A side-by-side look at the CLIPCLIPER and VidWords YouTube MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
Verdict: choose CLIPCLIPER for social media work as a local process; choose VidWords YouTube for social media. You can also run both side by side in one mcpServers block.
CLIPCLIPER_LICENSE_KEY.get_transcript, get_chapters, suggest_clips.Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | V VidWords YouTube | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Social Media | Social Media |
| Quality signal | 51/100 · Good | 37/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Not confirmed yet |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | — |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | CLIPCLIPER_LICENSE_KEY | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 0 | — |
| Directory activity | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 3 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View CLIPCLIPER | View VidWords YouTube |
get_transcriptFull transcript with timestamps. Formats: `timestamped` (default), `text`, `srt`, `segments` (JSON).get_chaptersTopic chapters: `start`, `end`, `title`, one-line `summary`.suggest_clipsThe most shareable moments for short-form clips: `start`, `end`, hook-style `title`, `reason`. Accepts an editorial `instruction`.No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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.
{
"mcpServers": {
"clipcliper": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"github:Inmoprice/clipcliper-mcp"
],
"env": {
"CLIPCLIPER_LICENSE_KEY": "YOUR_CLIPCLIPER_LICENSE_KEY_HERE"
}
}
}
}
No confirmed install command for VidWords YouTube yet — follow the setup steps linked from its listing page rather than a guessed package name.