Transcriptor MCP
An MCP server (stdio; remote HTTP/SSE via mcp-proxy) that fetches video transcripts/subtitles via yt-dlp, with pagination for large responses. Supports YouTube, Twitter/X, Instagram, TikTok, Twitch, Vimeo, Facebook, Bilibili, VK, Dailymotion, Reddit. Whisper fallback — transcribes audio when subtitles are unavailable (local or OpenAI API). Works with Cursor and other MCP hosts.
Overview
This repository primarily ships a stdio MCP server (node dist/mcp.js):
- stdio: for local usage (e.g., Cursor running a local command).
- Remote HTTP/SSE: expose stdio through mcp-proxy (e.g. VPS + Tailscale); see MCP quick start and
docker-compose.example.yml.
It also includes an optional REST API (Fastify), but MCP is the primary focus.
Supported platforms
Unlike YouTube-only tools, Transcriptor MCP works across 11 major video platforms:
YouTube · Twitter/X · Instagram · TikTok · Twitch · Vimeo · Facebook · Bilibili · VK · Dailymotion · Reddit
All URL-based tools (get_transcript, get_raw_subtitles, get_available_subtitles, get_video_info, get_video_chapters, get_video_frame, get_playlist_transcripts) accept video URLs from any supported platform. The search_videos tool is YouTube-specific (yt-dlp ytsearch).
