKEN. - You want tools like
get_transcript, search_videos, get_video_chapters.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | ||
|---|---|---|
| Category | Social Media | Social Media |
| Quality signal | 84/100 · Excellent | 53/100 · Good |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Remote HTTP/SSE | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | OAuth 2.0 | No auth required |
| Pricing | Freemium | Free |
| Required env vars | None listed | APIFY_TOKEN |
| Verified owner | Verified | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 84 | 0 |
| Directory activity | 12 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 4 | 4 |
| Full listing | View Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search | View YouTube Transcripts, Search & Summaries |
Tools & capabilities
Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search tools 4
arcmira_describeThe arcmira client reference: the id rule, which method answers which question, every method with arguments and return fields, worked example programs, the quirks that cost answers, the usage and monitor rules, error codes, and doc links. About 25,000 characters; `topic` narrows it to one method an…arcmira_execute_readWhat the program printed plus its return value. The code is the body of an async function with `arcmira` and `ArcmiraError` in scope. Reads, Premium transcripts included, and the user's monitors. Limits: 30 seconds, 40 API calls, and 12,000 characters of output in total, 3,000 per string, and 100 i…arcmira_execute_writeThe same as `arcmira_execute_read`, with the account writes added: `arcmira.monitors.create`, `arcmira.monitors.update` (including `paused`), `arcmira.monitors.addEntities`, `arcmira.monitors.addName` and `arcmira.monitors.attachTrackers`. Nothing is deleted.arcmira_feedbackOne `POST /v1/feedback` of type `experience`. `category` is `wrong_entity`, `bad_data`, `missing`, `slow`, `confusing` or `other`; `note` says what happened. Returns the feedback id.
YouTube Transcripts, Search & Summaries tools 4
get_transcriptReturns the transcript plus metadata: title, channel, duration, views, publish date, category, the **available caption languages** and whether the returned track is **auto-generated**. Output can be plain text, `[m:ss]`-timestamped paragraphs, `{start, duration, text}` segments or SRT. YouTube can…search_videosSearches YouTube through the same InnerTube search API the website uses. Returns id, title, channel, duration, views, relative publish time, description snippet, thumbnail, live flag and badges. Fetches more pages automatically up to `limit`.get_video_chaptersReturns chapters with start and end times and deep links. Uses the creator's chapters from the description or YouTube's chapter markers. If there are none, it derives topic segments from the transcript and titles each one with its distinctive keywords and a representative sentence.summarize_transcriptBuilds a structured **extractive** summary without an LLM: a TL;DR, de-duplicated key points, keywords and keyphrases, bullets per chapter, and notable quotes. Each item has a timestamp and a `…&t=123s` link.
Ready-to-paste client configs
Paste either block (or both) into your client config, e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json. We only show a config when the install command is confirmed.
Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search
{
"mcpServers": {
"arcmira": {
"url": "https://mcp.arcmira.com/mcp"
}
}
}
YouTube Transcripts, Search & Summaries
{
"mcpServers": {
"youtube-transcripts-search-summaries": {
"url": "https://parallelstudio--youtube-transcripts-mcp.apify.actor/mcp"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search is categorized under Social Media and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. YouTube Transcripts, Search & Summaries belongs to Social Media and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search for social media work and YouTube Transcripts, Search & Summaries for social media.
Copy the mcpServers block from the config section on this page into your client's config (for example claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json), then fully restart the client.
Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search is listed as freemium — a free tier with paid plans. Auth: oauth 2.0. YouTube Transcripts, Search & Summaries is listed as free. Auth: no auth required. If a server needs environment variables such as API keys, define them under the env key in your client's MCP config.
Yes. MCP clients support multiple servers: add arcmira and youtube-transcripts-search-summaries as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, Arcmira: YouTube Transcript Search has a quality signal of 84/100 (Excellent) with 12 views, 0 installs and 84 GitHub stars. YouTube Transcripts, Search & Summaries has 53/100 (Good) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.