TranscriptFetch vs Video Transcript
A side-by-side look at the TranscriptFetch and Video Transcript MCP servers: transport, auth, tools, quality signals, and the config to install either one in Claude, Cursor, Windsurf or VS Code.
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Video TranscriptSocial Media · Remote HTTP/SSEAny video URL to LLM-ready transcript. ASR built in, no captions needed. TikTok, X, TED and more.37FairAuth: not declaredVerdict: choose TranscriptFetch for social media work as a local process; choose Video Transcript 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 TranscriptFetch when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
- You prefer a local stdio subprocess transport.
- You have the keys it needs:
TRANSCRIPTFETCH_API_KEY, TRANSCRIPTFETCH_BASE_URL. - You want tools like
get_transcript, search_videos, list_channel_videos.
VChoose Video Transcript when
- You need dedicated capabilities in the Social Media domain.
- You prefer a remote HTTP/SSE transport.
Feature & specification comparison
Rows where the two servers differ are marked.
| Spec | V Video Transcript | |
|---|---|---|
| Category | Social Media | Social Media |
| Quality signal | 52/100 · Good | 37/100 · Fair |
| Install command | Confirmed | Confirmed |
| Transport | Local subprocess (stdio) | Remote HTTP/SSE |
| Auth | Not declared | Not declared |
| Pricing | Not declared | Not declared |
| Required env vars | TRANSCRIPTFETCH_API_KEYTRANSCRIPTFETCH_BASE_URL | None listed |
| Verified owner | Community listing | Community listing |
| GitHub stars | 1 | — |
| Directory activity | 1 views 0 installs 0 upvotes | 0 views 0 installs 0 upvotes |
| Tools | 5 | Not listed |
| Full listing | View TranscriptFetch | View Video Transcript |
Tools & capabilities
TranscriptFetch tools 5
get_transcriptTranscript for a video. YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, or a direct media URL. Set `ai_fallback: true` to transcribe the audio when no captions exist (typically ~30 seconds for short videos, longer for long ones)search_videosSearch YouTube by keywordlist_channel_videosList a YouTube channel's videos (handle, ID, or URL)list_playlist_videosList a YouTube playlist's videos (ID or URL)get_creditsRemaining credit balance for the key. Never billed
Video Transcript tools
No tool names declared yet. Check the project README from the listing page.
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.
TranscriptFetch
{
"mcpServers": {
"transcriptfetch-2": {
"command": "npx",
"args": [
"-y",
"transcriptfetch-mcp"
],
"env": {
"TRANSCRIPTFETCH_API_KEY": "YOUR_TRANSCRIPTFETCH_API_KEY_HERE",
"TRANSCRIPTFETCH_BASE_URL": "YOUR_TRANSCRIPTFETCH_BASE_URL_HERE"
}
}
}
}
Video Transcript
{
"mcpServers": {
"video-transcript": {
"url": "https://api.payload.cool"
}
}
}
Frequently asked questions
TranscriptFetch is categorized under Social Media and uses a local stdio subprocess. Video Transcript belongs to Social Media and uses a remote HTTP/SSE transport. Pick TranscriptFetch for social media work and Video Transcript 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.
TranscriptFetch has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. Video Transcript has no declared pricing — check the project's own site. 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 transcriptfetch-2 and video-transcript as separate keys in the same mcpServers object, and your assistant will call tools from either one.
On AllMCPs, TranscriptFetch has a quality signal of 52/100 (Good) with 1 views, 0 installs and 1 GitHub stars. Video Transcript has 37/100 (Fair) with 0 views, 0 installs and 0 GitHub stars.