YouTube Transcript AI vs Portkey Admin MCP

In-depth architectural comparison of the YouTube Transcript AI and Portkey Admin MCP MCP servers. Compare execution transports, security boundaries, tool capabilities, quality scores, and ready-to-paste client installation snippets for Claude, Cursor, Windsurf, and VS Code.

Which MCP Server Should You Choose?

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Choose YouTube Transcript AI when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).
• Primary tools included: get_youtube_transcript.

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Choose Portkey Admin MCP when:

• You need dedicated capabilities in the Developer Tools domain.
• You prefer local stdio subprocess transport architecture.
• Your security boundary fits: No auth required (Free / Open Source).

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Feature & Specification Comparison

Specification	Y YouTube Transcript AI Developer Tools	Portkey Admin MCP Developer Tools
Summary	Fetch the full transcript of any YouTube video as clean text. No API key, no signup.	Full Portkey Admin API MCP server — configs, prompts, keys, analytics, and more.
Category & Scope	Developer Tools	Developer Tools

Tools & Capabilities Breakdown

Ready-to-Paste Client Configurations

Paste either (or both) of these JSON server blocks into your client config file (e.g. claude_desktop_config.json or ~/.cursor/mcp.json).

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "youtube-transcript-ai": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "mcp-remote",
        "https://youtube-transcript.ai/mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "portkey-admin-mcp": {
      "command": "npx",
      "args": [
        "-y",
        "portkey-admin-mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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