Transcriptor MCP

Transcriptor MCP is an open-source server that enables AI assistants to retrieve transcripts, subtitles, chapters, metadata, and video frames from YouTube and over ten other video platforms. It provides read-only tools for summarizing content, extracting SRT/VTT files, and capturing specific frames, supporting integration with major AI clients like Claude, ChatGPT, and Cursor.

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What you can do with it

Summarize video lectures and extract key chapters
Retrieve subtitles in specific languages for accessibility
Extract metadata like view counts and upload dates
Capture specific video frames at given timecodes

Source and maintenance

Community listingRegistry 1.5.21

mcp-registry: io.github.samson-art/transcriptor-mcp@1.5.21 Source repository Project website

Maintenance checked: Oct 31, 2026, 10:27 PM UTC

Packages and installation

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docker.io/artsamsonov/transcriptor-mcp:1.5.21

ocidocker

docker.io/artsamsonov/transcriptor-mcp:1.5.21 package definition

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  "transport": "stdio",
  "identifier": "docker.io/artsamsonov/transcriptor-mcp:1.5.21",
  "runtimeHint": "docker",
  "registryType": "oci",
  "packageArguments": [
    {
      "type": "positional",
      "value": "npm"
    },
    {
      "type": "positional",
      "value": "run"
    },
    {
      "type": "positional",
      "value": "start:mcp"
    }
  ],
  "runtimeArguments": [
    {
      "name": "--rm",
      "type": "named"
    },
    {
      "name": "-i",
      "type": "named"
    }
  ]
}

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Cursor

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Cursor configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "transcriptor-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "docker.io/artsamsonov/transcriptor-mcp:1.5.21",
        "npm",
        "run",
        "start:mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Cline

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Cline configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "transcriptor-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "docker.io/artsamsonov/transcriptor-mcp:1.5.21",
        "npm",
        "run",
        "start:mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

VS Code

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VS Code configuration

{
  "servers": {
    "transcriptor-mcp": {
      "type": "stdio",
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "docker.io/artsamsonov/transcriptor-mcp:1.5.21",
        "npm",
        "run",
        "start:mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

Claude Desktop

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Claude Desktop configuration

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "transcriptor-mcp": {
      "command": "docker",
      "args": [
        "run",
        "-i",
        "--rm",
        "docker.io/artsamsonov/transcriptor-mcp:1.5.21",
        "npm",
        "run",
        "start:mcp"
      ]
    }
  }
}

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